XP Home Edition

[Mark Griffiths]

Hi all,
Just a quicky - I've got a customer who wants to connect to his home PC via
remote desktop from his office - sounds simple enough, but when he goes into
the remote tab on his home PC there is no "Remote Desktop" section to allow
users in. He has XP Home edition - is this why and is there any way of
getting this function to work without upgrading to XP Pro??
Thanks in Advance and Regards
Mark.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Remote Desktop hosting feature is only available with Windows XP Pro.
You can only use Windows XP Home Edition as a client and not a host.

Perhaps the following Knowledge Base Articles will help:

Support WebCast: Using Windows Remote Assistance
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826769&Product=winxp

Overview of Remote Assistance in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;300546

Description of the Remote Assistance Connection Process
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300692&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Configure a Computer to Receive Remote Assistance Offers in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301527&Product=winxp

Troubleshooting Remote Assistance Issues
http://www.chicagotech.net/rdesktop.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hi all,
| Just a quicky - I've got a customer who wants to connect to his home PC via
| remote desktop from his office - sounds simple enough, but when he goes into
| the remote tab on his home PC there is no "Remote Desktop" section to allow
| users in. He has XP Home edition - is this why and is there any way of
| getting this function to work without upgrading to XP Pro??
| Thanks in Advance and Regards
| Mark.