Remote Desktop Web Connection for Vista "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> 6/13/2007 5:30:03 PM On July 28, 2003 Tony Northrup (then a Windows XP Expert Zone Community Columnist) wrote a superb piece on how to set up Remote Desktop Web Connection with Windows XP. Does anyone know if a similar article exists for Vista, or, indeed, if RDWC works with Vista and if so, how the host gets configured. Any help would be awesome. Digit0

Re: Remote Desktop Web Connection for Vista "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl[ at ]somewhere.net.invalid> 6/13/2007 5:54:39 PM "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> wrote in message news:8BAB987E-1CED-4CC4-B205-60872CF913CD[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > On July 28, 2003 Tony Northrup (then a Windows XP Expert Zone Community > Columnist) wrote a superb piece on how to set up Remote Desktop Web > Connection with Windows XP. > > Does anyone know if a similar article exists for Vista, or, indeed, if > RDWC works with Vista and if so, how the host gets configured. > > Any help would be awesome. > > Digit0 > > I started playing with that a bit ago. I don't believe IIS 7, as installed on Vista, includes the needed pieces like XP and IIS 6 did. Someone should correct me if I am wrong about that. I did run across this that may be of interest though... http://forums.iis.net/t/1117869.aspx I tried that and it did work to a point. I had issues with drive redirection. If I modified the default.htm file so drive redirection was TRUE... MsRdpClient.AdvancedSettings2.RedirectDrives = TRUE ....I would get an IE error on page message and could not proceed. If I made that FALSE, ie. the default, I could connect to my desktop with Remote Desktop. There is also no way to change the IIS listening port like there was before which could cause issues if your ISP blocks TCP Port 80 inbound to your server PC. By the way, the TSWeb folder gets created in the "C:\inetpub\wwwroot" folder on Vista. My test was on a Vista Ultimate machine. -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Re: Remote Desktop Web Connection for Vista "Kerry Brown" <kerry[ at ]kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> 6/13/2007 5:55:00 PM This may work. You will have to install IIS then tswebsetup.exe. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=469eee3a-45b4-4b40-b695-b678646a728b&DisplayLang=en Let us know if it works, thanks. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> wrote in message news:8BAB987E-1CED-4CC4-B205-60872CF913CD[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > On July 28, 2003 Tony Northrup (then a Windows XP Expert Zone Community > Columnist) wrote a superb piece on how to set up Remote Desktop Web > Connection with Windows XP. > > Does anyone know if a similar article exists for Vista, or, indeed, if > RDWC works with Vista and if so, how the host gets configured. > > Any help would be awesome. > > Digit0 > >

Re: Remote Desktop Web Connection for Vista "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> 6/13/2007 11:10:41 PM Thanks Kerry and thanks Al for pointing me in the right direction. These are the steps to take to get Remote Desktop Web Connection operating in Windows Vista Ultimate: 1. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features, Turn Windows features on or off 2. Go to Internet Information Services and select the check boxes for Web Management Tools and World Wide Web Services. [Web Management Tools installs IIS 6.0 which is needed for the following download; there is also some feature in World Wide Web Services that is needed, but I haven't isolated it yet, so select everything for now] 3. Install tswebsetup.exe from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=469eee3a-45b4-4b40-b695-b678646a728b&DisplayLang=en 4. Go to C: Program Data, Microsoft, Windows, Start Menu, Programs, Administrative Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager [NOT IIS 6.0 Manager] 5. Expand your computer name, expand Web Sites and click on Default Web Site 6. On the right side of the screen under Edit Site, click Bindings 7. Click on the web site and click Edit 8. Change the port number to your preferred port designation 9. Under Manage Server on the same screen, Start the service 10. Set-up your router and firewall to accept your designated port AND YOU'RE DONE! [although you might first want to change your Desktop Background from a DreamScene if you're running one] To connect from a remote computer, go to http:// IP address:port no/tsweb and you'll get the Windows Server screen followed by your Vista password screen Thanks again for the help guys. If you find out which particular parameter of World Wide Web Services is needed, please post it for tidiness. Digit0 "Kerry Brown" <kerry[ at ]kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message news:83EE8E04-2383-4760-9561-CE44E493A36C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > This may work. You will have to install IIS then tswebsetup.exe. > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=469eee3a-45b4-4b40-b695-b678646a728b&DisplayLang=en > > Let us know if it works, thanks. > > -- > Kerry Brown > Microsoft MVP - Shell/User > http://www.vistahelp.ca > > > "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> wrote in message > news:8BAB987E-1CED-4CC4-B205-60872CF913CD[ at ]microsoft.com... >> On July 28, 2003 Tony Northrup (then a Windows XP Expert Zone Community >> Columnist) wrote a superb piece on how to set up Remote Desktop Web >> Connection with Windows XP. >> >> Does anyone know if a similar article exists for Vista, or, indeed, if >> RDWC works with Vista and if so, how the host gets configured. >> >> Any help would be awesome. >> >> Digit0 >> >> >

Re: Remote Desktop Web Connection for Vista "Kerry Brown" <kerry[ at ]kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> 6/14/2007 12:02:21 AM Thanks for the update. I use Remote Web Workplace all the time with SBS Servers. It's cool to know I could do the same without the server if needed. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> wrote in message news:7E588839-2E0B-4960-B3B2-A133ED0704ED[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks Kerry and thanks Al for pointing me in the right direction. These > are the steps to take to get Remote Desktop Web Connection operating in > Windows Vista Ultimate: > > > 1. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features, Turn Windows features on > or off > > 2. Go to Internet Information Services and select the check boxes for Web > Management Tools and World Wide Web Services. [Web Management Tools > installs IIS 6.0 which is needed for the following download; there is also > some feature in World Wide Web Services that is needed, but I haven't > isolated it yet, so select everything for now] > > 3. Install tswebsetup.exe from > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=469eee3a-45b4-4b40-b695-b678646a728b&DisplayLang=en > > 4. Go to C: Program Data, Microsoft, Windows, Start Menu, Programs, > Administrative Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager [NOT IIS > 6.0 Manager] > > 5. Expand your computer name, expand Web Sites and click on Default Web > Site > > 6. On the right side of the screen under Edit Site, click Bindings > > 7. Click on the web site and click Edit > > 8. Change the port number to your preferred port designation > > 9. Under Manage Server on the same screen, Start the service > > 10. Set-up your router and firewall to accept your designated port > > AND YOU'RE DONE! [although you might first want to change your Desktop > Background from a DreamScene if you're running one] > > To connect from a remote computer, go to http:// IP address:port no/tsweb > and you'll get the Windows Server screen followed by your Vista password > screen > > > Thanks again for the help guys. If you find out which particular > parameter of World Wide Web Services is needed, please post it for > tidiness. > > Digit0 > > > "Kerry Brown" <kerry[ at ]kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message > news:83EE8E04-2383-4760-9561-CE44E493A36C[ at ]microsoft.com... >> This may work. You will have to install IIS then tswebsetup.exe. >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=469eee3a-45b4-4b40-b695-b678646a728b&DisplayLang=en >> >> Let us know if it works, thanks. >> >> -- >> Kerry Brown >> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User >> http://www.vistahelp.ca >> >> >> "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> wrote in message >> news:8BAB987E-1CED-4CC4-B205-60872CF913CD[ at ]microsoft.com... >>> On July 28, 2003 Tony Northrup (then a Windows XP Expert Zone Community >>> Columnist) wrote a superb piece on how to set up Remote Desktop Web >>> Connection with Windows XP. >>> >>> Does anyone know if a similar article exists for Vista, or, indeed, if >>> RDWC works with Vista and if so, how the host gets configured. >>> >>> Any help would be awesome. >>> >>> Digit0 >>> >>> >> >

Re: Remote Desktop Web Connection for Vista "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl[ at ]somewhere.net.invalid> 6/14/2007 10:05:22 AM "Digit0" <available[ at ]onrequest> wrote in message news:7E588839-2E0B-4960-B3B2-A133ED0704ED[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks Kerry and thanks Al for pointing me in the right direction. These > are the steps to take to get Remote Desktop Web Connection operating in > Windows Vista Ultimate: > > > 1. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features, Turn Windows features on > or off > > 2. Go to Internet Information Services and select the check boxes for Web > Management Tools and World Wide Web Services. [Web Management Tools > installs IIS 6.0 which is needed for the following download; there is also > some feature in World Wide Web Services that is needed, but I haven't > isolated it yet, so select everything for now] > > 3. Install tswebsetup.exe from > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=469eee3a-45b4-4b40-b695-b678646a728b&DisplayLang=en > > 4. Go to C: Program Data, Microsoft, Windows, Start Menu, Programs, > Administrative Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager [NOT IIS > 6.0 Manager] > > 5. Expand your computer name, expand Web Sites and click on Default Web > Site > > 6. On the right side of the screen under Edit Site, click Bindings > > 7. Click on the web site and click Edit > > 8. Change the port number to your preferred port designation > > 9. Under Manage Server on the same screen, Start the service > > 10. Set-up your router and firewall to accept your designated port > > AND YOU'RE DONE! [although you might first want to change your Desktop > Background from a DreamScene if you're running one] > > To connect from a remote computer, go to http:// IP address:port no/tsweb > and you'll get the Windows Server screen followed by your Vista password > screen > > > Thanks again for the help guys. If you find out which particular > parameter of World Wide Web Services is needed, please post it for > tidiness. > > Digit0 > > Thanks for the feedback. Have you tried drive redirection? I had problems with that as I noted earlier. Also note that when I had my Vista Ultimate box configured so Remote Desktop would only accept incoming requests from other Vista clients using Network Level Authentication (NLA) I would get a VB script error. When I reconfigured to not use NLA connections worked just fine. -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375