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    Remote Desktop XP to XP

    Is this possible? I haven't one any real digging, but windows just says there are no Terminal servers on the network (which is correct). Can you do this without TS, i was under the impression you could.

    I know i can use VNC, but if there is a way to do it within XP, i'd rather go that route. Of course, that is assuming there isn't a very convincing reason to use another solution

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    Pro or home? I believe home doesn't come with a TS license, but pro does.

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    Yep, You can remote desktop Home to Pro, or Pro to Pro, but not Pro to Home if that makes sense...
    Windows will sometimes throw up a fuss about there being no Terminal Servers found.
    If you know the IP address of the PC you want to Remote Desktop to, you can just do it that way...no browsing for computers involved.

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    both pro with SP2

    Enabled Remote Desktop as an exception in the firewall on both systems, everything else looks right. Still can't connect though.

    Tried both the IP and the machine name. any ideas?

    oh yeah, there are no other firewalls, other than the built in XP one, running

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    Have you enabled remote access on the one you want to connect to?

    Right-click My Computer, Properties, Remote, then check the "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer".

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    heehee

    yeah that would help wouldn't it

    first time i've used remote desktop. i really should have gone to find some instructions of something. Ho hum. fixed now though. thanks for that

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    You could try Real VNC its a free remote desktop tool and its pritty good i use it.

    http://www.realvnc.com/download.html

    Herb

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barkotron
    Have you enabled remote access on the one you want to connect to?

    Right-click My Computer, Properties, Remote, then check the "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer".
    Heheh, I was just about to post an almost word for word reply, but Barkotron's beaten me to it .
    Is it all working fine? You've managed to do what you wanted?

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    Only fired it up once, but yeah working fine

    As i said, if i'd actually spent 5 min reading up on this it would have been sorted much quicker, but i can be a complete fool sometimes...

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