Accessing files on my office PC from my home PC?

[t.cruise]

I have a PC at work (not networked) with Windows XP Professional, and a PC at home with
Windows XP Home Edition. I have a flash memory key and sometimes take files home to work
on. But, sometimes I forget to copy a few files to take home. What would be the simplest
way to give my home PC access to files on my office PC?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a PC at work (not networked) with Windows XP Professional, and a PC at home with
Windows XP Home Edition. I have a flash memory key and sometimes take files home to work
on. But, sometimes I forget to copy a few files to take home. What would be the simplest
way to give my home PC access to files on my office PC?
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T.C.
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Hhm . . . You say that your work PC is NOT networked. If
it is not, how do you expect to reach it from home?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

If it as a modem, then you can set up PC Anywhere for dial-ins.

I have a PC at work (not networked) with Windows XP Professional, and a
PC at home with
Windows XP Home Edition. I have a flash memory key and sometimes take files home to work
on. But, sometimes I forget to copy a few files to take home. What
would be the simplest
way to give my home PC access to files on my office PC?
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T.C.
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Hhm . . . You say that your work PC is NOT networked. If
it is not, how do you expect to reach it from home?

 

[Lee Chapelle]

I have a PC at work (not networked) with Windows XP Professional, and a PC
at home with
Windows XP Home Edition. I have a flash memory key and sometimes take
files home to work
on. But, sometimes I forget to copy a few files to take home. What would
be the simplest
way to give my home PC access to files on my office PC?

If your work machine is under any sort of standard corporate network
security then you probably can't, unless your employer implements something
like VPN. If it's just a small office with a few pcs and a router then you
could use Remote Desktop. What is more likely is that you could grant RD
access to your home machine then log on to it using RD from work and
transfer all the files before you go home.

 

[Ghostrider]

I have a PC at work (not networked) with Windows XP Professional, and a PC at home with
Windows XP Home Edition. I have a flash memory key and sometimes take files home to work
on. But, sometimes I forget to copy a few files to take home. What would be the simplest
way to give my home PC access to files on my office PC?

Even with a work PC on the [company's] network, it might
not be an easy proposition, depending on the company's
security policies. Should this be a common occurence and
one is forgetful about backing up to a USB jump drive for
whatever for transferring files and maintaining a mirror
system at home, then consider using a laptop as a better
alternative.

 

[DanS]

If your work machine is under any sort of standard corporate network
security then you probably can't, unless your employer implements
something like VPN. If it's just a small office with a few pcs and a
router then you could use Remote Desktop. What is more likely is that
you could grant RD access to your home machine then log on to it using
RD from work and transfer all the files before you go home.

XP home doesn't support remote desktop connections. only XP pro.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

XP home doesn't support remote desktop connections. only XP pro.

The OP's office PC will readily act as a host for a Remote Desktop
connection, because it is WinXP Professional. The Remote Desktop
client, on the other hand, will run on just about any flavour of Windows,
including WinXP Home and Win98.

However, the point is academic. The OP's office PC is not networked,
and if it was then he would need to convince his IT staff to provide
a tunnel for his Remote Desktop connection.

 

[Alex Nichol]

XP home doesn't support remote desktop connections. only XP pro.

You can connect from a Home machine to Remote desktop running on Pro.
That is the end that needs Pro. Though I very much doubt if in this
case the Office Admin would allow it

 

[DanS]

The OP's office PC will readily act as a host for a Remote Desktop
connection, because it is WinXP Professional. The Remote Desktop
client, on the other hand, will run on just about any flavour of Windows,
including WinXP Home and Win98.

yes that is what i meant, the home version can not accept connections.

 

[Lee Chapelle]

XP home doesn't support remote desktop connections. only XP pro.

Right, I was thinking of Remote Assistance... well, any pc with Win95 or
better can use the RD *client*, which means if he's in a small office
without a substantial firewall he could still RD into his XP Pro in the
office from home.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdclientdl.mspx