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Windows 7: Need dual monitor remote desktop to a Win7 Pro computer

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  • 13-11-2014 10:26am
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    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭


    I have tried Splashtop, RealVNC, LogMeIn, and GoToMyPC and none of them seem to replicate the remote desktop ability to extend the desktop to dual monitors at full resolution (many of them scraping only the laptop's low resolution).

    Is there any other 3rd party tool? I've spend a lot of time looking and feel stuck. The only alternative is a very expensive dual head KVM switch.

    The laptop is a corporate image that I can't change, even though I have access to Ultimate licenses. As it is an OEM/MSDN version I don't think there is a way to upgrade without a reinstall, which isn't an option.


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    #2
    Echoes675
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭Echoes675


    Remote assistance is your friend (It will display both remote screens on one single screen on your machine but allow you to zoom to 100% when needed)


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    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    Hi, to clarify what I have is a Win7 ultimate machine with dual screens. I have a work laptop with Win7 Pro I need to remote in to. What I'm trying to do is remote from Win7 Ultimate to Win7 Pro and use both displays.

    I'm trying to find a software alternative to mstc as Win7 Pro won't support hosting multiple monitors.


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    Bosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 414 ✭✭Bosh


    Team Viewer?


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    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Yeah TeamViewer will allow you to do this. You install it on both machines and then you can remote login and take over or just view and it will let you use dual monitors.

    http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx


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    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    I tried teamviewer and a few others this morning and they didn't do what I wanted. While I couldn't use mstc /multimon with Win7 Pro I can use mstc /span. This gives me a silly desktop across both screens of 3840x1080.

    I'm using 2 pieces of software to make this work more or less like mstc /multimon would.

    1. SplitView - gives most of the functionality you need for free: keeps windows from appearing in the middle (many windows would appear there by default smack between the 2 monitors), stops windows from spanning both monitors, allows snapping the window to the top of the screen to maximize to one monitor instead of across both.

    2. Divvy - allows you to define a custom grid of snap areas. I went for 1 row by 4 columns. You can then assign shortcuts to these snap areas. For monitor 1 I chose win+alt+left and win+alt+right to snap to the left/right split on monitor 1. For monitor 2 I chose alt+left and alt+right to snap to the left/right split on monitor 2. I can still use win+left and win+right to move windows from one monitor to the other.

    This sufficiently emulates the true multimon option without needing to spend €300 on a KVM switch.


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