That's because, as you know, the "7" in Windows is not a version number, but a marketing designator.
Win7 (and Win2008 R2) are version 6.1 -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com>wrote: > Bad habits tend to get repeated. They call Windows 7 when it's 6.1. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:58 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > This is exactly what has me baffled right now... > > But I just download the XP Version, extracted the files, and mstsc.exe is > listed as version 6.1.7600.16385 > > Why do they call it v7 when it's version 6.1? I know the Protocol version > is 7, but come on... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Burian, Matthew J. (mjb) [mailto:m...@burianit.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:51 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > Does anyone know if this 7.0 RDP client update for XP/Vista is something > different than the version installed on Win 7? > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969084 > > > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:48 AM, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > Have you got RDP set to allow connections from all types of client? I > > had a bit of trouble when it wasn't set to that, and I had the latest > client... > > > > On 16 February 2010 16:45, Sam Cayze <sam.ca...@rollouts.com> wrote: > >> > >> Having a terrible time getting an RDP session open to my first Srv08 > >> server. Works 50% of the time. Have to fire up the VMware Console > >> to connect. Once I log in through the console, I can then connect to > >> the Srv08. > >> > >> Firewall is disabled. ip4 only. > >> > >> ??? > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:41 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > >> > >> That's the same version I have (Win7 ultimate x64). > >> > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> > >> > >> Michael B. Smith > >> > >> Consultant and Exchange MVP > >> > >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:35 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > >> > >> > >> > >> I have 6.1.7600; thought 7.x was out... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put > > into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am > > not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that > > could provoke such a question." > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
