I have been using Remote Desktop quite a lot over the past two years to
connect on the road to my home computer from my laptop. I keep both
computers well maintained and Remote Desktop has worked quite well. Both my
home computer and laptop run XP Pro and have 1GB of RAM in each.

I am very much a rookie at this.  I have been searching everywhere for
information for connecting via RD and VPN.  Our office building has a T1
routed via wired Linksys Router throughout the building.  I recently added a
wireless router a D-Link 624 that I had available.  I can ...

Basically what we are looking for is a solution to allow an instructor to be
able to share his desktop with remote users for training purposes.
Thanks for reading.

  I have a Windows XP machine that I use at work. On a different floor, I
have a Windows Server 2003 box that I would like to access from my desk.
Obviously, I do not want to hop on the elevator everytime I need to do
something on the Windows Server 2003 box. Hence, my desire to ...

I've got a peculiar problem.  Quick overview of the setup: Windows XP Pro
client connecting to office LAN via Windows VPN connection (PPTP), with "use
default gateway on remote network" unchecked.  Typically, in this
configuration, the client will attempt to connect to a server ...

I broke my elbow a few weeks ago, so I have been accessing my home
desktop using RDC from my laptop (both XP Pro). This worked really well
for a couple of weeks, but recently I've found that if my connection
drops for some reason (hibernation of laptop, etc.), I have to reboot

I have scanned many topics and this seems to be the best place to ask this
question….. I have two laptops, both running XP Home and I want to provide
“Remote Assistance” to another user. I have reviewed the documentation on the
PC regarding Remote Assistance as well as several ...

My network is Win Server 2003.I'm working on Win server 2003(my operating
system) because i was previously used as a server on the network.Now there's
only 1 mainserver. I previously then used remote desktop connection to
connect to the main server and then work from there. ...

I'm using Remote Desktop Connection from a Windows XP SP2 machine to control
a Windows 2000 Terminal machine.  How can I share my local files in Windows
XP SP2 machine so they can be copied or use for installation in the Windows
2000 Terminal machine.

Have set up remote web desktop on a PC. Works great. I can fire up IE and
connect from another PC (on the same network). But only if I disable the
xp-built-in-firewall on the remotely-controlled-PC.
But I have checked the settings of the firewall, and TCP 3389 is on the

I need to set up host for RDC but when I open the "Remote" tab in the
""system properties window to check the box under the tab "Remote Desktop" to
allow users to connect remotely to this computer. Problem is that there is no
area in that window I mean 2nd half of that window ...

I have a very unique problem. I use a VPN connection to connect to my office
from home. Then I use a remote desktop connection to control my PC at my
office. I can connect to the VPN with no problem, but when I use the remote
desktop connection I get an error that says no ...

Is it possible to access a XP PC over the Internet using remote desktop ?
without using VPN .
I have cable DSL router , If I do prot forwarding for 3389 , Can I access
this PC over the internet using remote desktp ?

When trying to connect to friends computer I get the following error:
Remote Assistance connection could not be established because the remote
host name could not be resolved. Please try again.
We have enabled File and print sharing,and System-remote options. What else

I can access the task manager, but the Shut Down and Restart options are
grayed out.  I have Administrator privileges.  How can I turn these back on?
TIA,
Phil