Terminal Services RemoteApp
Terminal Services RemoteApp lets you define programs to be run directly from a TS-enabled server but appear totally integrated within the local copy of Windows. The integration is nearly perfect, showing off a seamless independent taskbar button, resizable application window areas, Alt-Tab switching functionality, population of system tray icons where appropriate, and more.
Terminal Services RemoteApp is designed to remove from the user's mind the idea that he is using a hosted application; the only giveaway would be the ToolTip in the taskbar that indicates Terminal Services is in use, plus occasional slow response because of network latency or server overload. It will look just like the application is running locally.
It's very simple to deploy as well. You simply create .rdp files that act as formatted profiles of available hosted applications. You can deploy these RDP files however you like throughout the enterprise, through Group Policy or over a web site, or through email or a systems management tool, and so on.
In this example, let's configure Calculator—truly a complex application, of course—to be used with TS RemoteApp:
Open Server Manager.
Drill down through the Terminal Services node in the left pane to TS RemoteApp Manager.
In the right pane, click Add RemoteApp Programs to launch the RemoteApp Wizard. Click Next off the introductory screen.
The "Choose programs to add to the RemoteApp Programs list" screen appears. Here is where you add specific ...
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