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Enabling Remote Desktop On Windows XP
Remote Desktop Protocol (aka RDP) is a method to remotely connect to your
machine, and be provided the same Windows GUI that you’d be accessing if you
were sitting at that computer. You can perform any task that you could
perform if you were literally sitting in front of that machine.
Unfortunately you’ll be required to have Windows XP Professional to enable this
protocol for use. Below are the Microsoft steps to enable this on your
machine.
You need three things to create a remote location:
To set up the Remote Desktop, start with the host computer, which in this
example is your work computer.
| 1. | Verify that you are signed in as the administrator. |
| 2. | Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Performance and Maintenance. |
| 3. | Click System.
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| 4. | Click the Remote tab, select the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer check box, and then click OK. |
Next, make sure you have Windows Firewall set up to allow exceptions.
| 1. | In the Control Panel, click Security Center.
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| 2. | Under Manage security settings for, click Windows Firewall.
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| 3. | Make sure the Don’t allow exceptions check box is not selected.
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| 4. | Click the Exceptions tab, and verify that the Remote Desktop check box is selected. |
| 5. | Click OK, and then close the Windows Security Center window. Your host computer is now set up to allow remote access. You will need the name of the host computer. |
| 6. | In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click the Computer Name tab. |
| 7. | Write down the full computer name, and then click OK. |
| 8. | Close Control Panel. |
| 9. | Leave this computer running,a nd connected to the network with Internet access. It doesn’t matter whether you’re logged in or out, RDP will automatically logout any logged in users if a remote connection is detected and authenticated. |
NOTE: You may have trouble connecting if your host computer is behind
a router. I suggest enabling DMZ-Host on your router and/or port
forwarding port # 3389 on the host computer to avoid the router firewall from interfering.
Connect your remote computer to the host computer
To connect your home computer, which is the client (or remote) computer to
your work (or host) computer, follow these steps:
| 1. | On your home computer, click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Accessories. |
| 2. | In the Accessories menu, point to Communications, and then click Remote Desktop Connection. |
| 3. | In the Computer box, type the computer name of your host computer, which you wrote down earlier. |
| 4. | Click Connect. |
| 5. | When the Log On to Windows dialog box appears, type your user name, password, and domain (if required), and then click OK. The Remote Desktop window opens, and you see the desktop settings, files, |
To end your Remote Desktop session:
| 1. | Click Start, and then click Log Off at the bottom of the Start menu. |
| 2. | When prompted, click Log Off.
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