XP HOME and REMOTE DESKTOP

[M Moore]

can this be done? if so, I would like to do it. I have
a home network w/ 1 xp pro and and 1 xp home. I want to
connect to my xp home machine.

thanks

[Sooner Al]

XP Home does not support the use of Remote Desktop in a "host" mode. So, with that said...you can
use VNC or NetMeeting Remote Desktop to access/control a XP Home box remotely...

Get the VNC software from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

For help with NetMeeting RDS look at this KB article. NetMeeting is built-in to XP and can not be
upgraded...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;233175

Note that the VNC data stream is *NOT* encrypted so that is a potential security problem if you use
if over the public internet. Some folks run VNC through VPN tunnels to get around that issue.

Or...update to XP Pro...:-)
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Post by M Moore
can this be done? if so, I would like to do it. I have
a home network w/ 1 xp pro and and 1 xp home. I want to
connect to my xp home machine.
thanks

[unknown]

 can this be done?  if so, I would like to do it.  I have a home
 network w/ 1 xp pro and and 1 xp home.  I want to connect to my xp
 home machine.
 thanks

it should work, but the remote logs off temporarily when u log in there with another PC. get pc anywhere or VNC Viewer www.realvnc.com which is free and superb.

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Remote Desktop (Server) does not exist for Windows XP Home...

Try UltraVNC (ultravnc.sourceforge.net) which offers much better video
performance than RealVNC.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows MVP - Networking & Smart Display)
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Post by unknown

 can this be done?  if so, I would like to do it.  I have a home
 network w/ 1 xp pro and and 1 xp home.  I want to connect to my xp
 home machine.
 thanks

it should work, but the remote logs off temporarily when u log in there with another PC. get pc anywhere or VNC Viewer www.realvnc.com which is free and superb.