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| HOW TO: Gain Access to Local Files in a Remote Desktop Session With a Windows XP or Windows Server |
HOW TO: Gain Access to Local Files in a Remote Desktop Session With a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Host Computer
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This article was previously published under Q313292
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SUMMARY
How to Install Remote Desktop Connection Software on the Client Computer
How to Connect to a Remote Windows XP-Based or Windows Server 2003-Based Computer
How to Control the Remote Desktop
How to Gain Access to Files
How to End the Remote Desktop Session
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SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to gain access to local files when you are using a Remote Desktop session to a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 host computer. For additional information about client-side drive redirection with Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server and Windows 2000 Terminal Services, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
272519 How to Redirect a Client Drive in Terminal Services
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How to Install Remote Desktop Connection Software on the Client Computer
The client portion of Remote Desktop is installed during the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 installation process. If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 client computers to connect to a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 host computer, then download and install the Remote Desktop Connection Software from the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/rdclientdl.asp
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How to Connect to a Remote Windows XP-Based or Windows Server 2003-Based Computer
To connect to the remote computer:
Click Start, point to All Programs (or Programs), point toAccessories, point to Communications, and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
Type the name of the Windows XP-based computer that has Remote Desktop enabled, and then click Connect.
Type your user name and password, and then click OK.
For more information about how to connect to the remote computer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gomobile/remotedesktop/startremote.asp
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How to Control the Remote Desktop
After you establish a Remote Desktop connection, your remote desktop is displayed in its own window. You can use the keyboard and mouse of the local host to control the remote computer.
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How to Gain Access to Local Files
You can gain access to your disk drives on the local computer during a Remote Desktop session. You can redirect the local disk drives, including the hard disk drives, CD-ROM disk drives, floppy disk drives, and mapped network disk drives so that you can transfer files between the local host and the remote computer in the same way that you copy files from a network share. You can use Microsoft Windows Explorer to view the disk drives and files for each redirected disk drive. Alternatively, you can view the files for each redirected disk drive in My Computer. The drives are displayed as "drive_letter on terminal_server_client_name" in both Windows Explorer and My Computer.
To view the disk drives and files for the redirected disk drive:
Click Start, point to All Programs (or Programs), point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
Click Options, and then click the Local Resources tab.
Click Disk Drives, and then click Connect.
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How to End the Remote Desktop Session
After you are finished using the Remote Desktop connection:
Click Start in the Remote Desktop Connection window, and then click Shut Down.
Click Log Off, and then click OK.
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For additional information about Remote Desktop and how to install Remote Desktop on versions of Windows other than Windows XP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
315328 How to Use the Remote Desktop Feature of Windows XP Professional
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
Last Reviewed: 11/4/2003 (4.1)
Keywords: kbHOWTOmaster kbhowto kbenv KB313292 kbAudITPro
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