Remote desktop not avail - XP

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I cannot get remote desktop to work on XP. The 'remote desktop connection'
does not show any available computers although network is working okay. If I
try to browse it says "no terminal server is available on this
domain/network".
Confused!
Network is one PC and one new laptop both running XP home (plus one old pc
running win98)

 

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kinema wrote:
> I cannot get remote desktop to work on XP. The 'remote desktop
> connection' does not show any available computers although network is
> working okay. If I try to browse it says "no terminal server is
> available on this domain/network".
> Confused!
> Network is one PC and one new laptop both running XP home (plus one
> old pc running win98)

Shouldn't be confused.. There is no Remote Desktop with Windows XP Home
Edition - that is only available in Professional. (for non-server OSes.)
You have Remote Assistance and you can install/use something like UltraVNC..

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

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Thank you Shenan!
So, I'm not going mad after all. But why oh why does my xp help tell me how
to use remote desktop when it is not even available on my version!? Not
helpful microsoft, many hours wasted!
Shenan, is it worth upgrading to XP pro? I'm told it's also more stable?
Many thanks.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> kinema wrote:
> > I cannot get remote desktop to work on XP. The 'remote desktop
> > connection' does not show any available computers although network is
> > working okay. If I try to browse it says "no terminal server is
> > available on this domain/network".
> > Confused!
> > Network is one PC and one new laptop both running XP home (plus one
> > old pc running win98)
>
> Shouldn't be confused.. There is no Remote Desktop with Windows XP Home
> Edition - that is only available in Professional. (for non-server OSes.)
> You have Remote Assistance and you can install/use something like UltraVNC..
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>