Screwy distance tracking using Remote Desktop

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I use my laptop running Windows XP to access my desktop running Windows 7 using remote desktop. Both are running WhatPulse.

When using RD to use my desktop, keys and clicks are counted fine on the Windows 7 machine, but cursor distance seems really off. Moving my mouse cursor across the screen onces seems to add 10-15 metres to my distance. This is way more than is added when I’m using the Windows 7 machine normally. Distance seems to be tracked normally on both machines when I’m not using RD.

Has anyone else experienced a similar issue?

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[quote=Sportyboard]I use my laptop running Windows XP to access my desktop running Windows 7 using remote desktop. Both are running WhatPulse.

When using RD to use my desktop, keys and clicks are counted fine on the Windows 7 machine, but cursor distance seems really off. Moving my mouse cursor across the screen onces seems to add 10-15 metres to my distance. This is way more than is added when I’m using the Windows 7 machine normally. Distance seems to be tracked normally on both machines when I’m not using RD.

Has anyone else experienced a similar issue?[/quote]

I’m going to let this thread stay open, just for information and possible comments. As usual, DO NOT turn this into a complaint on how the official staff do not provide support for Windows 7 at the moment.

Thank you.
~Century0

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I figured this thread would be okay… because 1) the mileage doesn’t “jump” excessively - it’s constantly counting up really really quickly, and 2) it’s a problem that occurs only when I use the computer via remote desktop.

I know that Windows 7 technically isn’t supported yet, and I can’t totally understand why it isn’t supported yet, but I’m thinking this may be a problem with remote desktop in general rather than Windows 7 specifically.

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Because the developers, AKA me and Wasted, don’t have Windows 7 which makes it impossible to support it AND it’s not officially released yet.

As to your second point, you’re right. Remote Desktop doesn’t work properly on any OS with WhatPulse.

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Remote desktop also is strange as it tracks two computers in one stroke if your using Whatpulse on both of them. But I have never seen anything wrong with mileage, even when both computers are using Windows 7.