I would like to add this regtweak to XP, you right click on a computer in your network/worgroup list and choose "Connect with Remote Desktop Connection" and it launches RDC and connects to that PC

I love this feature in Windows 7 and would like to add it to XP (not that it matters but I already have KB969084 RDC v7.0)

Any help would be appreciated, like the GUID in the registry for that right click menu or switch to launch RDC and enter the PC name

Edited December 29, 201015 yr by ricktendo64

Any help would be appreciated, like the GUID in the registry for that right click menu or switch to launch RDC and enter the PC name

In XP, you can try to look at this location

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Network Connections\Command

I have Added Add/Remove Programs added like this to My Computer

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Add/Remove Programs\command]
@="control appwiz.cpl"

OK I found how to add it, only problem is it launches the remote desktop connection (mstsc.exe -v <computer-name>) and does not enter the name of the PC (%1 is no good)

Here is the regtweak

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop]
@="Connect with Remote Desktop Connection"
"NeverDefault"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop\command]
@="mstsc.exe -v %1"

Edited December 17, 201015 yr by ricktendo64

Try this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop]
@="Connect with Remote Desktop Connection"
"NeverDefault"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop\command]
@="mstsc.exe -v \"%1\""

PS: Note the \" at the beginning and end of %1

Edited December 17, 201015 yr by Vishal Gupta

No, still not working...but still its a good thing to add the quotes (just in case)

Ok found a solution:

Instead of using %1, you need to use %D but it contains "\\" before the computername.

I created a small batch (launchrdp.cmd) to do it:

set dest=%1
mstsc -v %dest:~2%

and the reg entry is:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop\command
@=launchrdp.cmd %D

OMG thank you its working

I am wondering, can the same be done with a VBS file?

Probably but i didn't tried: the only requirement is to parse correctly the \\servername into servername.

I am wondering, can the same be done with a VBS file?

While I do not exactly know the vbs way, you can try using a vbs that launch launchrdp.cmd w/o the console box

launchrdp.vbs

Dim oShell
Set oShell=WScript.CreateObject ("WSCript.shell")
oShell.run "launchrdp.cmd",0,False
Set oShell = Nothing

Want to bypass cmd, just vbs that will do mstsc.exe -v %d and remove the \\ from the beginning

Edited December 31, 201015 yr by ricktendo64

Ok i did it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NetServer]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NetServer\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop]
@="Connect with Remote Desktop Connection"
"NeverDefault"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NetServer\shell\remotedesktop\command]
@="wscript c:\\launchrdp.vbs %D"

The vbs:

d=WScript.Arguments.Item(0)
e=mid(d,3,len(d))
Dim oShell
Set oShell=WScript.CreateObject ("WSCript.shell")
oShell.run "mstsc.exe /v " & e

OMG, now its perfect

ty all who helped especially allen2

Edited December 31, 201015 yr by ricktendo64