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open remote desktop files using applications on client computer
Is there a free way to do the following?
I have a user that uses Remote desktop connection to connect to his remote computer here at the office.
The remote computer doesn't have office 2010 on it. However, his computer he is using to remote in from does. So when he clicks on the xmls files when he is remoted in they do not open. Is there a way to route the programs to open on his local computer? Or does he simply have to send the file to his computer then open it?
Thanks!
I have a user that uses Remote desktop connection to connect to his remote computer here at the office.
The remote computer doesn't have office 2010 on it. However, his computer he is using to remote in from does. So when he clicks on the xmls files when he is remoted in they do not open. Is there a way to route the programs to open on his local computer? Or does he simply have to send the file to his computer then open it?
Thanks!
Miguel Angel Perez Muñoz
You can connect remote computer drives, copy from remote files required and open on local PC.
In RDP there's a client and a server. If the client has the software and the server has the file you must send the file to the client.
the user needs to share a local drive of his/her computer to the remote computer RDPed in. then within the RDP session copy the files back to his local drive and open them using local applications.
please see below the detailed steps to share the local drive.
FYI
How to gain access to local files in a remote desktop session to a Windows XP-based or to a Windows Server 2003-based host computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313292
in case of connecting to W2K3:
Local drive redirection not working in RDP Session
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2436104
please see below the detailed steps to share the local drive.
FYI
How to gain access to local files in a remote desktop session to a Windows XP-based or to a Windows Server 2003-based host computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313292
in case of connecting to W2K3:
Local drive redirection not working in RDP Session
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2436104
ASKER
Well see the file is a excel file with numerous links to files on the remote computers drive
Open the Excel file directly from the client. Why do you need a Remote Desktop Session?
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