July 2nd, 2009
Clownboat: Mac OSX, Microsoft RDC, and sending Function Keys.
I’m on my Macbook Pro and I’m using Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a remote Windows 2008 server. VMWare Server is running on that machine and I’m in the process of creating a virtualized Windows 2003 server. The installation process is at the Accept License agreement. I need to hit F8 to accept and continue.
I hit F8 and QOTSA starts playing in iTunes. I hit FN+F8 and Spaces shows me a preview of my desktops.
Frustruated I open up the Remote Desktop Connection help file and can’t find anything on how to send Function keys.
I Google and find this post: http://www.mackb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/mac-apps/15154/Remote-Desktop-Connection-Function-Keys. I press CTRL+FN+F8 and it still doesn’t work.
Finally, I try CTRL+FN+SHIFT+F8 and that ends up being the correct key combination…
Clownboat.
Actually…looks like Remote Desktop Connection version 2 might help. I see a new preferences panel in the screenshots with a Keyboard preferences section…downloading it now.
