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[Help] Trying to add to XP network right click menu


ricktendo

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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

rdpcon.pngrdpconxp.png

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

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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"

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  • 2 months later...

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)

con7.png

conxp.png

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"

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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

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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

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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

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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

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