remote desktop changes color quality

it's 6.0.6000.16386

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> frederick wrote:
> > when i logon to remote desktop, the client displays a 16-bit video
> > driver. there is no 32-bit available. both computers support
> > 32-bit, however.
> >
> > is there a way to display 32 bits or is 16 bits the limit?
>
> What version of the client are you using?
>
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>
>

frederick wrote:
> when i logon to remote desktop, the client displays a 16-bit video
> driver. there is no 32-bit available. both computers support
> 32-bit, however.
>
> is there a way to display 32 bits or is 16 bits the limit?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> What version of the client are you using?

frederick wrote:
> it's 6.0.6000.16386

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Example search:
http://www.google.com/search?q=32+bit+color+in+Remote+Desktop

Visual improvements
Remote Desktop Connection now supports 32-bit color and font smoothing.

To enable 32-bit color, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Communication,
and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Click Options, click the Display tab, and then click Highest Quality (32
bit) in the Colors list.

Is that methodology not working for you?
(According to the article - it may not for pre-Vista/Windows 2008 systems.)

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Right, I tried that, but no luck.

Could it be because the client is 1024x768 and the other machine is
1680x1050? I wondered if it could handle it, but it works fine, except for
the 32-bit. Remote Desktop is a nice product.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> frederick wrote:
> > when i logon to remote desktop, the client displays a 16-bit video
> > driver. there is no 32-bit available. both computers support
> > 32-bit, however.
> >
> > is there a way to display 32 bits or is 16 bits the limit?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > What version of the client are you using?
>
> frederick wrote:
> > it's 6.0.6000.16386
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> Example search:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=32+bit+color+in+Remote+Desktop
>
> Visual improvements
> Remote Desktop Connection now supports 32-bit color and font smoothing.
>
> To enable 32-bit color, follow these steps:
> 1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Communication,
> and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
> 2. Click Options, click the Display tab, and then click Highest Quality (32
> bit) in the Colors list.
>
> Is that methodology not working for you?
> (According to the article - it may not for pre-Vista/Windows 2008 systems.)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

I'm having this exact problem.

The software I'm using won't run on anything but 32bit true color.

The highest setting I can get once connected it 16 bit.

Did anyone find a solution to this problem ?

Thanks

Bill


"frederick" wrote:

> Right, I tried that, but no luck.
>
> Could it be because the client is 1024x768 and the other machine is
> 1680x1050? I wondered if it could handle it, but it works fine, except for
> the 32-bit. Remote Desktop is a nice product.
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
> > frederick wrote:
> > > when i logon to remote desktop, the client displays a 16-bit video
> > > driver. there is no 32-bit available. both computers support
> > > 32-bit, however.
> > >
> > > is there a way to display 32 bits or is 16 bits the limit?
> >
> > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > > What version of the client are you using?
> >
> > frederick wrote:
> > > it's 6.0.6000.16386
> >
> > Search using Google!
> > http://www.google.com/
> > (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
> >
> > Example search:
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=32+bit+color+in+Remote+Desktop
> >
> > Visual improvements
> > Remote Desktop Connection now supports 32-bit color and font smoothing.
> >
> > To enable 32-bit color, follow these steps:
> > 1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Communication,
> > and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
> > 2. Click Options, click the Display tab, and then click Highest Quality (32
> > bit) in the Colors list.
> >
> > Is that methodology not working for you?
> > (According to the article - it may not for pre-Vista/Windows 2008 systems.)
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> >

Do you have the latest version? Mine is 6.0. Did you check the Remote
Desktop Connection setting in Options>Display>Highest Quality that Shenan
suggested? It didn't help me, but my monitors are pretty mismatched and I
suspect that to be my problem. Other than that, I haven't heard of anything
else.

Fred

"Bill Simard" wrote:

> I'm having this exact problem.
>
> The software I'm using won't run on anything but 32bit true color.
>
> The highest setting I can get once connected it 16 bit.
>
> Did anyone find a solution to this problem ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
>
>
> "frederick" wrote:
>
> > Right, I tried that, but no luck.
> >
> > Could it be because the client is 1024x768 and the other machine is
> > 1680x1050? I wondered if it could handle it, but it works fine, except for
> > the 32-bit. Remote Desktop is a nice product.
> >
> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> >
> > > frederick wrote:
> > > > when i logon to remote desktop, the client displays a 16-bit video
> > > > driver. there is no 32-bit available. both computers support
> > > > 32-bit, however.
> > > >
> > > > is there a way to display 32 bits or is 16 bits the limit?
> > >
> > > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > > > What version of the client are you using?
> > >
> > > frederick wrote:
> > > > it's 6.0.6000.16386
> > >
> > > Search using Google!
> > > http://www.google.com/
> > > (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
> > >
> > > Example search:
> > > http://www.google.com/search?q=32+bit+color+in+Remote+Desktop
> > >
> > > Visual improvements
> > > Remote Desktop Connection now supports 32-bit color and font smoothing.
> > >
> > > To enable 32-bit color, follow these steps:
> > > 1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Communication,
> > > and then click Remote Desktop Connection.
> > > 2. Click Options, click the Display tab, and then click Highest Quality (32
> > > bit) in the Colors list.
> > >
> > > Is that methodology not working for you?
> > > (According to the article - it may not for pre-Vista/Windows 2008 systems.)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shenan Stanley
> > > MS-MVP
> > > --
> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > >
> > >
> > >