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by src-brian

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Ok, I have discovered that my office computer cannot be remote controlled. It has been before in the past, but now when I try to remote desktop it I get the error "This computer cannot be remote controlled." Everything is enabled that should allow it to work. What could be the problem?

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by naughtymonkey

everything that is enabled? Is this XP, Vista, or other? If XP or Vista, are remote connections enabled, are you in the remote user group, is the firewall configured to allow it?

Need more information and it would be best to ask this in the questions section so more people will bother to answer you instead of flaming you for posting in the wrong section. Also you can mark an answer as helpful in the question section to assist others with the same issue in the future.

by src-brian

Ok its windows XP Pro, remote conenctions are enabled, I'm one of the administrators so yes I am part of the remote group, there are no firewalls to be configured. I didnt know exactly what section to put this thread in also.

by naughtymonkey

over the internet that you are trying to connect or locally?

Is it on a domain or a workgroup?

Is the XP firewall on?

Does anyone else use the computer?

by joel.mills

Have you applied any new updates to the computer? Have you checked remote connection from any other systems? Is anyone else having a problem with this that has remote connection? Is it starting then erroring out or just not starting at all?

by src-brian

there have not been any new updates since windows was installed. i can connect to other computers, but other not to me, but remote connection are enabled on mine. the error i get says "this computer cannot connect to the remote computer."

by src-brian

I was trying to connect locally on a domain. No the XP firewall is turned off, and i am the only person who uses my computer.

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