Vista - Remote Desktop (Host)

ultravnc is free... use that, it has many advanced features

realvnc is no longer totally free



"Mike" <Mike@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> "No, actually, he wanted to do just the reverse: Connect to his home PC
> while at work (or while traveling). And that is not an uncommon thing
> to want to do."
>
> Correct . . . I've gotten very used to logging into my home PC from
> anywhere and using my own programs. I never bother transferring files to a
> portable disk or my laptop anymore because I know I can just log in and
> work on the same version of the file from anywhere. I guess I'll be
> looking into RealVNC or similar, because the jump in price from Home
> Premium to Ultimate is an awful lot to pay for one feature (at least only
> one that I want/need).
>
> -Mike
>
>
> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4548FCB5.3030005@neo.rr.com...
>> No, actually, he wanted to do just the reverse: Connect to his home PC
>> while at work (or while traveling). And that is not an uncommon thing to
>> want to do.
>>
>>
>> Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:
>>
>>> The client side version of RDP can be used to connect to a Vista
>>> Business Edition PC, thats what I want to do if I want to do something
>>> remotely on another PC in my house. In this Mike probably wants to
>>> connect to his Office PC from Home. The Server side RDP tools you are
>>> referring sound more like Terminal Services, which used more in an IT
>>> environment, which I don't think Mike wants, since that requires that
>>> you have access to Windows Server software, which means you would want
>>> to install the Admin Tools on a Client version of Windows.
>
>

You don't have to go all the way to ultimate ... business has the server
remote desktop (but not the media stuff).

FWIW, I am strongly of the opinion that Home Premium should have had the
remote desktop server side software, and also that Home Basic should
have had the Aero (Glass) user interface.


Mike wrote:

> "No, actually, he wanted to do just the reverse: Connect to his home PC
> while at work (or while traveling). And that is not an uncommon thing
> to want to do."
>
> Correct . . . I've gotten very used to logging into my home PC from anywhere
> and using my own programs. I never bother transferring files to a portable
> disk or my laptop anymore because I know I can just log in and work on the
> same version of the file from anywhere. I guess I'll be looking into RealVNC
> or similar, because the jump in price from Home Premium to Ultimate is an
> awful lot to pay for one feature (at least only one that I want/need).
>
> -Mike
>
>
> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4548FCB5.3030005@neo.rr.com...
>
>>No, actually, he wanted to do just the reverse: Connect to his home PC
>>while at work (or while traveling). And that is not an uncommon thing to
>>want to do.
>>
>>
>>Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The client side version of RDP can be used to connect to a Vista Business
>>>Edition PC, thats what I want to do if I want to do something remotely on
>>>another PC in my house. In this Mike probably wants to connect to his
>>>Office PC from Home. The Server side RDP tools you are referring sound
>>>more like Terminal Services, which used more in an IT environment, which
>>>I don't think Mike wants, since that requires that you have access to
>>>Windows Server software, which means you would want to install the Admin
>>>Tools on a Client version of Windows.
>
>
>

On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 13:40:03 +0200, "progressive realization" <-> wrote:

}You can use UltraVNC that is very good.....

Is there a working version for Vista? I tried it a few weeks ago but it
would not run as a service with the new security features of Vista.

Here's a link to the Vista BETA RDP Client for Windows XP. (It's AT YOUR OWN
RISK -- UNSUPPORTED -- and WILL BREAK REMOTE ASSISTANCE)

http://rapidshare.com/files/2954330/...44-x86-ENU.exe

"**__MIke__**" wrote:

> I haven't heard any talk about this, but it sucks that the Remote Desktop
> Host isn't included in Home Premium. I really don't need most of what's in
> ultimate, but I do remote desktop into my PC quite often to check email
> (outlook) and get files. I also occasionally add a recording to Media
> Center.
>
> Seems like they could have included it since everyone got used to it in MCE
> 2005; maybe that was the plan though.
>
> -Mike
>
>