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May 23rd 07, 01:52 AM
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Remote Desktop Vista Ultimate to XP Home
Hi, can I RDP from my Vista machine to an XP machine (and use the XP OS and
software on the other machine)? Most of my software doesnt work on Vista. Or can I do it with an Ubuntu machine? All on same network. 
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May 23rd 07, 04:28 AM
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Remote Desktop Vista Ultimate to XP Home
If it is Xp Home, the answer is no. However, you may want to try VNC. This link may help,
VNCVNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is, in essence, a remote display system which allows you to view a computing 'desktop' environment not only on ... http://www.chicagotech.net/vnc.htm Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "heather" wrote in message ... Hi, can I RDP from my Vista machine to an XP machine (and use the XP OS and software on the other machine)? Most of my software doesnt work on Vista. Or can I do it with an Ubuntu machine? All on same network.
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May 23rd 07, 10:20 AM
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Remote Desktop Vista Ultimate to XP Home
"heather" wrote in message
... Hi, can I RDP from my Vista machine to an XP machine (and use the XP OS and software on the other machine)? Most of my software doesnt work on Vista. Or can I do it with an Ubuntu machine? All on same network. To add to Bob's comments, if the home PC is running XP Pro then make sure the Vista RDP client is configured like this... http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...ntSettings.jpg Here is a UNIX RDP client that may work for you... http://www.rdesktop.org/ -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
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