Re: Enable Remote Desktop on XP Home

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:30:30 -0500

Q. Is Remote Desktop available on Windows XP Home Edition?
A. No, however you can upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional to get Remote Desktop. You can use Windows XP Home Edition as
the client for accessing your Windows XP Professional computer running
Remote Desktop.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/rdfaq.mspx 

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
Robert Blackwell wrote:
> I have an xp home computer that I want to RD with and I can't. I checked
> in the system properties on the remote tab and unlike my computer (pro)
> there is no section for remote desktop.
>
> How do I allow users to connect on the home machine?

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