New ways to do familiar Remote Desktop for Administration tasks

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

New ways to do familiar tasks

This table lists common tasks for Remote Desktop for Administration (formerly Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode). The user interface for performing these tasks is different in Windows Server 2003 family operating systems than it was in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000.

Please choose your upgrade path:

  • Windows NT 4.0 to one of the Windows Server 2003 family operating systems

  • Windows 2000 to one of the Windows Server 2003 family operating systems

Windows NT 4.0 to one of the Windows Server 2003 family operating systems

If you want to In Windows NT 4.0 use In Windows Server 2003 family operating systems do this

Create a Terminal Services connection

Terminal Server Client

Open Remote Desktop Connection. For more information, see Remote Desktop Connection.

Remotely administer your server with Terminal Services

Not available

Use Remote Desktop for Administration. For more information, see Remote Desktop for Administration overview.

Create a Terminal Services connection using the World Wide Web

Not available

Use Remote Desktop Web Connection. For more information, see Remote Desktop Web Connection.

Windows 2000 to one of the Windows Server 2003 family operating systems

If you want to In Windows 2000 use In Windows Server 2003 family operating systems do this

Create a Terminal Services connection

Client Connection Manager and Terminal Services Client

Open Remote Desktop Connection. For more information, see Remote Desktop Connection.

Remotely administer your server with Terminal Services

Use Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode, enabled with Add or Remove Programs

Remote Desktop for Administration. For more information, see Remote Desktop for Administration overview.

Create a Terminal Services connection using the World Wide Web

Terminal Services Advanced Client

Use Remote Desktop Web Connection. For more information, see Remote Desktop Web Connection.