[windows2000] Re: rab@walkermartyn.co.uk - Bayesian Filter detected spam - Re: New RDP Client, again

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:46:07 +0100

Robert Jackson <> wrote on Friday, March 02, 2007 10:00 AM:

Wil check it out. Thx for the hint.

> You could also try the very good visionapp Remote Desktop. Allows you
> to categorise/manage RDC connections to your own requirements. The big
> plus for me is the ability to have multiple connections within 1 window.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Rab.
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> [windows2000] Re: New RDP Client, again
> 
> Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com <> wrote on Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:33 PM:
> 
> Looks nice with the transparancies, even with WinXP x64, but I'm not
> quite
> sure I get the point with it. It opens a regular RDP connection box and
> you
> can control whether to open a console or full screen in a rather nice
> way, but
> is that all? The credential thingie  still sucks, as Ray pointed out
> earlier.
> 8-)
> 
> 
>> Also check out this cool gadget for Vista/XP from Frameworkx....
>> 
>> http://www.frameworkx.com/frameworkx/solution.aspx?id=405
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> On 3/1/07, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>      Ray Costanzo <> wrote on Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:44 PM:
>> 
>>      I have had my issues with the new client as well. Musch along the same
>>      lines as you do. Sometimes I'm able to logon w/o any problem with the
>>      credentials I want and sometimes now. I don't see it being
> consistent
> at
>>      all. It's seems it's all or nothing, ie either you use one
> credential
> for
>>      all, or none, at which point you have to enter it every time. Security
>>      wise it's good I guess, but it's as you point out a great PITA
> as
> well.
>> 
>>      Well, maybe next release will be better. 8*)
>> 
>> 
>>      > Hi list,
>>      >
>>      >
>>      >
>>      > I'd like to share an opinion.  THE NEW RDP CLIENT SUCKS!      >
>>      >
>>      >
>>      > Here are my issues:
>>      >
>>      >
>>      >
>>      > .         The way that it saves logon credentials is very
frustrating.
>>      For > one, it takes about 15 steps to get the credentials setup,
> and
> as
>>      far as I > can tell, I can't setup RDP files with saved credentials
>>      without actually > connecting to the remote machine.    >
>>      > .         Secondly, it seems that the logon credentials are
> not
> stored in
>>      > the RDP file.  This is infuriating.  I have a bunch of RDP
> files,
> many of
>>      > which connect to the same machine.  But, they are meant to
> have
> different
>>      > logon credentials.  But, this seems to no longer be possible,
> since
> the
>>      > credentials are saved on a per-host basis.  I'm going to have
> to
> fall
>>      back > to setting up unique host names in my HOSTS file to get
> around
> this.
>>      >
>>      > .         What the hell is the point in making me enter logon
>>      credentials > in the RDP client instead of just entering them in the
>>      Windows logon dialog > box if I've chosen not to specify credentials
yet?
>> It 
> seems
> as
>>      though the > reasoning behind this has something to do with
> security.
> I
>>      guess this > kinda makes sense, although it's only applicable when
>>      connecting to another > Vista machine (and the new server OS, I'll
>>      assume).  I also find this to be > a bit of a PITA, and I hope it's a
>>      configurable option on the host machine > whether or not to
> allow
> ad-hoc
>>      connections to the logon screen. >
>>      > .         The logon credentials dialog box requires too many
> clicks,
> but
>>      > this seems to be the theme in Vista.
>>      >
>>      > .         I can understand (but don't like) why I can't paste the
>>      password > textbox in the user credentials dialog, but why can't
> I
> paste
>>      into the > username area?  Basic functionality.
>>      >
>>      >
>>      >
>>      > Thanks for letting me bitch.
>>      >
>>      >
>>      >
>>      > Ray at work
>> 
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