winxp remote desktop in win2k

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Can I install the remote desktop function in win2k? I want to be able to remotely controll a win2k machine. If not, are there any other greats progs that can do the same thing?

[Xiven 0]

VNC, PCAnywhere and Win2k Server Terminal Services will all do this. There are some others around as well.

[Gillus 0]

Yes you can. The best terminal server client, IMHO,

is the one that's on the XP CD. You can get it there :

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~binkbv/msrdpcli.zip

 

Don't forget to give a password to the account you

plan to use for logon, otherwise access will be denied.

If you really want to open remote desktop access to

accounts without passwords, you'll have to tweak

the security policy

 

Gillus

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Gillus: I think you have missunderstand me. The computer I want to connect to is a win2k pro computer and I'm running winxp. The remote computer is the one that is running win2k pro not my computer.

[Gillus 0]

Hmmm, sorry.

 

You don't have native solution to remotely control

a Win2K PRO box. Terminal Services aren't available

on this version. You'll have to look at freeware

tools. I'd suggest VNC, which is pretty powerful

and completly free. BUT, don't forget there is

no separation layer between the kernel and the

GUI in Win2K PRO, thus remotely controlling

the box will make all your actions "showing"

on the console desktop, forbiding any user

to use the computer at the same time. It's one

of the most annoying limitation of this OS,

and one that decided me to go to XP. However,

XP in still not a multi-user OS, so establishing

a remote connection on a XP box will temporarily

desactivate any session of any local user (if

allowed). I'm not sure how MS implemented this

limitation, since Terminal services are part

of XP, but I'm still "working" to find a fix for

that.

 

Gillus

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So what you mean is that if I had win2k server on the remote machine, I would be able to log in using terminal services and a another user that is physicly sitting by the computer can work with it at the same time? That would be great for me I have a copy of win2k server, can I upgrade the existing version of win2k pro or do I need to make a fresh install?

[Four and Twenty 0]

dude check out dame ware nt utilities if u want to do remote admin