Concurrent [Remote] Desktop Sessions
I’ve used this in the past to allow several users RDP access to a WinXP box to great success. I had the opportunity to revisit this subject recently when trying to figure out desktop replacement options for our move from XP next year.
I need to find a solution to deal with our aging fleet of 70 Windows XP desktops. So far I’ve identified a few paths, full desktop replacement, PXE boot, Virtual Machines or Windows Server. Doing nothing is a viable option if I can secure my desktop environment.
I also have several dozen systems that only connect to my MRP system using character based clients (telnet/ssh). I have them running on a very end-of-life thin client, that is able to RDP to XP, which then connects them via telnet/ssh to the server. Amazingly, the XP “Server” is running on an Intel Atom with just a few gig of ram.
This article explains it all, but the UniversalTermsrvPatch file is where all the magic happens. I still need to stress test a Win 7 VM to see how many users it can take…
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