[python-win32] Enable/disable Remote Desktop via Python

[Steven James]

http://thebackroomtech.com/2007/05/18/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-on-a-windows-xp-machine-remotely/

That link explains how to do this remotely from a command line and by
modifying a registry entry. I've scripted this with python before but can't
find the code right now.

Steven James


On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Jerry Hill <malaclypse2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Tony Cappellini <cappy2112 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > There is a checkbox in Control Panel to do this microsoft has provided
> > it for the user.
> > I want to enable/disable that checkbox via Python, and want to know
> > how it can be done.
>
> You'll probably need to figure out what checking that checkbox does
> under the covers.  Does it change a value in the registry?  Does it
> write an option to a file someplace?  Does it start or stop a service?
>  Once you know what the checkbox is doing, you can probably do the
> same thing via your python code.  I certainly don't know which of
> those it is, or if it's something else entirely.  It sounds like no
> one else here does either, so you'll need to figure it out for
> yourself.
>
> The other option is to automate opening the control panel and clicking
> the checkbox, as if you were clicking on things yourself.  This tends
> to be a pretty complex and fragile process in my experience, though.
> You're almost always better off just performing the underlying action
> yourself.
>
> If you decide to go the former route, there are some tools that might
> help you figure out what's going on under the covers.  Process monitor
> ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx )
> allows you to watch processes, and all of the registry and file
> activity they perform.  That's probably your best bet for seeing
> what's going on.
>
> If you decide to go the latter route and automate clicking buttons and
> such, check out the pywinauto project.
>
> The third option is to find a piece of code in some other language
> that does what you want, and show us where to find it.  We can
> probably help translate that into python with you.
>
> --
> Jerry
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