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Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. You can also connect into a Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 machine. Also, since Microsoft has recently ended support for Windows XP, this tutorial will becomes less useful as time passes. If interested, check out my post on configuring remote desktop for Windows 8. Secondly, you need to make sure that you are logged in as a computer administrator on the machine in order to set it up for remote access.
If you brought a computer from a store or got it straight from the manufacturer, the first user name you create is always an Administrator account. An easy way to check whether or not you are an Administrator is to go to Start, Control Panel and then click on User Accounts.
Thirdly, the administrator account on your machine must have a password. If you do not have to type in a password in order to access Windows when you start up your computer, then you do not have a password set up and Remote Desktop will not work.
Remote desktop does not allow you to connect to a computer with a user account that does not have a password. When you go to User Accounts and click on the Administrator account, you will see an option to create a password for the account.
Go ahead and do that before moving on. Next, if the computer you are connecting to is running Windows XP SP3, then you need to open the firewall to allow remote desktop connections. Make sure that the Remote Desktop check box is checked. The last thing that needs to be done in order for Remote Desktop to work correctly is to tell Windows that we want to allow users to connect remotely.
Go to Start , Control Panel , and click on System. If you want to give an non-administrator account remote desktop access, then click that button and add the user. Your computer is now setup for remote desktop! First try connecting to the XP machine from another computer on your home network.
In order to connect, go to the other computer and click on Start, All programs, Accessories, Communications, and Remote Desktop Connection.
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