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by jplacen

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How can I Remote Desktop to access my home computer from my office? I have a cable connection at home and a Linksys router. My PC is running WinXp Home Edition. I've tried typing my IP address, but cant find the computer.

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by thechas

Unless someone else finds a different article, you cannot access a PC running XP Home using Remote Desktop.

Remote Desktop requires XP Pro.

Here is a Microsoft page with a number of Remote Desktop support articles:

http://tinyurl.com/38aoo

You have 2 options:

Install a 3rd party remote connection software package.

Upgrade the PC to XP Pro so that you have the advanced networking features.

Chas

by moushie_23

You can use remote desktop from XP home to XP pro. Here at work, we do it all the time...but we are connected to a vpn via our home internet provider. Here are the instructions I give my users here...this may lead you in the right direction
1.Get on the Internet by dial-up or High-spped internet from Home, then use VPN to get into company's network. (This means home PC will need VPN client installed).
2. Make sure the at work PC is on and also the "Remote Desktop" is enabled. and write down work PC name. (To enable Remote Desktop function from work pc; Right-Click mouse on My computer, click Properties, Remote and then check "Remote Desktop").
3. From home PC, Start-->All programs-->Accessories-->communications-->Remote Desktop Connection, then type in work PC name. Then it should connect to work PC.

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