One Server w/Multiple Users -- Unable to create unique RDP config

[Rogene]

System Information:

XP Pro, SP2 using RDP 6.0 connecting to Windows 2003 Standard edition server.

I'm trying to save multiple RDP files using a different local logon to the
same Windows 2003 server. I'm utilizing the below procedure to save the
connection settings:

Open Remote Desktop Connection by clicking Start, clicking Programs or All
Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Remote Desktop Connection.
In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click Options.
Specify the connection settings that you want for this connection, (such as
screen size, automatic logon information, and performance options).
On the General tab, click Save As.
Enter a file name for the saved connection file, and then click Save.

ISSUE: When I change the user and password on one rdp file it changes on
all the RDP files that have been saved for the same server. Example
user1server1.rdp
User Name: user1
Password: password1
Server: server1

As soon as I change the user information on the below RDP it changes the
user1server1.rdp file to match the user2server1.rdp.

user2server1.rdp
User Name: user2
Password: password1
Server: server1

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

This is by design.

There have been a number of changes in the rdp client from version
5.2 to 6.0 (as is to be expected with a major upgrade).
One of the changes is that rdp 6.0 doesn't use .rdp files in the
same way, and the other is that it assumes a single
username/password combination per server.

Here's some documentation:

Vista Remote Desktop Connection Authentication FAQ
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/01/22/vista-remote-desktop-
connection-authentication-faq.aspx

TS connection experience improvements based on RDP 6.0 client
customer feedback
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/03/28/ts-connection-
experience-improvements-based-on-rdp-6-0-client-customer-
feedback.aspx

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?Um9nZW5l?= <Rogene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
01 aug 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> System Information:
>
> XP Pro, SP2 using RDP 6.0 connecting to Windows 2003 Standard
> edition server.
>
> I'm trying to save multiple RDP files using a different local
> logon to the same Windows 2003 server. I'm utilizing the below
> procedure to save the connection settings:
>
> Open Remote Desktop Connection by clicking Start, clicking
> Programs or All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then
> clicking Remote Desktop Connection. In the Remote Desktop
> Connection window, click Options. Specify the connection
> settings that you want for this connection, (such as screen
> size, automatic logon information, and performance options). On
> the General tab, click Save As. Enter a file name for the saved
> connection file, and then click Save.
>
> ISSUE: When I change the user and password on one rdp file it
> changes on all the RDP files that have been saved for the same
> server. Example
> user1server1.rdp
> User Name: user1
> Password: password1
> Server: server1
>
> As soon as I change the user information on the below RDP it
> changes the user1server1.rdp file to match the user2server1.rdp.
>
> user2server1.rdp
> User Name: user2
> Password: password1
> Server: server1
>