This session was about DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Serve 2008 R2 as well as Terminal Services Remote Desktop Services changes in Windows Server 2008 R2. The DirectAccess feature looks pretty compelling but it will take some time to get to there. However, the Remote Desktop Services stuff was actually pretty cool.
DirectAccess
DirectAccess is [...]
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TechEd EMEA 2008
Want the Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 client for Windows XP but can’t update to Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista? No need to hack files from SP3, just grab the update from here:
Update for Windows XP (KB952155)
Install this update to use new Terminal Services features on a computer that is running Windows XP Service [...]
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Remote Desktop Connection
Yay, great news – Citrix has released an update to fix the handling of Adobe Flash versions for Presentation Server 4.0. This has currently been released as part of the latest hotfix rollup for Presentation Server 4.0.
For Presentation Server on Windows Server 2003 and above, this means that the SpeedFlash feature that accelerates the display [...]
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Flash,
Presentation-Server,
XenApp
A workaround has been posted in the forums. Run the following command to exclude Internet Explorer from the multiple montior hooks that Presentation Server provides:
[quickcode:noclick]REG ADD “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit_Dlls\Multiple Monitor Hook” /v Exclude /d “iexplore.exe” /t REG_SZ /f[/quickcode]
Avert thy eyes, lest you be turned to stone! Well, not quite, but your users might be stoning you if [...]
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Oracle,
Presentation-Server
Like any good IT pro you’re probably keeping an eye on the latest software releases and updating to keep on top of security updates. When it comes to Adobe Flash under Citrix Presentation Server, you’ll want to ensure that the latest update is supported by SpeedFlash/SpeedScreen.
Unfortunately the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, 9e (9.0.115.0), [...]
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Adobe Flash,
Presentation-Server
If it’s the 834th time you’ve seen the Terminal Server help file open after you’ve enabled Terminal Server and you would like to stop this from happening in your automated builds, just delete this registry value before anyone logs onto the box (i.e. via CMDLINES.TXT or SysPrep):
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TerminalServerInstalled