RDP installation in workgroup/non-domain

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mcpboy

2005-01-07 17:51:05 UTC

I need to send the msrdpcli.exe to my 20 or so
computers at the retail store level.
How do I allow them to run the RDP Client install
as a normal user?....."windows 2000 pro clients"
msrdpcli tells me I have to be administrator level
to install and I don't want to give out the admin password
for those store machines. There's no Active Directory involved
so that prevents me from creating an AD InstallAdmin on those
machines.
Any Ideas?
TIA.

Bruce Sanderson

2005-01-08 21:56:53 UTC

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"Users" can not install software; this is by design and is a basic part of
the OS security.

You might find the free "RunAsUser" tool from
http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/runasuser.htm useful. I haven't used it
extensively, but it seemed to work "as advertised" in all my tests so far.
--
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

Post by mcpboy
I need to send the msrdpcli.exe to my 20 or so
computers at the retail store level.
How do I allow them to run the RDP Client install
as a normal user?....."windows 2000 pro clients"
msrdpcli tells me I have to be administrator level
to install and I don't want to give out the admin password
for those store machines. There's no Active Directory involved
so that prevents me from creating an AD InstallAdmin on those
machines.
Any Ideas?
TIA.

MortLebow

2005-01-10 15:05:05 UTC

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Another possible solution which I use very often...
Install an application like pcAnywhere on your client computers and
configure them as host only. Set yourself as the only incoming caller. With
this in place, you will always have the ability to remotely access those
system and install your client applications and even test and debug them.
Hpoe this is helpful...Mort