First of all, you??™ll need a relatively
fast connection to use any remote control software like Remote Desktop,
since a lot of data is transferred to update the screen image. For example,
a direct Ethernet (LAN) connection will provide nearly instantaneous responsiveness,
while a DSL or cable connection will be more sluggish.
Next, Remote Desktop isn??™t included with Windows Vista Home (Basic or
Premium), and won??™t work with Macs or Linux PCs, so you??™ll need one of
the alternatives mentioned later. The good news is that you can control any
Windows XP or Windows 2000 PC with Remote Desktop.
Part 1: Enable the Remote Desktop server
Allowing others to connect to a computer with Remote Desktop is relatively
easy. Use these steps to set up your own PC, or read them over the phone if
you??™re trying to connect to someone else??™s PC:
1. Open Control Panel, go to System, and then click the Remote settings
link on the left side.
2. Vista offers two levels of access. If you know you??™ll be using Windows
Vista to access this PC, select Allow connections only from computers
running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication. Or, if
you??™ll need to access this PC from an older Windows XP or Windows
2000 machine, use the Allow connections from computers running any
version of Remote Desktop option.
Network Level Authentication (NLA) is also known as Terminal
Services Client 6.0. To use NLA with Windows XP or
Windows Server 2003, install the update available at http://
support.
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