Remote Desktop

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I currently have an ACER Aspire One, running XP Home. I was able to install
the Remote Desktop terminal tool to access an HP computer on my network thats
running XP Pro. I would like to have reciprocal capability to access the
ACER from the HP. Unfortunately, appaerntly XP Home does not include the
Remote Desktop access software.

Is there a download (ie. plugin, etc.) to install into XP Home to allow
Remote Desktop access to the ACER?
 
Re: Remote Desktop

You cannot remote desktop into XP Home. You would need 3rd party software,
such as Symantec's PC Anywhere.

"xytsrm" <xytsrm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A8A520F-6849-4116-8CC8-1FF1EB841443@microsoft.com...
:I currently have an ACER Aspire One, running XP Home. I was able to
install
: the Remote Desktop terminal tool to access an HP computer on my network
thats
: running XP Pro. I would like to have reciprocal capability to access the
: ACER from the HP. Unfortunately, appaerntly XP Home does not include the
: Remote Desktop access software.
:
: Is there a download (ie. plugin, etc.) to install into XP Home to allow
: Remote Desktop access to the ACER?
:
:
:
 
Re: Remote Desktop

"xytsrm" <xytsrm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A8A520F-6849-4116-8CC8-1FF1EB841443@microsoft.com...
>I currently have an ACER Aspire One, running XP Home. I was able to
>install
> the Remote Desktop terminal tool to access an HP computer on my network
> thats
> running XP Pro. I would like to have reciprocal capability to access the
> ACER from the HP. Unfortunately, appaerntly XP Home does not include the
> Remote Desktop access software.
>
> Is there a download (ie. plugin, etc.) to install into XP Home to allow
> Remote Desktop access to the ACER?
>
>
>


As has already been noted, an XP Home Edition system cannot host a Remote
Desktop session.

Here are a couple of alternatives you might want to look into.

UltraVNC
http://www.uvnc.com/index.html

TeamViewer
http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Re: Remote Desktop

On Oct 6, 9:05 pm, "Tom [Pepper] Willett"
<t...@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote:
> You cannot remote desktop into XP Home.  You would need 3rd party software,
> such as Symantec's PC Anywhere.
>
> "xytsrm" <xyt...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9A8A520F-6849-4116-8CC8-1FF1EB841443@microsoft.com...
> :I currently have an ACER Aspire One, running XP Home.  I was able to
> install
> : the Remote Desktop terminal tool to access an HP computer on my network
> thats
> : running XP Pro.  I would like to have reciprocal capability to access the
> : ACER from the HP.  Unfortunately, appaerntly XP Home does not include the
> : Remote Desktop access software.
> :
> : Is there a download (ie. plugin, etc.) to install into XP Home to allow
> : Remote Desktop access to the ACER?
> :
> :
> :

UltraVNC is a free alternative to pcAnywhere.
 
Re: Remote Desktop

Thanks Pepper, smlunatick and Nepatsfan.

I appreciate the quick response from all of you. I was aware of WinVNC, but
you've given me additional options. I was just hoping that Microsoft had a
download; it just seemed odd that XP Home would have the terminal end, but
not the access endpoint. Perhaps they thought the access endpoint might
leave tha average home user open to attacks if they we unfamiliar with the
Remote Desktop.

Thanks again,

X

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "xytsrm" <xytsrm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9A8A520F-6849-4116-8CC8-1FF1EB841443@microsoft.com...
> >I currently have an ACER Aspire One, running XP Home. I was able to
> >install
> > the Remote Desktop terminal tool to access an HP computer on my network
> > thats
> > running XP Pro. I would like to have reciprocal capability to access the
> > ACER from the HP. Unfortunately, appaerntly XP Home does not include the
> > Remote Desktop access software.
> >
> > Is there a download (ie. plugin, etc.) to install into XP Home to allow
> > Remote Desktop access to the ACER?
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> As has already been noted, an XP Home Edition system cannot host a Remote
> Desktop session.
>
> Here are a couple of alternatives you might want to look into.
>
> UltraVNC
> http://www.uvnc.com/index.html
>
> TeamViewer
> http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>
 
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