Remote Desktop Connection Help
About Remote Desktop Connection
Connecting to a Terminal Server
Disconnecting Without Ending a Session
Disconnecting and Ending a Session
Tips and Tricks
Version

About Remote Desktop Connection

Using Remote Desktop Connection, you can log on to a Windows Terminal Server and use all programs installed on this server. For example, instead of running Microsoft Pocket Word, you can run the desktop version of Microsoft Word.

See Also
Connecting to a Terminal Server
Tips and Tricks

Connecting to a Terminal Server

1. Select Start > Programs > Remote Desktop Connection, or run 'CETSC' from the command prompt.
2. In the Server box, type or select a Terminal Server name or TCP/IP address, or select a server in the drop-down list.
3. Select Connect.
4. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, type your user name, password, and domain (if required), and then select OK.

See Also
About Remote Desktop Connection
Disconnecting Without Ending a Session
Disconnecting and Ending a Session
Tips and Tricks

Disconnecting Without Ending a Session

1. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, select Start > Shutdown.
2. Select Disconnect > OK.

Note If you previously disconnected from a Terminal Server without ending the session, the Terminal Server will continue to execute any running processes and Remote Desktop Connection can later reconnect to this same session (if your administrator has configured Remote Desktop Connection to reconnect to disconnected sessions).

See Also
Connecting to a Terminal Server
Disconnecting and Ending a Session
Tips and Tricks

Disconnecting and Ending a Session

1. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, select Start > Shutdown.
2. Select Log Off > OK.

See Also
Connecting to a Terminal Server
Disconnecting Without Ending a Session
Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks
Here are some tips to keep in mind while using Remote Desktop Connection.

Improving display performance
Improving performance with Internet Explorer
CETSC command line options

Improving display performance
You can decrease the time it takes for the screen to be redrawn.

1. In the Terminal Server window, select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Select Display.
3. On some newer Terminal Servers, you may also have to select Effects in the Appearance tab.
4. Clear Transition effects for menus and tooltips and Smooth edges of screen fonts.

See Also
Tips and Tricks

Improving performance with Internet Explorer
You can decrease the time it takes for Web pages to be redrawn.

1. In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options.
2. Select the Advanced tab.
3. Clear Use smooth scrolling.

See Also
Tips and Tricks

CETSC command line options
You can use the built-in help to view additional command line options by entering: CETSC /?

See Also
Tips and Tricks

Version
Remote Desktop Connection for Windows CE:
Shell Version 1.1
Control based on Remote Desktop Connection Control for Windows XP Version 5.5
See Also
About Remote Desktop Connection