Remote Desktop on Win 7

[YueHong]

Hi,

I am planning to set up a data center PC for the use of a small office. Here I would like to have some of your advices:

1. Is it possible to have other PC to remote use the PC at the same time? For example, 2 people remotely using the PC with different account?

2. If using remote desktop from Win 7, will a user able to terminate an application running by other account?

3. In remote desktop, am I able to prevent access of certain folder or program on certain users?

4. Can I have a shared folder where remote user can access it, but can't modify the content of that folder. If they want to do so, they have to key in password and etc. And the modification will be recorded for later review?

Thanks.

 

[postmortemIA]

1. You need windows 7 pro to be able to remotely connect. one user only. If you get server edition (windows server 2008), more than one user can be remoted in at same time.
2. You can kill tasks for any user, but only one user can be remoted in or locally logged in at the time.
3. remote login as admin user is same as being logged as admin locally
4. yes, see 3.

 

[cheez]

Hi,

I am planning to set up a data center PC for the use of a small office. Here I would like to have some of your advices:

1. Is it possible to have other PC to remote use the PC at the same time? For example, 2 people remotely using the PC with different account?

I believe Windows 7 does not have this feature. Server 2003 and 2008 does. Multiple users can remote in to a Server OS with their unique account.

3. In remote desktop, am I able to prevent access of certain folder or program on certain users?

Won't work. You would need to create domain controller and setup active directory and assign users group policy... You would need a server computer, and client PC's.

Or logon as admin and setup read and write permissions on certain folders. Make them only accessible by administrator and not any other users... This should work.

 

[Nothinman]

Hi,

I am planning to set up a data center PC for the use of a small office. Here I would like to have some of your advices:

1. Is it possible to have other PC to remote use the PC at the same time? For example, 2 people remotely using the PC with different account?

As stated, you need Terminal Services (RDS in Win2k8 R2) to have multiple remote people logged into the server simultaneously.

2. If using remote desktop from Win 7, will a user able to terminate an application running by other account?

Only if they're a local admin on the server.

3. In remote desktop, am I able to prevent access of certain folder or program on certain users?

Yes, NTFS permissions.

4. Can I have a shared folder where remote user can access it, but can't modify the content of that folder. If they want to do so, they have to key in password and etc. And the modification will be recorded for later review?

Thanks.

Yes and no. You can setup NTFS permissions to allow view only with no change, but you can't have it accept a password and then submit the changes for review. You need a whole other system like a document management system designed for that specific functionality.

 

[Gooberlx2]

You can enable concurrent sessions in Win7 Pro.
http://www.missingremote.com/guide/how-enable-concurrent-sessions-windows-7-service-pack-1-rtm

 

[Nothinman]

You can enable concurrent sessions in Win7 Pro.
http://www.missingremote.com/guide/how-enable-concurrent-sessions-windows-7-service-pack-1-rtm

Which is a violation of the license and will potentially break with every patch you install.

 

[Grat Wilson]

well, you through the process of setting up your Windows 7 computer to handle incoming Remote Desktop Connections from authenticated user and how to connect to a remote computer.