Rdc questions

Hope this is in the right-ish place here...
I need to access a pc routinely, which is here in my office as well as the mac. The way which is most convenient is to rdc into it. This works well enough, but I have a couple of frustrating issues when working this way which spoil the experience for me, and which I'd like to ask about.
1. Minor issue first: the window which opens when the rdc connection is made always needs resizing (only by a small amount) in order to bring it to its max available size. (Even when resized to maximum, it fills less than two-thirds of my desktop.) Is it possible to set the size of the window which opens - to its max available?
2. The major problem, which is in danger of becoming a dealbreaker for me, is this: natively, the pc is running at 1650x1050. But when I check the resolution of the pc in the rdc window, it shows 1024x768 and can't be changed there. This means that not only do I have a smaller rdc window than I'd like, (because it fills just over half of my desktop), but that also there is lots of scrolling around required within that window, in order to see everything I need. Natively, the pc shows all the information I need to see, in one window - but in the mac via rdc it feels very much more awkward and frustrating.
I'm wondering if there are any obvious tricks I'm missing, to control these resolution and window sizing issues. Those descriptions of rdc making it seem 'just as if you're sitting in front of the other machine' aren't quite hitting the spot for me...
Thanks for being here.

I assume you are using the "Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection" software. If that is the case, you will have to take up those questions with Microsoft.
However, you might also try CoRD (Microsoft RDC Screen Sharing)
<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22770/cord>
This is an open source RDC client.
Another option might be to install a VNC server on your Windows system and then attach using a VNC client from your Mac. This is NOT as good as RDC, but still an option.
When I've used RDC to a Windows PC, I've been able to use the Windows control panel to resize my virtual screen size, but I get the impression that this is not an option for you. Are you the Admin when you login via RDC?
While I do access Windows systems via RDC and VNC, I really do not mess with the configuration and setup very much, so I'm not sure of all the Windows things you can try.

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>
> I am using Captivate 3 with the Active Learner LMS
(supplied by RDC).
>
> I have enabled reporting for the project and chosen AICC
for the LMS option
> (there are quite a few quiz pages throughout the
project).
>
> When the module is run via Active Learner, pop-up
windows start appearing and
> it asks the question 'Do you want to open or save the
file
> LOAICCCommunicator.asp'?
>
> Also, this error message appears?
>
> ?error=3 error_text=Invalid Session version=3.5
aicc_data=?
>
> Has anyone had a similar experience with Active Learner
or other LMS?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> Kind Regards
>
>
>
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. : | : . : | : . tim

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CA Forum: Other
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