Re: Remote desktop access

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Hi,

As others have pointed out, there are third party solutions that will likely be easier to use.

To answer the question: For you to do this she will need to have XP Pro and install the IIS components, then provide you with a user account name and password (you cannot use an unpassworded account) as well as her external IP. If she is behind a router, she will need to set up port forwarding on 3389 to the systems internal IP. For the external IP, she can either obtain it from the router or a site like www.whatismyip.com Note that while you are logged in to her machine, she will not be able to use it or see what you are doing.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Davy644" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:26cc2cbd05b71e143629c0c3415c9d3e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi
Am hoping to get some help to connect to my sisters pc to iron out some
problem as she lives the other end of the country has anyone used this
program is it suitable or maybe there is another i should use instead
can vyou recemend anything that would allow me to connect to my sisters
Pc and have a butchers:geek: there may be a problem as i have Vista
ultimate and the Pc i wish to connect too is XP
please could you advise Thanks Davy


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Davy644

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