Switching Between Desktops

Help Please

I am a recent user of Vista and have found it trying but rewarding when the
time has been put in. However there is one area that I still can not seem to
use and would like to if it is possible. I have to sign into a remote
desktop and would like to switch bewteen the remote and local desktops but
can not seem to do it the old fashioned way (ALT + tab). I have tried the
help on Vista and does not clarify the way to be able to used it.

I have read some of the posts and not being technically knowledgable can not
get a way for it to work. Can you please let me know if it possible to get
it working as would desperately love to be able to use it. If it takes
changin some features i Vista can you please explain in lamens terms.

I am currently using Vista Business if that makes any difference?

Thanks in advance.
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Matt TW

"Matt" <> wrote in message
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> Help Please
>
> I am a recent user of Vista and have found it trying but rewarding when
> the
> time has been put in. However there is one area that I still can not seem
> to
> use and would like to if it is possible. I have to sign into a remote
> desktop and would like to switch bewteen the remote and local desktops but
> can not seem to do it the old fashioned way (ALT + tab). I have tried the
> help on Vista and does not clarify the way to be able to used it.
>
> I have read some of the posts and not being technically knowledgable can
> not
> get a way for it to work. Can you please let me know if it possible to
> get
> it working as would desperately love to be able to use it. If it takes
> changin some features i Vista can you please explain in lamens terms.
>
> I am currently using Vista Business if that makes any difference?


You can press Ctrl + Alt + Pause/Break to toggle the Remote Desktop window,
while you are in it, full screen, then you can use Ctrl + Tab to switch
windows within the client.

ss.

SS

Thanks for that. I tried it and got no response from the remote desk top
there was no response at all even after waiting for one minute????.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.'

Thanks
--
Matt TW


"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> "Matt" <> wrote in message
> news:3B688E37-E4A2-4CA9-9690-...
> > Help Please
> >
> > I am a recent user of Vista and have found it trying but rewarding when
> > the
> > time has been put in. However there is one area that I still can not seem
> > to
> > use and would like to if it is possible. I have to sign into a remote
> > desktop and would like to switch bewteen the remote and local desktops but
> > can not seem to do it the old fashioned way (ALT + tab). I have tried the
> > help on Vista and does not clarify the way to be able to used it.
> >
> > I have read some of the posts and not being technically knowledgable can
> > not
> > get a way for it to work. Can you please let me know if it possible to
> > get
> > it working as would desperately love to be able to use it. If it takes
> > changin some features i Vista can you please explain in lamens terms.
> >
> > I am currently using Vista Business if that makes any difference?
>
>
> You can press Ctrl + Alt + Pause/Break to toggle the Remote Desktop window,
> while you are in it, full screen, then you can use Ctrl + Tab to switch
> windows within the client.
>
> ss.
>
>
>

"Matt" <> wrote in message
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> SS
>
> Thanks for that. I tried it and got no response from the remote desk top
> there was no response at all even after waiting for one minute????.
>
> Any other suggestions would be appreciated.'
>


I am not sure what you mean. Ctrl + Alt + Pause/Break does toggle the
Remote Desktop Screen between full screen and windowed mode. I have just
tested it myself.

Unfortunately, you cannot immediately use Alt + Tab afterwards in Vista,
without clicking outside the RDP window. You can in XP, which is what I was
testing it out with previously.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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>
> Unfortunately, you cannot immediately use Alt + Tab afterwards in Vista,
> without clicking outside the RDP window. You can in XP, which is what I
> was testing it out with previously.
>

Ah, to change this, all you need to do is select 'in full screen mode only'
for Keyboard, on the Local Resources tab of the RDP client settings.

ss.