Running multiple application using Remote App in Windows

Question

I have successfully achieved how to execute an remote application on a Windows 7 ultimate machine. I used this link: http://geekswithblogs.net/twickers/archive/2009/12/18/137048.aspx

My question is Can I run two different applications simultaneously from the remote machine using Remote app? The blog suggests that to provide the path of the executable like following way in the RDP config file:

remoteapplicationprogram:s:C:\Windows\programm.exe

I am able to run single application with no problems, but I wonder if I can run two different applications. PS: I am able to run these two different application individually. I tried something like this but no success:

remoteapplicationprogram:s:C:\Windows\programm1.exe
remoteapplicationprogram:s:C:\Windows\programm2.exe

But in this case only the programm1.exe executes.

Simplified problem: Lets simply the problem, how can I create a RDP config file so that when I execute it, it executes the notepad as well as the calculator on the remote machine? I know how to execute one app at a time. But I don't know how to execute multiple apps at the same time?

Answer 1

Answer from one of my coworkers:

Instead of specifying multiple programs in the RDP file, specify a batch file that contains

start "" c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
start "" c:\windows\system32\calc.exe

When you connect the batch file will run and start both programs.

Answer 2

yes you can run multiple applications and executables but each executable has to be published for it to run.