cannot login interactively with remote desktop

[Guest]

Here's my scenario. I have two computers, BOTH with Windows XP Pro. They are BOTH connected to my ethernet router and I can network b/w the two using Network Places as well as browse the internet.

But I can't get Remote desktop to work b/w the two. I keep getting the message "The local policy of this system does not allow you to login interactively." When I add these administrators to Remote users it makes no difference. What's going on

I am logged in as administrators on BOTH computers. Remote Desktop allows user to connect remotely to BOTH computers. The firewall in deactivated. I know both internal IP addresses assigned by my router (192.168.1.101 and 192.168.1.103)

Marc

 

[Cuan P]

Here's my scenario. I have two computers, BOTH with Windows XP Pro. They

are BOTH connected to my ethernet router and I can network b/w the two using
Network Places as well as browse the internet.

But I can't get Remote desktop to work b/w the two. I keep getting the

message "The local policy of this system does not allow you to login
interactively." When I add these administrators to Remote users it makes no
difference. What's going on?

I am logged in as administrators on BOTH computers. Remote Desktop allows

user to connect remotely to BOTH computers. The firewall in deactivated. I
know both internal IP addresses assigned by my router (192.168.1.101 and
192.168.1.103).

Marc

Well, I've never used remote desktop or even looked into it, but it sounds
like the problem is system-specific, as opposed to user-specific. ie:
there's a security policy in place preventing the system from accepting
connections.

I might have it all wrong here, but is remote desktop the same as remote
assistance? If it is, then I remember seeing a tab in the "system" control
box in the control panel which says "remote". Under that is a check box
about allowing remote assistance requests to be sent from the computer.
Under that is an "advanced" button, which allows you to select whether the
computer is allowed to be controlled remotely. If all these are set
correctly, then I don't have anything further to suggest, without actually
trying to use it myself. I don't think it has anything to do with
user-rights though.

- cuan