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Hi,

I am trying to setup up Remote Desktop connection between 2 Windows XP
Professional computers. I need to know if there is an option setting that I
can use, so that the computer I am connecting to remotely cannot see what i
am doing on their system. This is important for security issues.

Can anyone help me.

Darryl

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By design the remote desktop is not viewable by users on the remote PC when
you login with Remote Desktop from another PC.

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"DCM Networks" <DCM Networks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to setup up Remote Desktop connection between 2 Windows XP
> Professional computers. I need to know if there is an option setting that
> I
> can use, so that the computer I am connecting to remotely cannot see what
> i
> am doing on their system. This is important for security issues.
>
> Can anyone help me.
>
> Darryl

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DCM Networks wrote:
> I am trying to setup up Remote Desktop connection between 2 Windows XP
> Professional computers. I need to know if there is an option setting
> that I can use, so that the computer I am connecting to remotely
> cannot see what i am doing on their system. This is important for
> security issues.
>
> Can anyone help me.

You didn't try it yet, eh?
It does that by design.

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can i use remote desktop over the internet ?

i want my home computer to access my work computer to download files off the
work computer.

thanks.

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shayne murray wrote:
> can i use remote desktop over the internet ?
>
> i want my home computer to access my work computer to download files
> off the work computer.

You can if you have it allowed through your firewall, routed through any
router/NAT box you have and Remote Desktop enabled your Windows XP
Professional (Or Windows Server 2000/2003) computer - and your user that you
want to use has a password.

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could you tell me how to set it up the fast way.
you can give me the quick version
i get stuck at adding a person, it says it cant find that user.
thats where im stuck, do i have to use a user on the work computer ?
and does it need a password on that user to work ?

Thanks again.

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> shayne murray wrote:
> > can i use remote desktop over the internet ?
> >
> > i want my home computer to access my work computer to download files
> > off the work computer.
>
> You can if you have it allowed through your firewall, routed through any
> router/NAT box you have and Remote Desktop enabled your Windows XP
> Professional (Or Windows Server 2000/2003) computer - and your user that
you
> want to use has a password.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>

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shayne murray wrote:
> could you tell me how to set it up the fast way.
> you can give me the quick version
> i get stuck at adding a person, it says it cant find that user.
> thats where im stuck, do i have to use a user on the work computer ?
> and does it need a password on that user to work ?

The computer you are remoting into (the "server" ) must have an user account
either in the 'remote desktop users' group or in a group ('Administrators'
for example) that is already in the 'remote desktop users' group. You will
be using THAT account when connecting to THAT computer. And yes - that
particular account is ON that computer (can be used to log into that
computer when sitting in front of it usually) and has a password.

See:
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps. [...] oting.html

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Shenan,
can i use remote desktop over the internet ? i want my home computer to
access my friend computer to guide him.
Sharif


"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> shayne murray wrote:
>> could you tell me how to set it up the fast way.
>> you can give me the quick version
>> i get stuck at adding a person, it says it cant find that user.
>> thats where im stuck, do i have to use a user on the work computer ?
>> and does it need a password on that user to work ?
>
> The computer you are remoting into (the "server" ) must have an user
> account either in the 'remote desktop users' group or in a group
> ('Administrators' for example) that is already in the 'remote desktop
> users' group. You will be using THAT account when connecting to THAT
> computer. And yes - that particular account is ON that computer (can be
> used to log into that computer when sitting in front of it usually) and
> has a password.
>
> See:
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps. [...] oting.html
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

shayne murray wrote:
> could you tell me how to set it up the fast way.
> you can give me the quick version
> i get stuck at adding a person, it says it cant find that user.
> thats where im stuck, do i have to use a user on the work computer
> ? and does it need a password on that user to work ?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> The computer you are remoting into (the "server" ) must have an user
> account either in the 'remote desktop users' group or in a group
> ('Administrators' for example) that is already in the 'remote desktop
> users' group. You will be using THAT account when connecting to THAT
> computer. And yes - that particular account is ON that computer
> (can be used to log into that computer when sitting in front of it
> usually) and has a password.
>
> See:
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps. [...] oting.html

Sharif Rashid wrote:
> can i use remote desktop over the internet ? i want my home computer
> to access my friend computer to guide him.

Remote Desktop works great over any network - including the Internet.
However, if you are looking to assist (demonstrate/have both parties see
what is happening) then Remote Assistance is what you want to learn about.
That or a third party product such as UltraVNC. All of those things are
made to work over any network - including the Internet.

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