Dual Monitor Issues

[Guest]

We are implementing terminal server (Windows 2003) to eliminate bandwidth problems in our WAN environment with over thousand remote users. Everything is ready but one road blocker stopping this project going alive.

Currently, our users are using dual screens/monitors computers. Users launch one application, and select certain PDF file to view. The application occupies one screen and the other screen (slave) just displays the selected PDF file. We using Pivot software to make the second screen vertical, so it will display the entire letter size page

Now, we are able to run this application in Terminal Server environment correctly, but we could not use both screens/monitors as they are in the non-terminal server environment

We have been searching for the solutions for months and could not find a way to resolve this issue

Is it possible to make an RDP/terminal session with 768x2048 resolution? The local PC has this resolution, which is two 768x1024 screens combined. When connect to terminal server, the RDP session could only go for 768x1600. We need 768x2048

Thank you in advance
Kevin Gao

 

[Guest]

RDP 5.x supports a maximum resolution of 1200x1600 and does NOT support dual-monitors. You can check ICA, but I don't think Citrix supports dual monitors either, but don't quote me on that

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co

----- Kevin Gao wrote: ----

We are implementing terminal server (Windows 2003) to eliminate bandwidth problems in our WAN environment with over thousand remote users. Everything is ready but one road blocker stopping this project going alive.

Currently, our users are using dual screens/monitors computers. Users launch one application, and select certain PDF file to view. The application occupies one screen and the other screen (slave) just displays the selected PDF file. We using Pivot software to make the second screen vertical, so it will display the entire letter size page

Now, we are able to run this application in Terminal Server environment correctly, but we could not use both screens/monitors as they are in the non-terminal server environment

We have been searching for the solutions for months and could not find a way to resolve this issue

Is it possible to make an RDP/terminal session with 768x2048 resolution? The local PC has this resolution, which is two 768x1024 screens combined. When connect to terminal server, the RDP session could only go for 768x1600. We need 768x2048

Thank you in advance
Kevin Gao

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

I would save the money on the MS support call, because TS simply
doesn't support this, as Patrick stated.
The session window itself can be stretched across multiple
monitors if it is not in Full Screen mode but it does not support
multiple monitors within the session.

But I believe it is with Citrix. Haven't tried this myself, but
saved this post from alt.os.citrix:

From: (e-mail address removed) (Axel)
Newsgroups: alt.os.citrix
Subject: Re: are split screen apps. (2 monitor) possible on
citrix? term serv?
Date: 21 Jan 2004 06:21:46 -0800
Message-ID: <[email protected]>

I tried it an it was pretty easy. I've just configured the local
desktop for 2 Monitors and now an can resize the application
Windows over both monitors as I like. For me it looks like i have
one 2048 x 768 monitor.

Client: W2K / PN-Agent 7.00.17535
Applications: Seamless Desktop
Server W2K / MF XPe Fr2
Graphic: NVidia Quatro4 NVS

 

[Guest]

Do you know if a multimonitor environment is supported with Windows Server 2003

----- Vera Noest [MVP] wrote: ----

I would save the money on the MS support call, because TS simply
doesn't support this, as Patrick stated
The session window itself can be stretched across multiple
monitors if it is not in Full Screen mode but it does not support
multiple monitors within the session

But I believe it is with Citrix. Haven't tried this myself, but
saved this post from alt.os.citrix

From: (e-mail address removed) (Axel
Newsgroups: alt.os.citri
Subject: Re: are split screen apps. (2 monitor) possible on
citrix? term serv
Date: 21 Jan 2004 06:21:46 -080
Message-ID: <[email protected]

I tried it an it was pretty easy. I've just configured the loca
desktop for 2 Monitors and now an can resize the application
Windows over both monitors as I like. For me it looks like i have
one 2048 x 768 monitor

Client: W2K / PN-Agent 7.00.1753
Applications: Seamless Deskto
Server W2K / MF XPe Fr
Graphic: NVidia Quatro4 NV

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

No. My answer below applies to Windows 2003 as well.

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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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[Guest]

What if server will have dual monitor will that help?

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

No. Server hardware has nothing to do with the features on the
client. All devices used on the server are virtual devices. It's
perfectly possible to have audio redirection from the server to the
client, without a sound card in the server.