Remote Desktop Server on Win98SE?

[PeteB]

I use an audio measurement system that requires an ISA slot and a DOS control program. I run it under Win98SE fully patched from MS Updates years ago and with the IE6 fix, and the two ME dlls that are supposed to work well. I did these updates around 2009 so I believe that I'm describing them correctly. The system is an Intel SE440BX-2 with a PII-266, 320 MB RAM - no anit-virus, no Norton, just a very basic system.

I'd like to simplify things and get rid of the monitor and keyboard by using remote desktop from my main Vista computer that is right next to it. I share the entire drive so that I have full access from the Vista computer and this works fine. I searched online and am finding conflicting information about remote desktop. Somewhere I read that Win98SE does not have a server, then I read under a VB.NET forum that it does:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa728832

It says that I have to install the Visual Studio Analyzer Server Components which I am willing to do but I was wondering if what is described in that link is the best/easiest solution before I start on the process.

I went to run DCOMCNFG as it suggested and it was not installed on the system. I installed the DCOM98 1.3 version but the command still does not work. Hardware is more my thing not software or networking so any guidance would be appreciated. I prefer a free solution and the most simple and reliable one. I perfer not to have to login to the system. I also notice that it says you must use user level security with DCOM and I think I'll lose the shared drive and perhaps logons would then be required, not sure?

I'd also like to run SFC on this system but am worried that it will remove the IE6 fix and ME dlls, is this a valid concern?

Is there a good writeup on how to run it safely? Is there an update package suggested beyond being fully patched from MS?

Thanks very much for any help!

Edit: Fixed link

Edited April 28, 2012 by PeteB