You can use the mstsc/console command in XP SP2 to log on to the Remote Desktop Console (Log On with the same user in front of the computer). After XP is upgraded to SP3, it cannot be used. Replace the command in SP3 with mstsc/admin.
The mstsc parameters in xp sp3 are as follows:
Mstsc [] [/V:] [/admin] [/f [ullscreen] [/W:/h:] [/public] | [/SPAN] [/edit "connection file"] [/migrate]
"Connection file" -- specify the name of the connected. RDP file.
/V: -- specifies the remote computer to be connected.
/Admin -- connect you to the session to manage the server.
/F -- start the Remote Desktop in full screen mode.
/W: -- specify the width of the Remote Desktop window.
/H: -- specify the height of the Remote Desktop window.
/Public -- run Remote Desktop in public mode.
/Span -- make the Remote Desktop width and height match the local virtual desktop, and expand to multiple monitors if necessary. To expand to multiple monitors, all displays must have the same height and be arranged vertically.
/Edit -- open the specified. RDP connection file and edit it.
/Migrate -- migrate the old connection file created by the Client Connection Manager to the new. RDP connection file.
2003 usage of the mstsc parameter in SP2:
Mstsc [] [/V:] [/console] [/f [ullscreen]
[/W:/h:] |/edit "connectionfile" |/migrate | /?
-- Specify the name of the connected. RDP file.
/V: -- specify the terminal server to connect.
/Console -- connect to the console session of the server.
/F -- start the client in full screen mode.
/W: -- specify the width of the Remote Desktop screen.
/H: -- specify the height of the Remote Desktop screen.
/Edit -- open the specified. RDP file to edit it.
/Migrate -- migrate the old connection file created by the Client Connection Manager to the new. RDP connection file.
/? -- Display this usage message.