So far I haven’t managed to find a Remote Desktop client for Windows which can be installed on a portable drive. This might be a bit of inconvenience if you are trying to remote desktop from a public terminal that is locked down. After doing a bit of searching, I have a easy way to have Remote Desktop working on your portable drive.
For Windows XP:
- Go to the directory
C:\Windows\System32 - Look for the files:
mstsc.exe, andmstscax.dll - Copy the 2 files to your portable drive.
That’s it! To run the Remote Desktop client just execute mstsc.exe on your portable drive. If you have a U3 portable drive you can add a shortcut to your launchpad menu refer to the blog U3 and PortableApp.
This solution is not perfect as it leaves behind a file and some registry information in the client’s computer.
The file could be found at
%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Default.rdp
The registry entries can be found in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\
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