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Until recently (until I updated to Windows 8), I had Windows 7.
I had an *.rdp
file which I could edit its session bpp
value to 8
, which implies using 256 colors mode when remote desktop is on.
Brief look at the RDP file:
...
screen mode id:i:1
use multimon:i:0
desktopwidth:i:1366
desktopheight:i:768
session bpp:i:8 <<-------------------(in Windows 7, this worked)
...
However, now, after installing Windows 8, this does not work and I still see my host computer in high resolution. I don't want the 15 bit. I want 256 colors.
I couldn't find any solution which is working on Windows 8.
This is the full file content:
screen mode id:i:1
use multimon:i:0
desktopwidth:i:1366
desktopheight:i:768
session bpp:i:8
winposstr:s:0,1,1136,101,1936,701
compression:i:1
keyboardhook:i:2
audiocapturemode:i:0
videoplaybackmode:i:1
connection type:i:2
displayconnectionbar:i:1
disable wallpaper:i:1
allow font smoothing:i:0
allow desktop composition:i:0
disable full window drag:i:1
disable menu anims:i:1
disable themes:i:0
disable cursor setting:i:0
bitmapcachepersistenable:i:1
full address:s:dalida.dyndns.biz:443
audiomode:i:2
redirectprinters:i:0
redirectcomports:i:0
redirectsmartcards:i:1
redirectclipboard:i:1
redirectposdevices:i:0
redirectdirectx:i:1
autoreconnection enabled:i:1
authentication level:i:2
prompt for credentials:i:0
negotiate security layer:i:1
remoteapplicationmode:i:0
alternate shell:s:
shell working directory:s:
gatewayhostname:s:
gatewayusagemethod:i:4
gatewaycredentialssource:i:4
gatewayprofileusagemethod:i:0
promptcredentialonce:i:1
use redirection server name:i:0
drivestoredirect:s:
What OS runs on the host?? – stijn – 2013-05-21T10:56:15.280
win7 32 bit tries to connect to win8 64 bit – Royi Namir – 2013-05-21T10:57:20.680
Hmm, tried everything I can think of, including running an older version of mstsc from win xp, but lowest I can get it 15bit so it must be something at the host side; yet even setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ColrDepth set to 1 on the Win8 machine does not do the trick.. My guess is they changed the rdp services dll so unless you find someone who can patch is I'm afraid you're out of luck.. – stijn – 2013-05-21T12:07:15.203
Sorry, Royi, but if your question has not received an answer, then it didn't get enough attention, or nobody was able to find a solution for you. Unfortunately there is nothing anybody could do about this. Good luck. – slhck – 2013-05-26T13:57:55.190