Remote desktop in XP

[ironlung]

Any body here use this?

f I set up XP remote desktop will I be able to control all aspects of an XP machine from a 2000 machine? When I'm at my weak W2K machine at my desk in the home office will I be able to burn CD/DVDs and use all the photo/dvd/video/CAD editing power of the xp machine in the home theater just like I was sitting in front of it?


Thanks for your time.

 

[racquetman]

I use the remote desktop feature to run a computer at work from home. You are basically taking control of the other computer, so anything you can do on the computer you're connecting to while sitting at it can be done from the remote desktop.

How fast will the commands execute is the question - that depends on your connection speed, and how graphic intense the computer you're connecting to is. If you have a complex background with icons everywhere running a high resolution, you might see a considerable lag in your commands. If you simplify your desktop before trying to connect to it, then things will run a lot smoother.

 

[masak_aer]

I have recommended this to someone before. PM me for free remote desktop program. It will remove any desktop background to make it run faster so you don't have to worry about complex desktop background pic. You take control of everything at the host computer even the shutdown/restart feature (of course you have to reconnect after restarting.. . I have one PC that doesn't have monitor attached, it's strictly for remote connection.

 

[JaceTheAce]

I used to use Remote Desktop (Microsoft Terminal Services) for accessing my work computer 2000 miles away. Then, we all went web-based and I just used my own Outlook for work on my local desktop.

It was nice, but the problem was when you dropped your local wifi internet connection, you were really screwed because you'd lose ALL your work on the remote desktop!

 

[masak_aer]

I used to use Remote Desktop (Microsoft Terminal Services) for accessing my work computer 2000 miles away. Then, we all went web-based and I just used my own Outlook for work on my local desktop.

It was nice, but the problem was when you dropped your local wifi internet connection, you were really screwed because you'd lose ALL your work on the remote desktop!

The one is used is from logmein.com. Even if you lose your internet connection/wifi on the client, you won't lose anything on the host computer. You only need to reconnect. It's free, so i guess why not?