Re: Windows XP Remote Desktop Settings...

As I wrote before, simply place the appropriate shortcut into
the Startup folder on the host (=the Server).


"Nick" <Nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, I'm well aware you can do it on the CLIENT side - I want to do it on
the
"SERVER" side. So, I have a Windows XP machine to which other people are
going to be logging in. On the Windows XP machine to which the users will
be
connecting (the "SERVER," if you will), I would like to FORCE a certain
application to load automatically, whether the user specifies it or not.
I
know you can do this on Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services, and the
settings are there to do it on Windows XP's Remote Desktop service (at
least,
they're there in the Group Policy Editor and they get put in the
registry),
but the settings don't seem to have any affect at all - users are still
taken
to the desktop automatically when they log in.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

Here is what I tried:
- Launch mstsc.exe (no parameters).
- Specify the target machine.
- Specify notepad.exe in the appropriate field.
- Start the session.
- Log on.

I got an RDP session straight away, with notepad.exe in
the foreground. Perhaps notepad.exe is missing or defective
on your host.

You could also launch your application by placing an appropriate
shortcut into the Startup folder on your host machine.


"Nick" <Nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry, didn't mean to be vague. What I mean is that, after setting an
option
for a program to start when a user logs in via remote desktop, I reboot
the
machine and attempt to log in via remote desktop. The user is simply
taken
to a Windows desktop (and an application does not automatically start)
instead of having the application that I specified come up
automatically.
I'm trying a simple app for right now - notepad.exe.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:


"Nick" <Nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm attempting to set up a Windows XP machine so that only a certain
program
can be run when a user logs in via remote desktop, and that program
starts
automatically upon login. I've tried adjusting registry settings
and
using
the gpedit.msc panel to enable this feature, but nothing seems to
work.
Can
anyone tell me if it's possible to do this, or does this setting not
work
in
XP's version of Terminal Services?

Thanks!

You write "but nothing seems to work". You need to be a lot
more specific about what exactly you tried and what happened.
Without this information we'd have to play guessing games.
You should also state what happens during a local log-in.








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