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how to start old computers with remote desktop

Hello Experts,

I have several old Windows XP Pro computers and I want the machine to have an auto login and then automatically start Remote Desktop so the user has only sees remoted desktop.

What are some of the best ways to do this?

Thanks

Jaroslav Mraz

You can use combination of wakeup on lan and autologin

how to set autologin:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

jeffiepoo

Here is a very detailed, very thorough way to do it:

http://www.itfraternity.com/blogengine/page/Boot-to-a-Remote-Desktop.aspx

If you want to do it the easy way, just take a new build of windows XP (so you don't have to login - i.e. no password) and put a batch file on startup that has a command of some sort to start remote desktop and maximize the window. That seems like it would be the easiest way to do this.

Hope this helps,

-Jeff

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Hello serchlop, I like the gpo method because I do use AD. I am using server 2008. I created an OU for a machine because it is not neccesary if I have a thin client or other new computer....

When I went to Computer Configuration | Policies | Administrative Templates | System | Group Policy | User Group Policy lookback procesisng mode, I enabled it with "merge".

Do I still need to specify the user settings and then this will only apply with the hardware defined under the OU versus NOT being applied when I use a different system?

Thanks

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