Enable Multiple Concurrent Users in Remote Desktop on Windows 7

I recently upgrade my home server to Windows 7 from Windows XP.

My so-called server is actually just a bare system with apache, MySQL, PHP and a bunch of other server software installed. Since I mainly use Mac now, the only two PC in my home are my Dad’s entertainment PC (his replacement of the TV) and my server.

The only problem is that I don’t want to purchase a monitor for my server which I will probably never use. With Windows XP, I enable the remote desktop and download a cracked file to make the multiple connections available so my whole house hold can have accounts and just connect to the PC remotely to do whatever they need to do on PC.

With Windows 7 installed, I initially didn’t notice this until I got a notice when my brother tried to use the server remotely. So I googled online and found the patch; surprisingly it’s much easier than what I should do with Windows XP Professional (Only the Professional version supports remote control).

1. Download the patch. You can download from the official site MissingRemote.com; or you can download from my site alternatively. >>>DOWNLOAD<<<
2. Extract the file, you will see a file named “install.cmd”, right click it and “Run as Administrator”
3. Done. If you are using remote connection to do that, you might experience a disconnection, but you can connect it back right away with no problem.

You should be able to see a screen like this:

Source: missingremote.com

Just a side note that, I don’t know how come Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection won’t work with my home network anymore after I upgrade my machine to Snow Leopard and Windows 7 (for the server), but there is no problem with the connection made from outside back to my home. I just guess Microsoft will mean to slow down the software development on purpose so I won’t expect they will release an update on the software. Besides, I don’t want to use RealVNC, even tho it’s an awesome software, because I would like to use Windows native remote desktop program; I can get remote program much more easily outside since Remote Desktop is installed with Windows by default, I will have to download a RealVNC client if I set up RealVNC server at home.

After a bit of research, I finally use CoRD which is an open source program, I am not going to compare it with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection on Mac, but I just need to make a word on CoRD that, like Mac, it just works.

http://cord.sourceforge.net/