GRYFFIN  The interface is nice, but CoRD still offers much better performance. Just tried the two side by side, connecting to a Dell workstation running WinXP Pro on the same subnet. CoRD connected faster, and the frame rate seemed to be about double MS RDC's when dragging an object around the screen.  
(Version 2.0.1)

SGNX  still, connection drops upon keystroke when connecting to windows 7...  
(Version 2.0.1)

FRANKO  Works well with Vista (Ultimate) here.

According to MS' online doc: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974283

this is what's new in 2.01:

Improvements that are included in the update

This update improves security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.  
(Version 2.0.1)

PWIGBH  Works great with older MS software like XP.

Microsoft are you listening. Vista!!!!!!

It's you're latest software! It's does not work with it!!!!!

Can you hear me!!!! Lot's of clients!!!! Can't help them with VISTA!!!!

You created all this work the least you could do is make a client that could work with this piece of @#$%!

So glad I'm on a Mac!!!   
(Version 2.0)

VISKWAL  Typical of microsoft, international keyboards still don't work in the release version.

This has been reported over and over through the course of the beta.  
(Version 2.0)

N. SILVA  Very nice remote desktop client. In some ways it's superior to the Windows version. For example, with the Mac RDC client, you can connect to a server's console by adding "/CONSOLE" to the end of the computer name, something that requires editing a config file on the Windows side.

Some users may still prefer CoRD, however, because of the way that the Microsoft client handles saved connections. (The preferences dialog is used to change settings in a way that's hard to explain and often has me overwriting saved connections with the wrong settings.)

The other thing that could be improved is the Dock display. If you're connected to several servers, it's hard to tell which Dock icon represents which server. The server name is on the icon, but it's often too tiny to see.  
(Version 2.0)

MACINSPORE  Fast and stable. Local Hard Drive sharing seems to have a few glitches, but I don't really need this feature.

I am a long time user of Tight VNC with Chicken VNC or Jolly VNC as Mac clients. Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 2.0 is MUCH faster and has less screen artifacts in comparison.

Well done Microhoo!  
(Version 2.0)

FOLLEREC  I'm usually critical of Microsoft software, but this is not bad. Not bad at all. I wish it had a "bookmark" sidebar similar to CoRD instead of having to save .rdp files. Still, it's small, quick, and stable.  
(Version 2.0)

JOEL.SCHMIDT  It's called the "What's New" list  
(Version 2.0)

DONMONTALVO  Is there a change list?  
(Version 2.0)

PAULNOJUSTPAUL  While this does the job adequately and it is still technically a beta, I can't help but see it as a big step backwards from v1.0.3.

Still no real multiple sessions (I don't think multiple saved sessions cuts it), and it lacks the speed and stability the earlier version had. Has MacBU just given up on this? They've shown us before they're capable of far better efforts.

I hope the final version will make me eat those words, but for now I'd second Josh and say CoRD walks all over this. Either that or try RDC 1.0.3 with RDC Launcher.  
(Version 2.0b3)

JOSH LINDQUIST  I highly recommend checking out CoRD instead of this. Open source / free / awesome.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22770/cord  
(Version 2.0b3)

BDJONES  b3 installs as 'Verbinding met extern bureaublad' here so if you can't find it after install that could be it.  
(Version 2.0b3)

MARKUSTEE  This program seems to work well - I am able to use both my PC and my Mac from the same desktop (my Mac). The PC screen on the mac screen is smaller - 13 1/2 inches on a 24" screen - but is is much better to be able to use the PC to do what little windows stuff I haven't been able to put on the Mac, and the Mac to do almost everything. (I have full blown Adobe Acrobat in Windows - and it is too *&^ expensive to buy a new copy for the Mac right now.) One keyboard, one mouse. I think that this setup is superior to the Parallels program, which seems to introduce PC problems into the Mac.  
(Version 2.0b2)

CLUELESS  Help! I downloaded Mac RDC 2.0 Beta on my IMAC. No problems connecting with my remote PC but the maximum screen size of the remote desktop is 8" x 6" against my IMac 20" screen.

I worked extensively in graphics and have tried to figure out how to go to full screen (20") on my IMAC.

The normal method of dragging the lower right hand border of the remote screen does not work.

Can anyone assist? I am computer challenged so keep it simple, if possible.

Thanks much.  
(Version 2.0b1)

DOCTOR-{X}  Wow... just wow. I left my Mac Mini G4 turned on, running RDC 2.0b1 connected to a XP PC and, after ~7 hours running in foreground, it ate ALL of my RAM, and my Swap grew up to 1 GB.

Closing/Quitting RDC dropped ALL of my gig of RAM to 826 MB free, 50 MB inactive. Amazing what this little RAM sucker can do. Reverting to RDC 1.3.  
(Version 2.0b1)

BLACKSMITH_TB  I see it adds Vista-related features along with (finally) being a universal binary. But it has a bigger footprint than CORD (40M/400M for RDC vs. 20M/200M for CORD on my iMac). I think I'll pass.  
(Version 2.0b1)

GRUMPYTICO  How do I enable this?:

"...Multiple Sessions

Lets you connect to multiple Windows-based computers at the same time..."

I cannot find it anywhere on the program :(   
(Version 2.0b1)

HYBRID  Can't get this to work keep getting this error

The Mac cannot connect to the Windows-based computer

Can somebody please help me.

I'm running an Intel Duo Core iMac, trying to connect to Windows Vista.  
(Version 2.0b1)

AKWARNER  I use login names with foreign language characters and I cannot recreate those characters in the login box. I even tried to copy and paste into the login box but I cannot do that either. I assume the b1 designate means this is still beta code. Hope they fix this. It works as expected in 1.0.3 which I have reverted to using.

A.  
(Version 2.0b1)

SANTAB  I recommend reading the EULA. Very interesting indeed.  
(Version 2.0b1)

DAMIEN.BARRETT  Don, if you block (as you suggest) RDC network traffic, then you'll likely be blocking for the entire network. Do you want to explain to the PC admins why they suddenly can't RDC to their PC servers?

In a managed computer environment, there are many ways to block access to a program or service, as I'm sure you're aware. I merely suggest that Microsoft has chosen to use *Apple's own Installer framework* as suggested in their developer documentation to distribute their software. There are a lot of things Microsoft we can complain about--the fact that their Mac BU actually seems to be following established Apple/Mac guidelines shouldn't be one of them.

Damien Barrett (who also manages lots of Macs).

[lots of Apple cert acronyms here]  
(Version 2.0b1)

SCHMELDING  Why does this need an installer? Whenever Microsoft uses an installer it scares the hoo-haa out of me.

Seems like it should just be drag-and-drop into the Applications directory.  
(Version 2.0b1)

ZINNEKEN  this application keeps on asking to do online registration. when going to online registration, it is asking for a valid product ID which you are supposed to get from the "about" menu. Guess what, there is no product id in the about menu.

Does anyone know how to get the annoying registration & agreement windows away?  
(Version 1.0.3)

OPENIT  If you’re trying to snoop on your kids, you should use VNC rather than RDP. VNC will not lock the screen when you logged on. Although the screen will not lock the person at the console out, a small icon on the taskbar will change colors when you login.

Plus, VNC works on almost all operating systems from Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Google TightVNC or RealVNC. If your kid is smart, he will figure out that you are snooping on him.

Spector Soft makes some great software if you are into monitoring your employee, children or spouse. I would not use the software unless you disclose that you are monitoring the internet traffic.

I have deployed their software for a couple companies with great results

www.spectorsoft.com  
(Version 1.0.3)

MAG4MAG  I have a G4 PowerBooks Mac running OS X, and have connected it to my kids XP running PC via speed touch router.

The thing is I'm really worried about my kids activities on the internet, I'm sure you all know what I mean. My home network is fine and I can even enter my kid's pc and watch some folders that I allowed for sharing, such as the Internet history folders.

However I really want to monitor their display from my Mac without them knowing.

I have recently tried the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) from MS site http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient it works fine and I can actually view and use my kids XP on my Mac. However, when I log to my kids PC their display gets locked, and when they log in, I lose connection. In other words only when of us can view the XP display.

Can anyone please tell me how can I monitor my kids XP display via RDN when their on the net , without them knowing, form my OS X Mac?  
(Version 1.0.3)

SWGS1  It would be nice to see a Universal Binary update of this from Microsoft, but let me guess, this too wasn't made with xCode, so it shall take more work.  
(Version 1.0.3)

AINMAN  Okay I just switch from a PC to Mac but when I was using remote desktop from windows I first had to log into the VPN and then open the remote desktop app. All I had to do is type in my pc number in my co. and then my desktop would come up. When I do this on the MAC it doesn't work. Am I living out the details. I can get the help stuff to come up. P

Alex  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  When I try to connect from home using a CISCO Vpn client and Remote Desktop for mack, all I get is a black screen in remote desktop, I don't see the server or login box its all black. Any suggestions?  
(Version 1.0.3)

ROB LANGLEY  Been using this for several months in 'live work' environments connecting to Windows 2003 /2000 Servers. No problems, brilliant product!!!

Only down side is you can't run two copies for connecting to different servers without installing it in two seperate locations on your MAC  
(Version 1.0.3)

DANO  I recently redid my office network to a Windows 2003 server. My only requirement was I must have speedy remote access from my home powerbook G4 as I had in the past via Citrix.

Using Remote desktop remotely pc to pc performance is great. But with my remote mac to pc performance stinks.. Can anyone tell me whats up? I hate to give up my mac.  
(Version 1.0.3)

FREDERIK WILLE  I think this program could help me but I want to be certain before buying new hardware.

Current situation :

- living in small house with 2 floors with 1 (2 next year) children.

- PC location 2nd floor.

- PC used for photo/video applications + gaming.

Problem:

No place for kid(s) on 2nd floor and no place for PC ... .

We would like to be able to do the 2 things in the same place.

Possible situation:

Buy a laptop + wirless router and use Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 1.0.3. to do the work sitting in the same place as your kids .

Questions:

Has anybody used this application for gaming?

I asume that controling the video and photo application with this software is able.

What performance does the laptop need?

I hope someone can help me before X-mass, for then alot is in sales :-)

  
(Version 1.0.3)

TIM JONES  Works good with XP but I can not connect to a windows 2003 server. I get the message - "Either remote connections are not esnabled, the maximun number of connections was exceeded, or a network error occured. Try connecting again later or contact you administrator." But an XP machine will conect to the server.  
(Version 1.0.3)

SABOR  I have used this twice in the past, it is not very common for me to connect to a Windows box from my Mac.

I am now using it to run Visual Studio on my PC laptop while controlling it from my Mac...pretty sweet! I know that whenever I need to do this, the application will work flawlessly. Kudos for the MS Mac Unit! :)  
(Version 1.0.3)

DAVE  Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later? why? the application is classic.

Downloaded it 4 times on different locations, still it stays classic.

My Powermac G4 doesn't support classic, now what?!

I just want to remote my pc from my mac, like apple remote desktop does, is there another way?  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  It is a great program.  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  Great piece of software (especially for hesitant switchers and to make your Win-bound friends even more jealous). Very fast, stable and user-transparent.

At work, I also use the Win-to-Win version that MS bundles with XP. For once (or rather twice) MS did up a piece of software just right.  
(Version 1.0.3)

MARTIN SCORCESE  Now I wonder, why purchase Virtual PC?  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  The license for this software expires in 90 days and microsft provides no information on how to obtain a permanent license. This aspect of the software is a big problem. It works beautifully -- but it's useless after 90 days.  
(Version 1.0.3)

ALAN R------  I have a medical practice that uses a Windows based EMR (Electronic Medical Records) . All of my partners have PC's at home and log into our server through Windows XP PRO. Since I only have the Macintosh Platform at home, my only choice until now would have been to purchase and install Virtual PC and to purchase and install the MAC version of Windows XP PRO. I found this software by accident and I could not be more pleased. It works great and now I can get my charts finished from home . And to think that it was free is almost too good to be true. alan romine  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  It is really good  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  Works fine. If you want to stay away from as much MS software as possible but still connect to Windows boxes, try VNC. Chicken of the VNC is a great client, and Tight VNC is a good server for Windows. VNC is also cross platform with a wide range of other OSs which is nice. And it's free!  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  I wish I had XP Pro instead of Home  
(Version 1.0.3)

IMAGEWORX  Awesome app.

Far faster than Terminal Services on my P4 Xp box!

(screen redraw is faster than on PC and so is login and control)

Kudos to Micro$oft Mac Team!  
(Version 1.0.3)

ETHEREAL VIEW  Very fast to set up. Mac operates beutifully and I am now able to use my 23" HD display with my Windoze box.

The PC seems to lag a little bit and drag the network connection, but what's new? It always has. So, you get a bit of a skipping cursor from time to time.

I know it isn't my Mac doing it because I am running a Dual 2.5 G5 with a Gig and a Half of RAM and a 128Mb Vid Card.

Anytime you enter "Microsoft" into any equation, it usually results in a half-a$$ed sum... IMHO :)  
(Version 1.0.3)

SCHMELDING  Great app. It's the next step in getting as far away from Windoze as possible.  
(Version 1.0.3)

SABOR  Works extremely well, just as the windows versions. In just a few seconds I managed to connect my Mac to my work PC and share all drives, it was a bliss to transfer back and forth between them and I was just using one machine. It does not get any better than this, great product.  
(Version 1.0.2)

SHAWN  I'm attempting to connect via a Wireless network my dell running the terminal client software works fine the mac is being a pain. Any suggestion?  
(Version 1.0.2)

RUBEN  It worked great when i accessed a PC at one location but i can't get it to work at accessing PC 's that are behingd a firewall or stupid NAT routers. But i guess that not the software's fault it really is impressive. Much smoother than Apple Demote Deskstop or that stupid TibuckedWho? Hee Hee   
(Version 1.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  Performance is impressive, but not being able to connect to more than one server at a time is a severe limitation.

It is very frustrating to repeatedly log-out and log-in when working with more than one server. In these cases it is much more convenient to use VNC.

If you only need to manage a single PC, RDC is a great tool. But for managing multiple PCs, the Mac version of RDC seems to be intentionally crippled.  
(Version 1.0.2)

JAWEED SARFRAZ  I have used it with Windows XP and it work excellent. Speed is awesome. But some time it flickers when you have more load on your CPU. Otherwise it is excellent.

Thanks

Jaweed Sarfraz

jskk4@hotmail.com  
(Version 1.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  I agree, it works well on panther. I'm using it right now infact!  
(Version 1.0.2)

THEDARKTRUMPET  I have to admit that this program is much better than I anticipated at first. The options are pretty nice, and even over a wireless connection it's fast. I enjoy this application quite a bit, and is very very helpful for remote operations.  
(Version 1.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  can anyone tell me how to connect to a computer running Windows ME? apparently terminal services is not icluded but is there a patch or update for it? If not, are there any other ways to control\moniter my windows me machine from my Mac os X 10.2 machine? Any help would be great.

Thanks  
(Version 1.0.2)

IAN  I have been using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) for over a year now in my corporate environment to connect to the Windows XP box in my office. In fact, RDC works so well for me that I don't even have a monitor connected to my Windows machine; I moved it over to my Mac as a second monitor. RDC truly is like sitting at the other computer.

The first thing you have to do is turn on Remote Desktop on your Windows XP machine. This setting is in the "Remote" tab of the "System Properties" window (you can get there by right-clicking on My Computer and choosing Properties). You can optionally add a list of user accounts that are allowed to connect. With XP, only one connection at a time is allowed.

When you first run RDC on your Mac, you'll want to click the triangle next to "Options" to get to the good settings. Perhaps the most important setting to check is "Performance". When I'm in my office on the fast connection, I leave all the boxes checked. When I'm wireless on my laptop, I uncheck all of them. The Display tab should be your next stop. Here you can choose display resolution and color depth. Most programs look just fine in Thousands of colors and you'll save some bandwidth.

Here's a tip: After you change the settings and get them just the way you want them, go back to the "General" tab and click "Save as..." Put this file somewhere (I just leave it in the RDC folder) and name it something specific (e.g. "mypc.me.com fullscreen"). I have three different sized settings files like this. When I run RDC, I just choose the size I need at the time and off it goes. You can even have RDC save your Windows password in the Mac keychain.

If you choose to have local drives and printers connect to the PC, you can exchange files easily between the two as the PC can see your entire Mac hard drive. Printing to a USB printer connected to the Mac is still buggy, and will occasionally crash RDC. Thankfully, you aren't logged out of the Windows machine, so you just start it up again and use the print command again.

I really don't know how they are able to make RDC run so fast. It's much faster than VNC or Timbuktu, and since you're driving a real computer on the other end, it's faster than Virtual PC will ever be. Some things that require a high frame rate (like watching a movie) are jerky but still faster than any other remote method.

You can't beat the price (free) but you'll want to add it to your MacUpdate watch list because I've never seen Microsoft announce new versions of RDC. It seems like it's not a very important product to the Mac Business Unit at Microsoft, but everyone I show it to gets hooked.  
(Version 1.0.2)

GREG  can anyone get RDC to print locally? trying to print to a variety of USB printers w/o success. Even tried to share my printer over the internet, but couldn't add the network printer on the windows box, kept asking for a user/password.  
(Version 1.0.2)

ANTITOFTS  It did not work for mr att all!

Neither do I see the meaning !

Microsoft ???  
(Version 1.0.2)

UNCLE_ED  IMHO, this has got to be one of the best Mac products from M$. I can manage several PC servers faster than I could from the PC version of this (on a P4-2ghz).

No problems in panther. Connects to 2000 servers (sorry, I can't go to 2003 server yet) quite quickly.  
(Version 1.0.2)

ALEXIS   This update fixes the problem with RDC hanging and having to be force quit after logging off a Windows 2000 server.

I wish there was a way to use RDC to connect to a mac, this is so much better than VNC. (I realize there are no terminal services in OSX).   
(Version 1.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  I can't get it to connect to my Windows 2003 Server from Panther.  
(Version 1.0.1)

HENRY HAND  It does work in panther, very well too. I have one PC and 3 macs, and I use remote desktop connection to run windows programs over the local network. It's so fast that I've actually used VNC's remote desktop client on my PC, which I was controlling from my iMac via RDC, and I noticed almost no delay. Awesome software.  
(Version 1.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  tried this, hoping to be able to connect to my PC via my mac, but i am unable to figure out how to, i have done just about everything i think possible, but if this program doesn't work in Panther then i guess i am out of luck!

make a panther compatiable version :-)  
(Version 1.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  it does work in panther, for me at least. 500mhz ibook.  
(Version 1.0.1)

IVAN O.  This program DOES NOT WORK with PANTHER!  
(Version 1.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  I have been using RDC 1.0.1 for two months. I use it to allow remote access from my 17" G4 Powerbook to my home desktop, which runs Windows XP Professional. I connect via my builtin Airport client and a Linksys 802.11g wireless access point. This lash-up has worked perfectly. It is also faster and far more stable than XP Pro emulation running in Virtual PC, which I also use.

My only complaint echoes one voiced by another reviewer: the lack of a feature to enlarge the window showing the remote machine's desktop to full screen is an unfortunate failing. Further I regret that there are no help files.  
(Version 1.0.1)

AGGIEMOM  Flawless, over corporate VPN (Cisco) and home airport using NAT - can run my office XP box from my 10.2.6 mac (laptop or desktop) at home or anywhere there is a fast connection to the internet. Stable, and wicked fast. Apps for which there are no Mac counterparts Visio, Remedy, run fine. Outlook much faster this way than IMAP Entourage *and* I get my office calendar properly. I have just chucked Virtual PC as XP on that is much too slow.

No if only I could slide files from one desktop to the other and toggle between full screen and windowed mode as in VPC, I would be a very happy camper.

Remember to get terminal services enabled on your PC before you try this. It will not work without that little tweak. I needed my PC IP address. Machine name did not work.  
(Version 1.0.1)

NICK  Getting the following error (in remote desktop client)once I connect to my windows 2003 server:

The client could not connect to the remote computer

Because of an error in data encryption, this session will end.

Please try connecting to the remote computer again.

Mac: Dual 1ghz, 768 Ram, 10.2.6

PC: p4 1.7, 1gb Ram, Win 2003 server  
(Version 1.0.1)

TIM  Running Win2K server, finding RDC a nice solution as there is no Mac client available for our new accounting system. We have connected 8 Mac's (from a 233mhz iMac to a 1G Powerbook, currently system 10.2.5), all withoug problems. Have noticed that the newer Mac's do seem a little quicker. Found that turning off most of the options (in the performance tab, "options" at start up) and adding more ram to the server made noticeable differences. Choosing "Full Screen" and simply toggling between environments also saved a lot of unnecessary scrolling in the Windows mode. Nice product, and a great solution for a company that has used Mac exclusively for 15 years.  
(Version 1.0.1)

DANSKINNYMAN  Shouldn't it be able to open windows remote access files? My friend sent e one to connect to his computer but no luck. Otherwise i can't fiigure out what name to use...  
(Version 1.0.1)

DOUG  Running 10.2.4, works great connecting to Win2K Servers, even via a VPN connection. My only complaint is that it only supports ONE connection at a time where the Windows version can be spawned multiple times with each instance connected to a different box (I stopped count after 10 at once)  
(Version 1.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  When I COULD use the RDC it worked fine and I had similar comments to not being able to modify/customize the resolution. However, since upgrading to 10.2, I can connect remotely to my XP box, but for some reason my keyboard mapping now is all wrong when typing remotely.   
(Version 1.0)

ANONYMOUS  After downloading the software and setting up remote access on .net Server RC1 my iBook feels like it is natively running .net. It has not crashed. The only issue I have had is the sound will not play. There is an option to play the sound through YOUR computer but not such luck. A great peace of software.  
(Version 1.0)

WES  Running Jaguar (10.2) on a DP 500MHz G4, I've had quite a bit of trouble keeping the software afloat. It seems to crash at the drop of a hat. When it works, it works well, allowing me to connect with our Windows NT Terminal Server. It simply will not stay on long enough to accomplish anything. Can't say I've ever had any other software on my machine that has been this undependable. On a positive note, anyone who has used Citrix will find set up very easy. The only thing in that area that is annoying is that you can't type in a custom screen resolution.  
(Version 1.0)