RDP Client and variable resolution?

[Justin]

I use RDP to log into my XP SP2 machine at home. The screen at home is
16:9 while the screen I sometimes remote into is 4:3.
The problem I have is my desktop icons keep getting moved all over the
place.Is there a way to remote in via RDP, and keep the desktop icons
from moving all over the place?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I use RDP to log into my XP SP2 machine at home. The screen at
home is 16:9 while the screen I sometimes remote into is 4:3.
The problem I have is my desktop icons keep getting moved all over
the place.Is there a way to remote in via RDP, and keep the desktop
icons from moving all over the place?

Third Party Icon Restoration Program(s)...

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I use RDP to log into my XP SP2 machine at home. The screen at
home is 16:9 while the screen I sometimes remote into is 4:3.
The problem I have is my desktop icons keep getting moved all over
the place.Is there a way to remote in via RDP, and keep the desktop
icons from moving all over the place?

Third Party Icon Restoration Program(s)...

Third Party Icon Position Save/Restore Application even...

 

[Justin]

Third Party Icon Restoration Program(s)...

Wonderful.
I wonder how much they cost? $40?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Wonderful.
I wonder how much they cost? $40?

Free?
Some may come with the software for your video card...

How come everyone always assumes all computer software to do what they need
costs something?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Windows+XP+icon+position+save+and+restore+free

Maybe something like:
http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html

You could also use something like TeamViewer (install the Host on the
machine you remote into the most, note the ID and password you assign, use
the full install on the other computer to remote in from anywhere with an
Internet connection *and* it will adjust the window to fit the entire remote
screen without messing with the remote resolution.)

http://www.teamviewer.com/
Free for personal use.

Not much costs anything when it comes to software these days - if you look.
Sure - there are exceptions and sometimes there are features you want that
you have to pay for - but the try-before-you-buy thing proves to yourself if
you want it or not.

 

[Justin]

Free?
Some may come with the software for your video card...

How come everyone always assumes all computer software to do what they need
costs something?

Outside of the X11 realm that tends to be the case.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Windows+XP+icon+position+save+and+restore+free

Maybe something like:
http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html

You could also use something like TeamViewer (install the Host on the
machine you remote into the most, note the ID and password you assign, use
the full install on the other computer to remote in from anywhere with an
Internet connection *and* it will adjust the window to fit the entire remote
screen without messing with the remote resolution.)

http://www.teamviewer.com/
Free for personal use.

Not much costs anything when it comes to software these days - if you look.
Sure - there are exceptions and sometimes there are features you want that
you have to pay for - but the try-before-you-buy thing proves to yourself if
you want it or not.

Does Teamviewer require somebody at the other end to acknowledge the
connection and control; like Webex?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I use RDP to log into my XP SP2 machine at home. The screen at
home is 16:9 while the screen I sometimes remote into is 4:3.
The problem I have is my desktop icons keep getting moved all over
the place.Is there a way to remote in via RDP, and keep the desktop
icons from moving all over the place?

Third Party Icon Position Save/Restore Application

Wonderful.
I wonder how much they cost? $40?

Free?
Some may come with the software for your video card...

How come everyone always assumes all computer software to do what
they need costs something?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Windows+XP+icon+position+save+and+restore+free

Maybe something like:
http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html

You could also use something like TeamViewer (install the Host on
the machine you remote into the most, note the ID and password you
assign, use the full install on the other computer to remote in
from anywhere with an Internet connection *and* it will adjust the
window to fit the entire remote screen without messing with the
remote resolution.)
http://www.teamviewer.com/
Free for personal use.

Not much costs anything when it comes to software these days - if
you look. Sure - there are exceptions and sometimes there are
features you want that you have to pay for - but the
try-before-you-buy thing proves to yourself if you want it or not.

Outside of the X11 realm that tends to be the case.

Does Teamviewer require somebody at the other end to acknowledge the
connection and control; like Webex?

Research?

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Freeware and X systems (X11 if you want to call it that - although that
either dates you or proves the original point further) are not necessarily
intertwined as closely as you would like to imply in your response. The
amount of freeware for Microsoft systems these days is quite staggering and
many of the applications that are free fill gaps *not* filled by any 'pay'
systems AND/OR some of the freeware stuff is as good/better than the 'pay'
stuff. Sure - it may have come in from some sort of *nix/GNU/etc
development - but how it got there is of no concern - as long as it works as
intended and does what you need. IconRestore (the link I gave to solve your
problem) is a great example of such development.

As for TeamViewer - did you go to their web page? You can install the host
or you could install the full program (which includes the host) and set it
up so that it is running in the background - waiting for you to connect to
it. No one has to be there after you set it up. Most of these free
products have systems like that.

You could also look into "LogMeIn" or "UltraVNC" or similar applications
(VNC is free, LogMeIn has a free version, TeamViewer is the same way except
requires the client on the other end - easily carried around with
you/downloadable.)

LogMeIn free:
https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/
(No port forwarding required, web access.)

TeamViewer:
http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx
(Full version, as long as you are not using it commercially. No port
forwarding required.)

UltraVNC:
http://www.uvnc.com/
(Install the 'server', then you can connect to your machine from anywhere -
ports may need to be forwarded like with Remote Desktop.)

TightVNC is also good, IMHO.

 

[Justin]

Research?

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Freeware and X systems (X11 if you want to call it that - although that
either dates you or proves the original point further) are not necessarily
intertwined as closely as you would like to imply in your response. The
amount of freeware for Microsoft systems these days is quite staggering and
many of the applications that are free fill gaps *not* filled by any 'pay'
systems AND/OR some of the freeware stuff is as good/better than the 'pay'
stuff. Sure - it may have come in from some sort of *nix/GNU/etc
development - but how it got there is of no concern - as long as it works as
intended and does what you need. IconRestore (the link I gave to solve your
problem) is a great example of such development.

As for TeamViewer - did you go to their web page? You can install the host
or you could install the full program (which includes the host) and set it
up so that it is running in the background - waiting for you to connect to
it. No one has to be there after you set it up. Most of these free
products have systems like that.

The only thing missing from that dissertation is the works cited.

You could also look into "LogMeIn" or "UltraVNC" or similar applications
(VNC is free, LogMeIn has a free version, TeamViewer is the same way except
requires the client on the other end - easily carried around with
you/downloadable.)

LogMeIn free:
https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/
(No port forwarding required, web access.)

TeamViewer:
http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx
(Full version, as long as you are not using it commercially. No port
forwarding required.)

UltraVNC:
http://www.uvnc.com/
(Install the 'server', then you can connect to your machine from anywhere -
ports may need to be forwarded like with Remote Desktop.)

TightVNC is also good, IMHO.

I have used all the incarnations of VNC.
Perhaps I am a bit old school. After all I still use IRC. For the
first time since 1995 I'm not using mIRC... going to kvirc.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I use RDP to log into my XP SP2 machine at home. The screen at
home is 16:9 while the screen I sometimes remote into is 4:3.
The problem I have is my desktop icons keep getting moved all over
the place.Is there a way to remote in via RDP, and keep the desktop
icons from moving all over the place?

Third Party Icon Position Save/Restore Application

Wonderful.
I wonder how much they cost? $40?

Free?
Some may come with the software for your video card...

How come everyone always assumes all computer software to do what
they need costs something?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Windows+XP+icon+position+save+and+restore+free

Maybe something like:
http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html

You could also use something like TeamViewer (install the Host on
the machine you remote into the most, note the ID and password you
assign, use the full install on the other computer to remote in
from anywhere with an Internet connection *and* it will adjust the
window to fit the entire remote screen without messing with the
remote resolution.)
http://www.teamviewer.com/
Free for personal use.

Not much costs anything when it comes to software these days - if
you look. Sure - there are exceptions and sometimes there are
features you want that you have to pay for - but the
try-before-you-buy thing proves to yourself if you want it or not.

Outside of the X11 realm that tends to be the case.

Does Teamviewer require somebody at the other end to acknowledge the
connection and control; like Webex?

Research?

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have
found:
Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Freeware and X systems (X11 if you want to call it that - although
that either dates you or proves the original point further) are not
necessarily intertwined as closely as you would like to imply in
your response. The amount of freeware for Microsoft systems these
days is quite staggering and many of the applications that are free
fill gaps *not* filled by any 'pay' systems AND/OR some of the
freeware stuff is as good/better than the 'pay' stuff. Sure - it
may have come in from some sort of *nix/GNU/etc development - but
how it got there is of no concern - as long as it works as intended
and does what you need. IconRestore (the link I gave to solve your
problem) is a great example of such development.
As for TeamViewer - did you go to their web page? You can install
the host or you could install the full program (which includes the
host) and set it up so that it is running in the background -
waiting for you to connect to it. No one has to be there after you
set it up. Most of these free products have systems like that.

You could also look into "LogMeIn" or "UltraVNC" or similar
applications (VNC is free, LogMeIn has a free version, TeamViewer
is the same way except requires the client on the other end -
easily carried around with you/downloadable.)

LogMeIn free:
https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/
(No port forwarding required, web access.)

TeamViewer:
http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx
(Full version, as long as you are not using it commercially. No
port forwarding required.)

UltraVNC:
http://www.uvnc.com/
(Install the 'server', then you can connect to your machine from
anywhere - ports may need to be forwarded like with Remote Desktop.)

TightVNC is also good, IMHO.

The only thing missing from that dissertation is the works cited.

I have used all the incarnations of VNC.
Perhaps I am a bit old school. After all I still use IRC. For the
first time since 1995 I'm not using mIRC... going to kvirc.

Sorry - assumed some self-sufficient capabilities... ;-)

You'll never learn any younger and you'll never learn if you aren't willing
to. You asked questions, I am not here to hold your hand - merely point you
in a direction. This is a newsgroup, I am a volunteer just helping out
where/when I can.

You have the name of a product, surely you can find information on it... If
you are speaking of my freeware information, same thing.

IMHO, using IRC doesn't make you old-school. IRC is stilll alive and
kicking and mIRC was the best in town for windows for the longest time (may
still be - dependent on opinion.) You should be able to look around and see
what I said is true and find the products I mentioned with or without the
given links (and maybe even read their FAQs/help and set them up.)

I don't think anyone here is going to do your legwork for you, nor do I
believe they should feel the need to - you seem capable enough. ;-)

 

[Justin]

Sorry - assumed some self-sufficient capabilities... ;-)

You'll never learn any younger and you'll never learn if you aren't willing
to. You asked questions, I am not here to hold your hand - merely point you
in a direction. This is a newsgroup, I am a volunteer just helping out
where/when I can.

You have the name of a product, surely you can find information on it... If
you are speaking of my freeware information, same thing.

Yes, I'll start experimenting as time permits. But for now I'm using
RDP - it has security built in and seems to work pretty well for now.

IMHO, using IRC doesn't make you old-school. IRC is stilll alive and
kicking and mIRC was the best in town for windows for the longest time (may
still be - dependent on opinion.) You should be able to look around and see
what I said is true and find the products I mentioned with or without the
given links (and maybe even read their FAQs/help and set them up.)

I don't think anyone here is going to do your legwork for you, nor do I
believe they should feel the need to - you seem capable enough. ;-)

Mirc is no longer freeware... although cracks are readily available.
I don't do cracks anymore.

Remember CuteFTP? They had the normal commercial version you had to
purchase. But for academia, it was "free." Then one day they came out
with a new version and their "free" version had ads.
I swore never to use a Globalscape product again.
Now its FileZilla for me.

I would rather use *VNC since I can scale the window on the client side
but there's no built in encryption and I never did get around to
learning how SSL tunneling works. Its on my list.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Yes, I'll start experimenting as time permits. But for now I'm
using RDP - it has security built in and seems to work pretty well
for now.

Mirc is no longer freeware... although cracks are readily
available. I don't do cracks anymore.

Remember CuteFTP? They had the normal commercial version you had to
purchase. But for academia, it was "free." Then one day they came
out with a new version and their "free" version had ads.
I swore never to use a Globalscape product again.
Now its FileZilla for me.

I would rather use *VNC since I can scale the window on the client
side but there's no built in encryption and I never did get around
to learning how SSL tunneling works. Its on my list.

CuteFTP.. That brings back memories. Great app!

TeamViewer sounds like what you should really try. I love VNC - I really
do. Single-Click *was* my friend for assisting people remotely - until I
started supporting Vista clients as well. Then - the speed on all versions
of VNC went downhill - or you had to configure things a certain way. Not to
mention the port-forwarding and explaining that to people. It still works
for me (except on Vista - still has issues) for remote usage.

TeamViewer gets around all that, is fast, scales the screen, supports
multiple monitors (scaling, choosing which monitor you want to view, etc.)
and is free for non-commercial use. Secure too.
http://teamviewer.com/products/security.aspx

I still use RDP - but less and less. TeamViewer is becoming the remote
desktop solution for me at this time.

But yeah - there have been too many 'deaths' of good apps over the years -
when they go completely commercial. Sad thing.