Remote desktop dual screens vista

In the Open With dialog, choose Notepad to open the file. Click OK. The file should open up in Notepad. It is a file with many lines. We need to edit this and add one more line. In the last line of the file, add the following command and hit Enter: span monitors:i From now on, you can connect to the remote computer using both monitors in span mode by just double-clicking this file. This will place a shortcut to this file on your desktop, and you can just double click the shortcut to remotely connect to the remote computer using multiple monitors in span mode.

Posted September 23rd, by SplitView. Specifically, the client needs the following for span mode to work correctly: o Equal resolution monitors o Total resolution of all monitors not exceeding x o Top-left monitor being the primary So, with this basic setup, let's jump right in!

Step 1. Check the basics Make sure both your monitors are using the same resolution and are oriented horizontally. Get the right version of Remote Desktop client Check if you have the right version of Remote Desktop Connection client. Click the monitor icon in the top-left corner of this dialog, and choose the "About" menu: This will show the version of the Remote Desktop Connection client. How do I install Microsoft Remote Desktop? To install Remote Desktop, you should first logon with your Microsoft account and open the Windows Store.

After this, type remote desktop in the Search box of the Windows Store. Then click or tap on the appropriate search result from the list. In the page of the Remote Desktop app click or tap the Install button. How do I enable remote desktop on another computer? To remotely enable Remote Desktop on another computer, follow these steps: Login to the workstation with administrator credentials.

Run Registry Editor regedit. Click on File menu. As a shortcut, you can also use the keystroke [Ctrl][Alt][Break]. Of course, using the command line to launch your Remote Desktop connection isn't the most convenient way to use this feature.

Fortunately, you can create a standard Windows shortcut that will incorporate both the special command line and your RDP file. You can now use this shortcut to launch your remote desktop connection and use all the available space on your multiple monitors. Of course, the spanned desktop won't exactly behave like a multiple monitor setup when you open multiple windows. You'll have to use a little creative click-and-drag resizing to reposition the windows on the spanned desktop.

Do you have a multiple monitor setup? Do you regularly use Remote Desktop? Will you take advantage of Vista's Remote Desktop support for multiple monitors? Please drop by the Discussion Area and let us hear from you. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer.