Controlling A Window 7 Box From XP

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Abby Brown

Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from
an XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for
the Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if
the Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.

Thanks,
Gary
 
Abby Brown said:
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an XP box?
The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the Windows 7 box over
a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the Windows 7 box boots in the
needed state.

Thanks,
Gary
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You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports it. If
not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would work too.
 
Pegasus said:
You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports
it. If not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would
work too.
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Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
commercial use.
 
HeyBub said:
Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
commercial use.
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TeamViewer is great since it requires no installation. However, it has a
couple of drawbacks:
- Depending on the screen resolution of the two machines, the remote session
is sometimes displayed in very small and hard to read letters.
- Contrary to what you think, it is not free for commercial use. It is
actually quite expensive. Here is the relevant line from their main page:
"Commercial users are welcome to use these downloads for trial purposes.
TeamViewer is free for all non-commercial users!"

This leaves little room for interpretation.
 
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