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Glass over RDP? Believe it!
Taking a much needed break from writing my upcoming book, Hacking Windows Vista, I started upgrading all of my machines to the new Vista build, 5536 (Pre-RC1). After first updating my test box, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my primary desktop as well. That machine has a fast enough processor and a graphics card that supports the new Aero a.k.a. glass interface, unlike my test box. Once the new build was installed, I went exploring to try to find all of the new things that changed. Eventually, it was time to get back to writing (I already a little behind on the next deadline) so installed Microsoft Office and configured Word again with my template from Wiley. I was in the middle of writing about Bitlocker Drive Encryption when I needed to RDP to my test box. It was at that moment that I saw something shocking that I never saw before. Remote Desktop was showing my remote test box in Aero. It had the full animations, transparencies and effects just as smooth as on my desktop. I could even use Flip 3D remotely through RDP. Now I think you would agree that is pretty cool, but that is not all. The best part is that my test box has one of those Intel integrated graphics chips that have no chance of ever running glass yet my desktop was displaying it in glass. (more)
Aero Glass effect using RDP (screenshot)