Remote Desktop Client (RDC) 6.1 now available for XP SP2 users
We have received a lot of feedback from customers about the need for the Remote Desktop Connection client 6.1 to be made available as a standalone install for Windows XP SP2 to ease deployments of Windows 2008 Terminal Services.

In response to this feedback, we have released the Remote Desktop Connection client (RDC 6.1) for Windows XP SP2 on x86 platforms.

You can download RDC6.1 for Windows XP SP2 from the Microsoft Download Center (KB 952155): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6E1EC93D-BDBD-4983-92F7-479E088570AD&displaylang=en

These are some of the supported features of Remote Desktop Client 6.1 for Windows XP SP2:

• Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista feature support
• TS Web Access support
• TS Easy Print support
• TS Remote Programs support
• TS Gateway support
• Please review the complete list of features and details about RDC6.1 for Windows XP SP2 in this Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=952155

RDC6.1 is now available on the following platforms:

• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Vista SP1: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb738089.aspx
• Windows XP SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en
• Windows XP SP2 (KB 952155): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6E1EC93D-BDBD-4983-92F7-479E088570AD&displaylang=en

More:
http://blogs.technet.com/nmercer/archive/2008/06/26/remote-desktop-client-rdc-6-1-now-available-for-xp-sp2-users.aspx