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Smokey Grindle - 17 Jul 2006 01:04 GMT

is there any way to detect if yoru app is runnign on a terminal server in
.net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

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Chris - 17 Jul 2006 02:40 GMT

> is there any way to detect if yoru app is runnign on a terminal server in
> .net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

I just set a command line parameter that I would launch whenever I
launched from a terminal server.

Program.Exe /TS

Then I would lower the graphics.

Chris

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Michel Posseth [MCP] - 17 Jul 2006 12:29 GMT

If Terminal Server is installed, the product suite registry entry will
contain the string "Terminal Server."

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]

> is there any way to detect if yoru app is runnign on a terminal server in
> ..net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

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Smokey Grindle - 07 Aug 2006 15:09 GMT

I'm sorry but I dont have a clue where the product suite registry entry is,
I searched the registery for "Terminal Server" but found nothing that isnt
also in my standard XP workstation registry also....

> If Terminal Server is installed, the product suite registry entry will
> contain the string "Terminal Server."
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>> is there any way to detect if yoru app is runnign on a terminal server in
>> ..net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

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Michel Posseth [MCP] - 07 Aug 2006 15:42 GMT

Well it sure should be there ,

to be more specific here

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\ProductOptions

Here you can find detailed info ( source however is in C++ )

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]

> I'm sorry but I dont have a clue where the product suite registry entry is,
> I searched the registery for "Terminal Server" but found nothing that isnt
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> >> is there any way to detect if yoru app is runnign on a terminal server in
> >> ..net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

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Michel Posseth [MCP] - 07 Aug 2006 15:46 GMT

sorry forgot to paste the link

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/win2kts/maintain/optimize/tsappdev.mspx

> Well it sure should be there ,
>
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> > >> is there any way to detect if yoru app is runnign on a terminal server in
> > >> ..net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

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Smokey Grindle - 07 Aug 2006 18:46 GMT

ah ok found it now thanks!

> Well it sure should be there ,
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>> >> ..net? so we can slim down graphics and such for it? thanks!

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