Connect Two Windows XP Home Machines

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I have two Windows XP Home machines. One I use upstairs (PC1) and the other
one is a laptop I use downstairs (PC2). I want to use PC1 to connect via
Remote Desktop (or something like it) to PC2 so I can work with programs
that are installed only on that machine (like QuickBooks).

I understand I need a host machine and remote machine to run Remote Desktop
but can you make an XP Home machine (I do not have Pro on either machine)
the host?
 
I have two Windows XP Home machines. One I use upstairs (PC1) and the other
one is a laptop I use downstairs (PC2). I want to use PC1 to connect via
Remote Desktop (or something like it) to PC2 so I can work with programs
that are installed only on that machine (like QuickBooks).

I understand I need a host machine and remote machine to run Remote Desktop
but can you make an XP Home machine (I do not have Pro on either machine)
the host?
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You can't do Remote Desktop with XP Home. So try a third party product, like
VNC. I use UltraVNC, which will run on multiple platforms, and is free.
<http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/>
http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
 

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