XP question

[Richard]

I have a few machines in the house - all running XP Home. I would like to be
able to access one of the machines from another machine. I read that
pcanywhere can do this. I also read that XP has the capability built in. Can
anyone give me some guidance regarding setting this up?

Thanks

 

[Big_Al]

Richard said this on 5/22/2009 6:55 PM:

I have a few machines in the house - all running XP Home. I would like to be
able to access one of the machines from another machine. I read that
pcanywhere can do this. I also read that XP has the capability built in. Can
anyone give me some guidance regarding setting this up?

Thanks

Remote Desktop is built into XP Pro, not home.

 

[DL]

Depends what you mean by access, if file sharing you set up a network
assuming all PC's are connected to a router
If you mean access another PC to remotely run apps on it then 'Go to My PC'
is one of many apps available - all PC's would need to be connected to the
internet

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I have a few machines in the house - all running XP Home. I would like to
be
able to access one of the machines from another machine. I read that
pcanywhere can do this. I also read that XP has the capability built in.
Can
anyone give me some guidance regarding setting this up?

Thanks

If you want access to the files, disks or printers, this is basic networking
and file sharing, and is included in XP Home. It's just a matter of
configuration, and there is lots of information about it.

If you want access to the console - as if you were sitting at the keyboard
of that system - that's an XP Pro feature called Remote desktop.

It's not included in XP Home, but there are other products, pcAnywhere (not
free) and tightVNC (free) are two, and there are many others. Note that
some corporate firewalls may not allow this kind of activity, so you might
not be able to control that machine from your office.

So if you can be a little clearer about what exactly you want to do, and
from where, it will be easier to give you better information.

HTH
-pk

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

I have a few machines in the house - all running XP Home. I would like to
be
able to access one of the machines from another machine. I read that
pcanywhere can do this. I also read that XP has the capability built in.
Can
anyone give me some guidance regarding setting this up?

Thanks

You can use remote assistance via MSN Messenger, and you can try something
like LogMeIn.. www.logmein.com

 

[Richard]

If you want access to the files, disks or printers, this is basic
networking and file sharing, and is included in XP Home. It's just a
matter of configuration, and there is lots of information about it.

If you want access to the console - as if you were sitting at the keyboard
of that system - that's an XP Pro feature called Remote desktop.

It's not included in XP Home, but there are other products, pcAnywhere
(not free) and tightVNC (free) are two, and there are many others. Note
that some corporate firewalls may not allow this kind of activity, so you
might not be able to control that machine from your office.

So if you can be a little clearer about what exactly you want to do, and
from where, it will be easier to give you better information.

HTH
-pk

Simply want to access software on another PC from one location in the home -
no internet access - there is a LAN in the house.

 

[DL]

You cannot do it without internet access - as many of the responses
indicated

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Simply want to access software on another PC from one location in the
home - no internet access - there is a LAN in the house.

So, to be clear, it sounds like you want to run an application that's
installed on the system in one room, on a system in another room.

For a lot of software, the only way you can do that is with a remote desktop
type system. The reason is that much software requires files and registry
settings that are local to the system it's installed on. This is why you
can't, for example, just copy the files from MS Office installation from one
drive to another and have it work.

And there are other effects. If you use a remote desktop, the user at the
system you're accessing will probably be interrupted - or they may interrupt
you.

If you only want to access files, you just need to set up sharing and
permissions.

HTH
-pk

 

[Gerry]

Patrick

A flash drive would work without a lot of configuration issues? The
exercise would probably be a healthy option <G>.


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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Patrick Keenan]

Patrick

A flash drive would work without a lot of configuration issues? The
exercise would probably be a healthy option <G>.

There really isn't a lot of configuration to do, it's basic file sharing.

As to the flash drive, first, these have a tendency to suddenly and
irretrievably fail, so they can only be relied on for convenient transport
of files that exist elsewhere. Second, because of their limited
read/write cycles, they are not appropriate for installing and running
applications.

Running up and down the stairs can be regarded as an effective cardio
exercise (till someone trips), but I would suggest that visiting Lisbon and
not buying a transit pass is very effective and far more interesting.
Surprisingly, walking (or climbing) tours of old Lisbon aren't really
marketed to the fitness crowd. Perhaps they are missing an opportunity.

-pk

 

[Gerry]

Patrick

I bow to your greater knowledge of flash drives and Lisbon. I have been
to Lisbon staying at a seaside resort over the April 25 bridge. After
that holday I bought my SatNav. What a place to get lost<G>! Oh another
result of that holiday was to resolve never again to take Travellers
Cheques.

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Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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