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Remote Desktop Connection Client for Server 2003 MISSING from MS Website??
LockedOk, am I the only one that’s noticed that ‘Remote Desktop Connection for Server 2003’ (Remote Desktop Client 5.2.3790) is *MISSING* from Microsoft’s download site now?? – And the link is broken on their Windows Server 2003 page? When you click the link ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8255ffc-4b4a-40e7-a706-cde7e9b57e79&DisplayLang=en ) , you now get the following error message:
‘The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this message when trying to access this download, you might try the “Search for a Download” area on the Download Center home page. ‘
I also used to simply go to the Microsoft Download site, and type in the following keywords: remote desktop 2003 .. which would bring up the Remote Desktop Connection (client) to download. The only thing available now via Microsoft.com seems to be the WEB Connection client .. which is unacceptable to me because a) You have to run a IIS webserver to host it (vulnerabilities, exploits, etc.) – b) and extra setup and an extra server to boot (and crash) – BLAH.
Have I missed something major … or does anyone know the reason why they would just simply (and quietly without explanation) remove it from the MS website? I still have local copies that I use to install at our Remote sites .. but it really makes me wonder now what the heck is going on.
If they (MS) think they can convert us all over to their WEB (Active-X) vulnerable crap, they have another thing coming. What about all the MASSIVE spyware the leaches onto IE Browsers? How does this prove MORE realiable than the stand-alone client if a user might not even be able to OPEN their browser? Sigh – MS at their political game again.
Anyone know anything about them removing it? I’ve searched all over the web (Google, Yahoo, MS newsgroups, etc.) – and no one seems to have noticed – or at least said anything about this but me?