Comments on: Make Microsoft Remote Desktop A Portable App

By: ksh

ksh — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:52:28 +0000

Regarding someone’s question on why someone would need the portable edition – I dunno about them guys but at some places – the “edited” editions available for the Windows OS don’t actually have RDC there so a portable edition would be invaluable in that situation.

By: Friends

Friends — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:45:59 +0000

Vielen Dank fÃ¼r diesen Vorschlag. Ich schicke Dir einen GruÃŸ aus Deutschland.

Thanks for the suggestion. I send you regards from Germany.

By: sem

sem — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:27 +0000

Having a speedy portable remote desktop is a very nice commodity. This is perfect for the traveling business man. Great post.

By: shokti

shokti — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:31:57 +0000

if you want to install remote desktop in windows 2000 just download it to microsoft website (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdclientdl.mspx). I install it on my windows 2000 pro and it works fine. I tried a lot of remote control software but remote desktop is the fastest in windows.

By: Guy Nishimoto

Guy Nishimoto — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:16:06 +0000

I tried what you suggested, but could not find the *.*.mui files in the en-us subdirectory. In fact, the laptop from which I copied the mstc.exe and mstscax.dll did not have an en-us subdirectory and did not have the *.mui files.

But Remote Desktop worked without them. I remote desktopped to another computer.

By: Remote access software

Remote access software — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:39:14 +0000

I think that for many users, remote access software could be used for more than just windows. The best products are those that support multiple platforms, such as Proxy Pro 6, LogMeIn and PCAnywhere, etc.

By: rvdmast

rvdmast — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:41:42 +0000

I wonder why you’d want to take a portable version of mstsc with you when it’s built in on every windows OS since windows 2000 ? And for those rare occasions where you need it on Windows 9x or NT, you can download a client for those too from MS. And your portable mstsc isn’t going to work on Linux or Mac either, there are native clients for those OSses too though…

By: Nicbot

Nicbot — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:15:42 +0000

“What portable remote control program(s) do you use?”

MSTSC for sure, but I’ve found lately that having a free Logmein account or using Teamviewer have proved to be priceless (no pun intended). I realize it’s a bit off topic to mention them, but if the environment allows the use of these tools, I would highly recommend them.

…Obviously probably not for corporate LAN use

Also, I like mRemote for management.
http://www.mremote.org/wiki/Downloads.ashx

Portable version available.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:06:56 +0000

That would be good. Some of the info I have come across seems to be outdated as M$ blocked a previous hack. It would be good to clarify the info.

Thanks again.

By: Jorge Sierra

Jorge Sierra — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:03:30 +0000

You need four files in total: mstc.exe, mstscax.dll, mstc.exe.mui, and mstscax.dll.mui. mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll are in C:\WINDOWS\system32 and the others in the local directory (C:\WINDOWS\system32\en-us if you’re in the US with an English installation).