Choice to allow remote connections N/A

[worker bee]

Hi:

Using XP Home Edition, service pack 2.
The Remote Tab under System Properties only offers the choice to Allow
connections for Remote Assistance.
The choice that is supposed to be available there, Allow Connections from
Computers Running Remote Desktop, is not there, the bottom half of this
screen is blank??

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi:

Using XP Home Edition, service pack 2.
The Remote Tab under System Properties only offers the choice to Allow
connections for Remote Assistance.
The choice that is supposed to be available there, Allow Connections from
Computers Running Remote Desktop, is not there, the bottom half of this
screen is blank??

Sorry, but Windows XP Home Edition does not provide the ability to connect to
the computer using Remote Desktop. That's why you only see the Remote Assistance
section on the Remote page of System Properties in XP HE. That feature is
available in XP Professional. Keep in mind that you can connect 'from' XP HE to
an XP Professional system.

Windows XP Home Edition Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

There are alternatives if you want to connect to your XP HE system from a remote
location, but they involve installing third party programs. Here are a few I've
seen recommended.

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

UltraVNC
http://www.uvnc.com/index.html

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Using XP Home Edition, service pack 2.
The Remote Tab under System Properties only offers the choice to
Allow connections for Remote Assistance.
The choice that is supposed to be available there, Allow
Connections from Computers Running Remote Desktop, is not there,
the bottom half of this screen is blank??

The first line above tells all...

Windows XP Home Edition - since its release in late 2001 - has not included
Remote Desktop capabilities. It can be utilized as a client (it has the
Remote Desktop Client installed) - but not as a host. If you wish to
remotely control a Windows XP Home Edition machine without anyone else there
to do the remote assistance answering - you should utilize Netmeeting or a
third-party application like UltraVNC.