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MSTSC
Description
| Syntax
| Parameters
| Switches
| Related
| Notes
| Examples
| Errorlevels
| Availability
Creates connections to terminal servers or other remote computers, edits
an existing Remote Desktop Connection (.rdp) configuration file, and
migrates Windows XP connections (connections created with Client Connection
Manager) to new .rdp files.
Syntax
MSTSC
/?
MSTSC
connection_file
| /v:server]
[/console]
[/f]
[/w:width
/h:height]
MSTSC
/edit"connection_file"
MSTSC
/migrate
Parameters
- connection_file
(NT2000)
- Specifies the name of an .rdp file for the connection.
Switches
- /?
(NT2000)
- Displays help.
- /console
(NT2000)
- Connects to the console session of the specified Windows 2000
Server.
- /edit
(NT2000)
- Opens the specified .rdp file for editing.
- /f
(NT2000)
- Starts Remote Desktop connection in full-screen mode.
- /migrate
(NT2000)
- Migrates legacy connection files that were created with Client
Connection Manager to new .rdp connection files.
- /h:height
(NT2000)
- Specifies the height dimension of the Remote Desktop screen.
- /v:server
(NT2000)
- Specifies the remote computer to which you want to connect.
- /w:width
(NT2000)
- Specifies the width dimension of the Remote Desktop screen.
Related
none.
Notes
You must be an administrator on the server to which you are connecting
to create a remote console connection.
.rdp files are stored for each user as hidden files in My Documents.
Examples
none.
Errorlevels
none.
Availability
- External
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- DOS
-
none
- Windows
-
none
- Windows NT
-
NT2000
NTXP
NT2003
Last Updated: 2006/07/01
Direct corrections or suggestions to:
Rick Lively