Thread: Remote access on Vista
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Old 01-05-2009   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Remote access on Vista
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> Hi,
> I'm trying to access my friends computer with remote acess from my
> computer. I have windows vista home premium sp1 and she has windows xp
> home edition. I know there is a way around this but not sure how. Can
> someone help?
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By design you can't use Remote Desktop but you could use Remote
Assistance. Neither XP Home or Vista Home can act as a Remote Desktop
host. Go to "Help and Support" and search on the string 'remote
assistance' for help. As an alternative look at TeamViewer.

http://www.teamviewer.com

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