Support True Multi Monitor RDP Session (as A Server)
We're using 3 monitor setups with both portrait and landscape monitors.
I did initial testing of the new "true multi monitor" feature of RDP 7.
It worked great as long as I was connecting to either Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 Ultimate (both in trial versions). Based on additional research of microsoft websites that noted that true mutli monitor remote desktop connection is support by Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, we have purchased 5 new computers with Win 7 Professional.
Now I'm trying to connect to Windows 7 Professional from Windows 7 Professional system and I can only get the RDC session on one monitor only. Quite frustrating.
I contacted both Dell and Microsoft but neither could tell me if Win 7 Professional can host true multi monitor session.
Did any of you try this? I'm trying to determine if it is Win 7 Pro limitation or some system setting that I'm missing?
View Replies (Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:01 PM)
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