Re: Access to home PC while travelling

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From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 06/26/04


Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:18:08 -0400

When you say XP home PC--does that mean Windows XP, Home edition?

If so, unfortunately, the Remote Desktop feature we support here isn't
available to you--it's only available on Windows XP Professional edition.

(You have an accessories, communications, menu item for Remote Desktop
Connection, but that allows you to connect to another machine--not have
others connect to you.)

There are alternatives--NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing--on XP, do Start,
run, conf <enter> to get NetMeeting going, and look into that feature.

"John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21ae701c45b0d$3684ecc0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I have a XP home PC connected to the Internet by cable
> modem though my ISP. I have a dial-up account to my ISP
> for when I'm travelling. Can I use the dial-up from my
> laptop to tunnel through my ISP to my home-office
> computer while away from home?
>
> JS



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