Vista - remote desktop connection

which versions of vista allow connection via RDP to control the vista PC?

All versions should. Simply enable it (Winkey + Pause, Remote Settings)

That's not entirely correct according to this MS webpage:
Notes
a.. You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers
running Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home
Basic N, or Windows Vista Home Premium. You can, however, connect from those
editions of Windows Vista to computers running other versions of Windows.
b.. You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers
running Windows XP Home Edition.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...c61e61033.mspx

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news:eAdQ$XZAIHA.4200@xxxxxxAll versions of Vista can run the mstsc.exe client, to connect to other
systems.

Only Enterprise, Business and Ultimate can be an RDP Host. That is, you can
connect *to* these editions, via Remote Desktop.

As described in the Vista Online Help:

<help>
You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running
Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic N,
or Windows Vista Home Premium. You can, however, connect from those editions
of Windows Vista to computers running other versions of Windows.

You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running
Windows XP Home Edition.
</help>

There is no technical motivation for the limitation. It's one of those weird
marketing ploys, to encourage people to buy the more expensive editions of
Vista. Which is silly, because it just encourages people to use VNC,
instead of Microsoft-supplied software.

You can request Remote Assistance connections from Starter, Basic and Home
Premium editions of Vista.

Hope it helps,

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No, only the versions with advanced networking can be the host for Remote
Desktop, ie. Business, Enterprise and Ultimate (and XP Pro, and Server
versions). All other versions, going all the way back to Win95, have
clients which can connect *to* the hosts.

ss.

isn't there some way of beating microsoft and turned one of them into a
host?

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Yeah, VNC.

ss.

what's that a program where you get it?

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There are a few different versions of VNC, and most of them are free.

The one I prefer is UltraVNC, but there are some that are easier to set-up,
but with less advanced features.

http://www.uvnc.com/

There is other software available for remote connection, apart from VNC.
One worth mentioning is TeamViewer, which is very easy to set up, (no need
to forward ports in router, or even open firewall, or even install it!)
works very well and is free for personal use.

http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx

ss.