Execute Remote Program Upon Remote Connection?

December 13, 2006 12:08 PM

how can i modify an XP machine so as to allow remote program execution upon connection via windows remote desktop?

i have been tweaking my RDP files. the new remote desktop client has an option to 'start the following program on connection'.

it works fine on my 2003 server machines, but not on XP machines; my understanding is that the option is designed for terminal servers.

is there a way to adjust the settings on an XP machine so that i can execute a remote program automatically when i connect via remote desktop? i have resource-hacker installed and am familiar with regedit, so if necessary i can make those sorts of changes.

posted by jjsonp to computers & internet (3 comments total)

Try googling for information on how to support multiple remote desktop users on a single XP system. It involves pulling over the relevant terminal server DLLs from a 2003 system. I think that's what it's going to take.
posted by Good Brain at 1:30 PM on December 13, 2006

Modify the local policy on the workstation.

Start->Run->"gpedit.msc"

User configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Terminal Services->Start a program on connection.

Specify the full path to the application and the folder (working directory).
posted by purephase at 3:41 PM on December 13, 2006

purephase, i did what you suggested but it still doesn't work. does it take some time for the policy changes to take effect? or do i need to do something on a domain controller to allow the change to work?
posted by jjsonp at 8:34 AM on December 14, 2006