Added 7/14/10
 

Installing RDPWin Version 3 Client on a Terminal Server

Issue:
In order to avoid running the client setup.exe for each user profile, the following 2 solutions can be used to set up the RDPWin V3 client on Terminal Server.

.Net Click Once Method

This is the preferred method for setting up the RDPWin3 client on a terminal server.  After installation, RDPWin will update automatically for all users.  This is the preferred method for customers that do not use roaming profiles.

1. Login as Administrator

2. Set the station number on the terminal server.  Click here for instructions.
   Note: Only add a system variable, not a variable for each user.

3. Install the RDPWin Client as Normal.  Click here for instructions.
   Note: Only run the setup.exe for the Administrator Profile.

4. Open Window's explorer

5. Explore to:
   2003 server - C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop
   2008 server - C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop

6. Copy the RDPWin Icon to:
   2003 server - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
   2008 server - C:\Users\Public\Desktop

7. Have each user login to the Terminal server.

8. They will see the RDPWin Icon, but it will not display the 'Red Skier'
   

9. Click on the icon

10. Click Install on the Application Install - Security Warning Prompt
    

11. This will install the necessary files to run RDPWin into the users profile directory.

12. RDPWin will now use the click once technology to update the RDPWin Client

    Short Cut To the RDPWin.EXE method

    This method of installing RDPWin Client on a terminal server is least preferred.  However, if the customer is using roaming profiles, they made want to use this method.  The customer will need to manually update the RDPWin Client after each update.  Oceana Resorts and Silver Leaf are using this method.

1. Login as Administrator

2. Set the station number on the terminal server.  Click here for instructions.
   Note: Only add a system variable, not a variable for each user.

3. Install the RDPWin Client as Normal.  Click here for instructions.
   Note: Only run the setup.exe for the Administrator Profile.

4. Open Window's explorer

5. Explore to:
   2003 server - C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Apps
   2008 server - C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Apps

6. Copy the whole 2.0 directory into:
   2003 server - C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Apps
   2008 server - C:\Users\Default User\AppData\Local\apps
   Note: You may need to create the apps directory for the default user

7. Right Click on the desktop

8. New ->Short Cut

9. Browse to:
   2003 server - C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Apps\2.0\9RLLZK1V.YA0\KYV6WEW3.A7D\rdpw..tion_*\RDPWin.exe
   2008 server - C:\Users\Default User\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0\G9KMYJ22.R7Z\BDCJJMYM.BXP\rdpw..tion_e477d14323b32886_0003.0000_28c5f5f8fb2a007e\RDPWin.exe

10. Copy the shortcut to:
    2003 server - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
    2008 server - C:\Users\Public\Desktop

These steps 3-10 will need to completed after every RDPWin Update.

It is also possible to create the following directories in Program files\ResortDataProcessing\RDPWin\Bin and copy all files from C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\Local Settings\Apps\2.0\9RLLZK1V.YA0\KYV6WEW3.A7D\rdpw..tion_*\ into the Bin directory and then add a short cut to the RDPWin.exe desktop.  All users will need read/write access to the Program Files directory.