BradBo Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi,Here is my setup.I have 3 computer at home.My main system is a new ,fast computer running XP. My other 2 are good machines running W98.I have them all connected through a Linksys router.This system works great on the internet and for file sharing.What I want to do is at any terminal be able to get another machines desktop to come up on the machine I'm at and basically use a remote machine from the system I'm sitting at.Using only the applications from the remote machine.Is there any way to do this.Thanks, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FthrJACK Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 sorry if i miss under stood your question, but you can install remote desktop on the windows 98 machines from your windowsXP cd, On the computer running Windows 95/98, put the windows XP disc in your drive, When the Welcome page appears, click Perform additional tasks, and then click Set up Remote Desktop Connection. Follow the prompts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradBo Posted February 26, 2002 Author Share Posted February 26, 2002 Thats the info. I was after.I tried to learn about remote desktop off the XP cd and I could not find an real info.I'll work through your suggestions.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradBo Posted February 26, 2002 Author Share Posted February 26, 2002 I just realized I need XP Professional.I only have the home edition.I guess I'm out of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phreaks Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 I cant remember but I think W98 has netmeeting on it. If not just install netmeeting on your machines, set it so that they will accept a call from the other machines, and control their desktop that way. I do this on my machine running XP to my laptop top that is :wail: Windows ME :wail: That's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head, or just get Devil's Own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAH Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 You can download a copy of PCDuo, this will enable you to remotly logon and control/watch/share any pc's on your lan...Find it here http://www.pcduo.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Booger Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Does this same thing, I think.they have a 30 day free trial, and well, never mind.http://www.symantec.com/pcanywhere/Consumer/index.htmlBig Booger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradBo Posted February 28, 2002 Author Share Posted February 28, 2002 I downloaded free software.VNC.Virtual Network Computing.It works great on all my machines.Thanks for the advice.Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson-Manx Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 VNC is probably the easiest to work with and its free. I use it across a broadband connection and it work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 There will be a feature article in the March issue of PC Magazine, www.pcmag.com, dedicated to remote assistance work arounds for XP Home Edition users on this subject. Stay tuned MSNwar - The FatMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 VNC was pure crap! I couldn't make head or tails of how to use it on the XP machines on the LAN. The documentation was poor, it said that an icon would appear in the system tray when the WinVNC service is installed, but no icon appeared! And the gay thing about VNC is that it removes the wallpaper of the remote machine when I connect to it, and my mates on the LAN don't like that! Couldn't find an option to disable 'wallpaper removing' either, even though it was mentioned in the documentation. Windows sizing was also an annoyance. Back to PCAnywhere 10.5 for me (slow for remote control, but everything works as I like it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Booger Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Oh cannibis worshiperBig Booger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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