Here, you have the option of using Windows Messenger (Microsoft Live/
Passport account required) or your default email program (set in Control
Panel ??? Internet Options ??? Programs tab) to send the invitation. When
asked to type a personal message, just leave it blank. You can also choose a
special password for the person connecting to your computer, which is useful
if you don??™t want to give the remote user your normal password.
Since these ???invitations??? can be a security hazard, there are two safeguards in
place to automatically disable the feature after a specified amount of time. In
the Remote tab of the System Properties window, click Advanced to disable
the feature completely after a few days. Plus, when sending an invitation, you
can configure it only to expire an hour or two after being sent.
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Keep it windowed. While you can have your Remote Desktop session fill
your screen, it makes things simpler to have it in a window you move
around. To do this, set the resolution of the remote desktop lower than
the resolution of the local desktop. For example, if you??™re using a computer
with a display resolution of 1280 ?— 1024, use the Display tab of
the Remote Desktop Connection Properties window to set the remote
desktop to no more than 1024 ?— 768. (Note that this setting will have no
effect on the remote computer??™s normal desktop size.)
Share files, too. As nice as it would be to drag files into (and out of) the
Remote Desktop window to transfer them, the Remote Desktop feature
doesn??™t include any provision for it.
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