Dual monitor issue with Remote Desktop

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Is there any way to have a remote desktop session start on the secondary
monitor. Each time I run a preconfigured .RDP file, it always starts on the
primary monitor.

Not a hugh issue, as Ultramon will handle a quick move to the secondary
screen, except the two monitors have different displays resolutons and when
using the full screen option in the RDP file, it sizes it for the resolution
of the primary monitor. When moved to the secondary monitor with a lower
resolution (for a TV display with text), it does not size correctly.

If I do not use full screen, you get the title bar of the RDP session with
the application title bar below that.

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Brian Lucier
IT Manager
Town of Lakeshore
 
Re: Dual monitor issue with Remote Desktop

See your thread about the rdp parameters and winposstr.

FWIW, I simply start mstsc on my main screen and as soon as the logon
window appear, I drag it over to my secundary screen. Only have to do
that once. But I have 2 equal resolution monitors, which might make
things easier.
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=?Utf-8?B?TGFrZXNob3Jl?= <Lakeshore@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote on 22 nov 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Is there any way to have a remote desktop session start on the
> secondary monitor. Each time I run a preconfigured .RDP file,
> it always starts on the primary monitor.
>
> Not a hugh issue, as Ultramon will handle a quick move to the
> secondary screen, except the two monitors have different
> displays resolutons and when using the full screen option in the
> RDP file, it sizes it for the resolution of the primary monitor.
> When moved to the secondary monitor with a lower resolution
> (for a TV display with text), it does not size correctly.
>
> If I do not use full screen, you get the title bar of the RDP
> session with the application title bar below that.
 
RE: Dual monitor issue with Remote Desktop

You can edit the RDP file the line to change is
Winposstr:s:2,3,2162,0,3194,795
The above will work on dual 1920x1200 if you have other res you may need to
experamint with the "2162 & 3194" I have found that the 5th number "3194"
must be at least 50 larger than the 3rd number and the total of the 3 & 5
numbers must be greater than the total width of all your monitors.
For referance the 4 & 5 th numbers are the top and hight of display

"Lakeshore" wrote:

> Is there any way to have a remote desktop session start on the secondary
> monitor. Each time I run a preconfigured .RDP file, it always starts on the
> primary monitor.
>
> Not a hugh issue, as Ultramon will handle a quick move to the secondary
> screen, except the two monitors have different displays resolutons and when
> using the full screen option in the RDP file, it sizes it for the resolution
> of the primary monitor. When moved to the secondary monitor with a lower
> resolution (for a TV display with text), it does not size correctly.
>
> If I do not use full screen, you get the title bar of the RDP session with
> the application title bar below that.
>
> --
> Brian Lucier
> IT Manager
> Town of Lakeshore
 
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