Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Server

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I'm installing several Terminal Servers per month and i install them and
publish a desktop to user. Now i have heard from a colleague that he has seen
a customer wich uses shortcuts on the desktop pc per application wich start
the application on the Terminal Server without logging in.

It looks like Citrix, but this isn't the case in my situation.

Is this possible with Microsoft Terminal Server alone, without using any 3rd
party software?
 
Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Server

This is a feature of Windows 2008 TS, with Remote Applications (which
is very similar in behaviour to Citrix published applications).

You can sort of mimic this behaviour on Windows 2003 by creating a
different .rdp file for every application, create a shortcut to it on
the desktop, configure a different starting application in every rdp
file and also store the user credentials in the rdp file to mimic
single signon. That's a lot of manual configuration, though.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?UmVtY28=?= <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 29
nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I'm installing several Terminal Servers per month and i install
> them and publish a desktop to user. Now i have heard from a
> colleague that he has seen a customer wich uses shortcuts on the
> desktop pc per application wich start the application on the
> Terminal Server without logging in.
>
> It looks like Citrix, but this isn't the case in my situation.
>
> Is this possible with Microsoft Terminal Server alone, without
> using any 3rd party software?
 
Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Serve

Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Serve


In this case it is just for one application, so this could be a solution.
Thank you for your help at this subject and maybe you could help me with one
more.

I have posted some days before a topic about importing a certificate for all
users who are logging in a terminal server situation.

How can i publish a certificate wich will be available for all users?

One way is to import is per session. In my case it will be 7 times, but i
can imagine that a company of 100 users don't like it to do, so there must be
a way to do, but i can't find it.

Can you help me with this?



"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> This is a feature of Windows 2008 TS, with Remote Applications (which
> is very similar in behaviour to Citrix published applications).
>
> You can sort of mimic this behaviour on Windows 2003 by creating a
> different .rdp file for every application, create a shortcut to it on
> the desktop, configure a different starting application in every rdp
> file and also store the user credentials in the rdp file to mimic
> single signon. That's a lot of manual configuration, though.
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?UmVtY28=?= <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 29
> nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > I'm installing several Terminal Servers per month and i install
> > them and publish a desktop to user. Now i have heard from a
> > colleague that he has seen a customer wich uses shortcuts on the
> > desktop pc per application wich start the application on the
> > Terminal Server without logging in.
> >
> > It looks like Citrix, but this isn't the case in my situation.
> >
> > Is this possible with Microsoft Terminal Server alone, without
> > using any 3rd party software?
>
 
Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Serve

Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Serve

I've seen your certificate question, Remco, both here and on
MSTerminalServices.org.
I haven't answered because I don't know. The term "autoenrollment"
comes to mind, but I've never worked with certificates on a TS.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
*----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

=?Utf-8?B?UmVtY28=?= <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 30
nov 2007:

>
> In this case it is just for one application, so this could be a
> solution. Thank you for your help at this subject and maybe you
> could help me with one more.
>
> I have posted some days before a topic about importing a
> certificate for all users who are logging in a terminal server
> situation.
>
> How can i publish a certificate wich will be available for all
> users?
>
> One way is to import is per session. In my case it will be 7
> times, but i can imagine that a company of 100 users don't like
> it to do, so there must be a way to do, but i can't find it.
>
> Can you help me with this?
>
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> This is a feature of Windows 2008 TS, with Remote Applications
>> (which is very similar in behaviour to Citrix published
>> applications).
>>
>> You can sort of mimic this behaviour on Windows 2003 by
>> creating a different .rdp file for every application, create a
>> shortcut to it on the desktop, configure a different starting
>> application in every rdp file and also store the user
>> credentials in the rdp file to mimic single signon. That's a
>> lot of manual configuration, though.
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?UmVtY28=?= <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 29 nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > I'm installing several Terminal Servers per month and i
>> > install them and publish a desktop to user. Now i have heard
>> > from a colleague that he has seen a customer wich uses
>> > shortcuts on the desktop pc per application wich start the
>> > application on the Terminal Server without logging in.
>> >
>> > It looks like Citrix, but this isn't the case in my
>> > situation.
>> >
>> > Is this possible with Microsoft Terminal Server alone,
>> > without using any 3rd party software?
 
Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Serve

Re: Shortcuts per application wich auto log in in a Terminal Serve

No hard feelings, but if i find a good way i will let you know.

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> I've seen your certificate question, Remco, both here and on
> MSTerminalServices.org.
> I haven't answered because I don't know. The term "autoenrollment"
> comes to mind, but I've never worked with certificates on a TS.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*
>
> =?Utf-8?B?UmVtY28=?= <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 30
> nov 2007:
>
> >
> > In this case it is just for one application, so this could be a
> > solution. Thank you for your help at this subject and maybe you
> > could help me with one more.
> >
> > I have posted some days before a topic about importing a
> > certificate for all users who are logging in a terminal server
> > situation.
> >
> > How can i publish a certificate wich will be available for all
> > users?
> >
> > One way is to import is per session. In my case it will be 7
> > times, but i can imagine that a company of 100 users don't like
> > it to do, so there must be a way to do, but i can't find it.
> >
> > Can you help me with this?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> This is a feature of Windows 2008 TS, with Remote Applications
> >> (which is very similar in behaviour to Citrix published
> >> applications).
> >>
> >> You can sort of mimic this behaviour on Windows 2003 by
> >> creating a different .rdp file for every application, create a
> >> shortcut to it on the desktop, configure a different starting
> >> application in every rdp file and also store the user
> >> credentials in the rdp file to mimic single signon. That's a
> >> lot of manual configuration, though.
> >>
> >> _________________________________________________________
> >> Vera Noest
> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
> >>
> >> =?Utf-8?B?UmVtY28=?= <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
> >> 29 nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
> >>
> >> > I'm installing several Terminal Servers per month and i
> >> > install them and publish a desktop to user. Now i have heard
> >> > from a colleague that he has seen a customer wich uses
> >> > shortcuts on the desktop pc per application wich start the
> >> > application on the Terminal Server without logging in.
> >> >
> >> > It looks like Citrix, but this isn't the case in my
> >> > situation.
> >> >
> >> > Is this possible with Microsoft Terminal Server alone,
> >> > without using any 3rd party software?
>
 
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