The MSI file can also associate certain file extensions with a remote program.
For example, if you allow users to use the Microsoft Office suite only through Terminal
Services and a remote program, you can associate Word (.DOC) files with a remote
program, so when a user double-clicks a Word file, it automatically initiates the Terminal
Services session and begins the remote program. Finally, you can also set up Terminal
Services Web Access and access the program by clicking a link on a Web site.
Remote programs are ideal for remote users or roaming local users. Rather than
having an application loaded on multiple workstations, you can centrally host the application
on your terminal server as a remote program and the users can access it anywhere
without having to install the software on their computers. Suppose, for example, that
you don??™t want users to store sensitive business information on their workstations. By
centralizing the information in an application in Terminal Services, you can limit and
control access by funneling all connections through it. Remote programs can also simplify
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application deployment. If your application is accessed across several hundreds or even
thousands of different workstations, rather than deploying a fat client to each station,
you can simply install the application in Terminal Server and deploy a smaller MSI file
to allow users to connect to the remote program.
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