My daughter is getting ready to go to the university so instead of buying
pcanywhere, I thought I would try to make this remote assistance feature
work in XP.  I launch Remote Assistance, we communicate via MSN messenger no
problem.  She sends a request to me for assistance and I ...

i used to be able to just type in \\ipaddr in IE with xp pro built-in
firewall to access my share folder from another pc.
but seems like after i formatted my system i cannot connect even if the
firewall if off?!

Help
I have 2 wxp pro pc's - 1 laptop, 1 desktop.  I have
netgear mr814 wireless router connected to desktop and
wireless usb adapter for laptop.  Have set up a network

Problem: Remote desktop access to Windows XP with Novell
              client.
Does anyone know how to configure Windows XP workstation
with Novell client installed. The Novell client is causing that the

When connecting remotely I select local resources (disk drive, Printers, and
serial ports). A security warning screen comes up next and indicates that it
will connect just the disk drives a,d the serial ports).  I have followed
directions on #302361 and this has not changed ...

Is there a way to globally enable remote access on all XP
computers in a network by using a Group Policy setting?

I have my main server at work setup with Remote Desktop.  I can access the machine without any issues with the Remote Desktop Client.  I also setup the machine to accept the Remote Desktop Web client and it works fine.  With my Dell laptop, I can connect with the Remote Desktop, ...

First,to the best of my knowledge, Outlook Express 6 is working fine.  That being said, when I attempt to request remote assistance via email I see a warning that
  Outlook Express is not set up
and nothing at all happens when I click on
  Set up Outlook Express ...

Not sure if this is the right group for this post but I would like to know
if it's possible to determine the number of current connections to my XPPro
computer if I'm using it as a webserver?  Thanks in advance.

VPN keeps connecting even though I do not want it to. No
option to stop it in the properties. Only want the VPN
when I click on the connection. Running XP home SP2.
what are your thoughts

I am trying to offer RA to another XP Pro user and can't seem to make our
connection work. I am behind a firewall/NAT device that I can control and
can
even make may machine a DMZ without solveing our connection problem. Both

Please follow along below and advise if possible.
Question:
I am trying to get this up and running but keep getting errors.  My XP pro
network is set up as a workgroup.  Currently the error is saying that there

Never had a problem remoting in to XP pro w/SP1. However,
since updating to SP2 I can only remote in one time before
my machine has to be rebooted to remote in again.
I remote in the first time and all is fine. I disconnect

I have a small home network that I would like to access from work using my
broadband connection. When I try and setup a VPN incoming connection the
only devices listed are two modems and direct parallel in the list of
choices.

Somebody knows if the Remote Desktop client of Windows XP works through a proxy server?  I am in a local network, and want to access an XP machine through Internet.
Thanks !
Pablo.