How to change location of RDP file?

[grofaty]

Hi,
using Windows XP sp3. When ever I open "Remote Desktop Connection" program to connect to other PC remotely there is file Default.rdp created in my C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\My Documents folder. I would like RDP will be saved in some other path. How to change location of RDP file?
Regards

 

[linney]

Look on the Remote Desktop Connections for the Options button, down at the bottom of the General Tab there is a Save As button. That should do it for you.

 

[grofaty]

Hi,
this option is only to save current rdp file to new location. When ever I open Remote Destkop new Default.rdp file is still created in my C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\My Documents folder. So there should be some settings to tell that new rdp file should be created in new directory.
Regards

 

[Diancecht]

But you can use the created rdp file, right?

Cheers,
Dian

 

[linney]

All I can find is this article which just mentions the already stated option. Perhaps there is no alternative?

Remote Desktop Protocol settings in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885187

 

[cmeagan656]

The Default.rdp is only created if you don't save the connection to another location the first time you create it.

What I do is open the RDP, customize it, and then [b[before I connect[/b] save it as a different name (I use the server or client name.rdp) to a location of your choice. Then connect to your remote session. The next time I need to connect to that server/client I go to the location that I saved the original .rdp file in and double click on that file.

Hope this helps.

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