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Update for Windows Vista (KB969084) u2013 RDCMan 7 for Windows Vista.

Update for Windows XP (KB969085) u2013 RDCMan 7 for Windows XP SP3.

I also included a link to RDCMan 7 for Windows Vista below. Note: My default is Windows 7, but if you intend to use RDCMan with Windows XP, you may need to install version 6 or higher of the Remote Desktop Connection client software.

Here are configuration tips for getting the most out of RDCMan. RDCMan aggregates Windows server remote desktop connections so administrators can connect to server with a point and a click rather than hunting around for a connection. Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) makes our administrative task of keeping track of remote desktop connections much easier. For example, is it the server named SQL04 or is it the server named SQL08 that houses the SharePoint database? As you move into larger environments, it gets even worse as the number of servers grows exponentially.

It can be a challenge to keep track of our 15 physical servers and our 40 – 45 virtual servers, particularly when it comes to connecting to multiple servers that house related servers. In our small IT shop, my staff and I wear many hats, and we all have varying needs to jump on different servers to accomplish a necessary task. There are days when I look down at my taskbar and see way too many open connections to servers and I can’t remember what’s what.

Microsoft remote desktop manager