Take advantage of Windows XP Pro’s multiple monitor support for Remote Desktop Connection
by Razvan on May.08, 2009, under How to, Windows
If you manage Windows XP Pro systems via Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) with multiple monitors, you’ll want to get the newest version of RDC (Terminal Services Client 6.0) because of its invaluable support for multiple monitors.
After you download RDC (Terminal Services Client 6.0), you can use it from your multiple monitor system and span the desktop of the remote computer across the multiple monitors on your local system.
Two caveats: Your multiple monitors must have the same screen resolution, and the screen resolution on your multiple monitors and the monitor of the computer to which you’re connecting must be under 4096 x 2048.
Follow these steps to launch RDC with multiple monitor support:
- Open a Command Prompt window and type the command Mstsc /span.
- Fill in the connection settings in the standard RDC dialog box.
- Once you’re connected, you can toggle between RDC’s new multiple monitor display and a regular window by pressing [Ctrl][Alt][Break]
