Sunday, July 26, 2009

Remote Desktop - uses local C: or C: on remote desktop?

Ok - this is going to be a dumb question - but I will ask.





I have a VB app with references pointing to some dlls in C:\program files\common files\shared.





When I log on to a remote desktop connection - does the app use the remote desktop's C:\ drive or my machine I am using to connect with to remote desktop?





Thanks

Remote Desktop - uses local C: or C: on remote desktop?
When you remote to a PC with RD, it is exactly the same as being in front of that PC. If you were to run that application on the remote PC, it would look for the files in that same directory on the remote PC, and not the one where the dlls actually reside.
Reply:No, it doesn't. Remote desktop doesn't "connect" any resource on two PCs, it only helps control the remoted PC. However, if your 2 PCs are shared the whole C: drive, it may be done but the direction will not be C:\program files\common files\shared but your_computer_id (or IPaddess)\\c$\program files\common files\shared


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