WS2008: Terminal Services RemoteApps

re: WS2008: Terminal Services RemoteApps

Mark Sowul — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:24:20 GMT

Cool stuff - I foresee that once you get 3d virtualization running a combination of this kind of thing + virtualization could spell the end of Windows' backwards compatibility nightmares. Setting the compatibility flag of a program to say, Windows 98 could actually cause it to run in a virtualized Windows 98 instance that is then hoisted into the local session.

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Ryan — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:26:23 GMT

Really nice tech, but I've got a question.

How deep does the integration with the user's local machine go?

For example, you have a user running MS Word on their local machine, and Outlook via a remote app. They receive an email with a Word file as attachement.

If they open the attachment, does the file open on their local machine? Or does the load fail?

re: WS2008: Terminal Services RemoteApps

CC Hameed — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:26:23 GMT

Ryan - since Outlook is the Remote App, it has no visibility into what file formats are understood on the client machine. It is only aware of what is installed on the Terminal Server. As an example, since I have Office 2007 loaded on my Terminal Server when I open a .doc file attachment in an email, it opens a REMOTE session of Word. Similarly, if I send myself a .pdf file, the Terminal Server does not know what to do with the file because I have not installed Adobe Reader or another PDF Viewer program on the Terminal Server. If I create an empty .pdf and associate that extension with Word (for example) when I try to open the file from a Remote Outlook session - a Remote instance of Word is launched.

Hope this answers your question.

- CC

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Nirmal — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:05:43 GMT

When i open TS Web Access console using administrator login, under the Configuration tab i can see only the terminal server name as localhost . I couldn't see the option to change into active directory mode. Help me to change the data source to active directory mode...............

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Ty Woods — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:12:04 GMT

Ryan, if I wanted to start a local app, lets say I log into our terminal service and start our developed application for our products, I asked our developer to see if the application can startup the program located on my local machine (lets say it's notepad) is it possible to do this through terminal services or within the developed application (start a local app)

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Larry — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:21:25 GMT

I've gone over the install/config of TS Web Access for two days and can't figure out why apps that are "published" on the terminal server are not being shown on the TS Web Access site. The TS Gateway/App event log tells me that "No programs on terminal server (it then names the TS Gateway servername)are configured to display in TS Web Access. Verify the program settings on that server." Why would it say that when thru the configuration wizard I have the proper TS Gateway identified as well as the terminal server (different server) identified? What am I overlooking? Thanks for the help.

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Brian Trebenski — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:28:55 GMT

We recently installed a TS. We are having a problem accessing webpages which load as a pop up. The problem is isolated to users on a remote session. Pages load no problems when accessing sites directly from the server. We have disabled pop up blocker, enabled scripting within our group policy security setting. It seems to happen with php and asc coded pages.

Any suggestions?

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MSG — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:32:56 GMT

Can TS RemoteApp be configured to serve up IE and therefore remote users can use IE web applications? Also, can local resources be shared so that when i am using the remote web application i can see my local hard disk and printers to print to?

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jtaylor@dvvi.net — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:48:31 GMT

With .msi istalls for remote apps this all makes sense, but with Outlook it only works for .pst files. How do you get the browser or other email enabled applications on local desktop to recognize Outlook (remote app) as default email program.

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Frank Fallon — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:25:53 GMT

TS RemoteApp msi created for Word 2003 installed on server, after create the RDP. Shared out to users via Group Policy. New users log in, get application icon installed as well as file extension .DOC associated to the RDP file (WINWORD).

Double-click on icon works fine and opens remote Word.

Double-click on document saved to desktop - RemoteApp Starting window opens and displays Microsoft Office Word 2003. Then an error window opens: RemoteApp Error: The program Microsoft Office Word 2003 was not found. For assistance, contact your Sytem Administrator.

The only errors showing up on the server logs are informational about TS CAL licensing not being successful and do not prevent access, such as a Remote Desktop session or just running Word.

Any clues - we've just about torn all our hair out over this one. Thanks -

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Florian S — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:39:30 GMT

Hi,

Any Hints on how to configure Outlook as RemoteApp for multiple users ?

When i create an .rdp file within my RemoteApp Manager, it will start with the default profile.

So is it possible to start it with arguments to use different profiles with different users ?

Flo

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Ben van Rensburg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:05:22 GMT

Hi,

I've got a .Net 2 app running fine via remote desktop on Server 2008. The connection string is currently set to use SQL authentication.

However, when I publish via RemoteApp and launch via TSWeb, I get the following SQLClient error:

System.Security.SecurityException: Request for the permission of type 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlClientPermission, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' failed.

at System.Security.CodeAccessSecurityEngine.Check(Object demand, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean isPermSet)

at System.Security.PermissionSet.Demand()

at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions.DemandPermission()

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.PermissionDemand()

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.PermissionDemand(DbConnection outerConnection)

at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open()

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jacobbarnett — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:30:42 GMT

Hello ~

With a .RDP file, I would like individual users to open an Access Front End file on their profile desktop.

Is there a way of writing the TS RemoteApp .RDP file LOCATION that will direct to an application file on an individual's profile desktop, corresponding to their LOG IN username?

We have tried the following location:

%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Access_FE.mdb

This location path goes to the "Default" desktop.

I recognize I could create 40 different TS RemoteApp .RDP files, but I'm looking for a better (read: easier to maintain) way:

UserName1\Desktop\AlumaForms_HK_FE.mdb

UserName2\Desktop\AlumaForms_HK_FE.mdb

UserName3\Desktop\AlumaForms_HK_FE.mdb

etc.

I'm looking for a variable to reference each user profile based on the Log On Username for the location path. (The filename will be the same on everyone's desktop.)

Many Thanks!!!

Jacob

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yanez — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:44:57 GMT

Hello -

Any info on adding two or more terminal servers in the Editor Zone as the app resource?

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zoredache — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:25:41 GMT

}} Any info on adding two or more terminal servers in the Editor Zone as the app resource?

Instead of putting a server in a server name, put in a DNS name that has multiple addresses associated with it.

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Donny — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:52:12 GMT

I have created a .msi for Visio, which is installed on the 2008 TS. I have assigned the .msi through Group Policy Management to a user who logs in to the domain through RDP to a 2nd TS running Server 2003. The 2003 TS is locked down. When the user logs on he never receives the shortcut on his desktop.

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Brendan — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:42:47 GMT

Thanks for the information above, great...

I have a situation where branch offices use a particular drive letter (H:) that is also hard coded into an application we wish to share via RemoteApps with a different path.

Is there a way of associating a .rdp application with a local drive mapping? Hope this makes sense...

Thanks in advance

Brendan

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Yair — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:07:14 GMT

Hello,

The TSPortal Web Part can display RemoteApps from multiple Terminal Servers?

Thank you,

Yair

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Ted — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:03:45 GMT

I have an issue with Remoteapps. I have approximately 10 users that receive a blank RDP session when they try to run Remoteapps. I've narrowed it down to their computers. Any ideas?