Dual Monitor support, Windows 2003 Std, Win XP clients?

[Guest sandal]

Can a Windows 2003 server offer dual monitor support for Windows XP or

Vista remote pcs? I can't use Citrix at this time. Something really low

cost might be an option.

 

I am not sure what to make of the Mstsc /span option at

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876

 

I see that TS Client 6.0 is offered to me by Windows Update but I'm not

sure if it's simply a replacement for the TS Client that my XP Pro came

with, or something entirely new? Also Mstsc /span is for "monitor

spanning", not really dual monitor support...tho I'm not sure what that

amounts to? Some clients would need an ordinary single monitor RD

session and some would need dual screen support.

[Guest Piet van Dongen]

Re: Dual Monitor support, Windows 2003 Std, Win XP clients?

 

Think that Citrix is your best option, in the new ICA client there's better

support for multi monitors.

See the release notes to see which specific problems are solved in this

version.

 

 

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"sandal" <sandal@sandal.org> schreef in bericht

news:MPG.22518316f2253ce99896b9@msnews.microsoft.com...

> Can a Windows 2003 server offer dual monitor support for Windows XP or

> Vista remote pcs? I can't use Citrix at this time. Something really low

> cost might be an option.

>

> I am not sure what to make of the Mstsc /span option at

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876

>

> I see that TS Client 6.0 is offered to me by Windows Update but I'm not

> sure if it's simply a replacement for the TS Client that my XP Pro came

> with, or something entirely new? Also Mstsc /span is for "monitor

> spanning", not really dual monitor support...tho I'm not sure what that

> amounts to? Some clients would need an ordinary single monitor RD

> session and some would need dual screen support.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Dual Monitor support, Windows 2003 Std, Win XP clients?

 

Check this:

 

Can I use multiple monitors with my rdp session?

http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_client_resources.htm#multiplemonitors

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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sandal <sandal@sandal.org> wrote on 24 mar 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Can a Windows 2003 server offer dual monitor support for Windows

> XP or Vista remote pcs? I can't use Citrix at this time.

> Something really low cost might be an option.

>

> I am not sure what to make of the Mstsc /span option at

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876

>

> I see that TS Client 6.0 is offered to me by Windows Update but

> I'm not sure if it's simply a replacement for the TS Client that

> my XP Pro came with, or something entirely new? Also Mstsc /span

> is for "monitor spanning", not really dual monitor support...tho

> I'm not sure what that amounts to? Some clients would need an

> ordinary single monitor RD session and some would need dual

> screen support.

[Guest Frane]

Re: Dual Monitor support, Windows 2003 Std, Win XP clients?

 

http://www.ishadow.com/

http://www.splitview.com/

 

I haven't tried them but I believe they support multiple monitors and

it also supports MS RDP, Citrix MetaFrame.

 

 

_________________________________________________________

Frane Borozan

Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server user logging

http://www.terminalserviceslog.com

[Guest sandal]

Re: Dual Monitor support, Windows 2003 Std, Win XP clients?

 

I've been able to get RDP 6.0 to span with an xp client, win 2003

server. But the 8 bit color would be pretty hard to live with. Is there

no way around this? No one will be moving to vista.

 

Also, spanning must be requested via command line? Seems odd that the RD

dialog wouldn't include a switch for spanning. I'd need to customize

every user's shortcut to take advantage of spanning?

 

In article <Xns9A6C42697D4Fveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16>,

vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se says...

> Check this:

>

> Can I use multiple monitors with my rdp session?

> http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_client_resources.htm#multiplemonitors

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> sandal <sandal@sandal.org> wrote on 24 mar 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Can a Windows 2003 server offer dual monitor support for Windows

> > XP or Vista remote pcs? I can't use Citrix at this time.

> > Something really low cost might be an option.

> >

> > I am not sure what to make of the Mstsc /span option at

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876

> >

> > I see that TS Client 6.0 is offered to me by Windows Update but

> > I'm not sure if it's simply a replacement for the TS Client that

> > my XP Pro came with, or something entirely new? Also Mstsc /span

> > is for "monitor spanning", not really dual monitor support...tho

> > I'm not sure what that amounts to? Some clients would need an

> > ordinary single monitor RD session and some would need dual

> > screen support.

>

[Guest sandal]

Re: Dual Monitor support, Windows 2003 Std, Win XP clients?

 

I see there is a hotfix for the color depth issue

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942610

 

Still curious re the need for command line.

 

In article <MPG.2252c19ca6cdd2749896bb@msnews.microsoft.com>,

sandal@sandal.org says...

> I've been able to get RDP 6.0 to span with an xp client, win 2003

> server. But the 8 bit color would be pretty hard to live with. Is there

> no way around this? No one will be moving to vista.

>

> Also, spanning must be requested via command line? Seems odd that the RD

> dialog wouldn't include a switch for spanning. I'd need to customize

> every user's shortcut to take advantage of spanning?

>

> In article <Xns9A6C42697D4Fveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16>,

> vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se says...

> > Check this:

> >

> > Can I use multiple monitors with my rdp session?

> > http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_client_resources.htm#multiplemonitors

> >

> > _________________________________________________________

> > Vera Noest

> > MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> > TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> > ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

> >

> > sandal <sandal@sandal.org> wrote on 24 mar 2008 in

> > microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> >

> > > Can a Windows 2003 server offer dual monitor support for Windows

> > > XP or Vista remote pcs? I can't use Citrix at this time.

> > > Something really low cost might be an option.

> > >

> > > I am not sure what to make of the Mstsc /span option at

> > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876

> > >

> > > I see that TS Client 6.0 is offered to me by Windows Update but

> > > I'm not sure if it's simply a replacement for the TS Client that

> > > my XP Pro came with, or something entirely new? Also Mstsc /span

> > > is for "monitor spanning", not really dual monitor support...tho

> > > I'm not sure what that amounts to? Some clients would need an

> > > ordinary single monitor RD session and some would need dual

> > > screen support.

> >

>