I am building my Dad a new PC and want to confirm the vista requirements to

do remote desktop connection. I am intending to do remote support over the

internet when he needs help.

 

I have Vista Home Premium installed running Aero.

 

Do I need Vista Enterprise or Ultimate installed on his machine to take

control of his desktop? I've read this on the MS website, but it isn't very

clear:

 

"You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running

Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic N,

or Windows Vista Home Premium. You can, however, connect from those editions

of Windows Vista to computers running other versions of Windows."

 

I do not need him to take control of my computer.

 

I've read up on the series of steps I must take to make the connection, I

just would like to confirm the version of Vista before I pay extra for it.

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I am building my Dad a new PC and want to confirm the vista requirements to

> do remote desktop connection. I am intending to do remote support over the

> internet when he needs help.

>

> I have Vista Home Premium installed running Aero.

>

> Do I need Vista Enterprise or Ultimate installed on his machine to take

> control of his desktop? I've read this on the MS website, but it isn't

> very

> clear:

>

> "You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running

> Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic

> N,

> or Windows Vista Home Premium.

 

I believe the last one listed is the one you want to connect to, so the

answer is "No". Use VNC or dameware or something else. If it has the word

Home, it will not work as a RDP server. They did this so tech people could

not support the OS, for example in a corporate environment. Bastards.

"just bob" <kilbyfan@aoldotcom> wrote in message

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>

> "Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4FEB8B6A-DD7E-43F5-AE98-AB4558251EE5@microsoft.com...

>>I am building my Dad a new PC and want to confirm the vista requirements

>>to

>> do remote desktop connection. I am intending to do remote support over

>> the

>> internet when he needs help.

>>

>> I have Vista Home Premium installed running Aero.

>>

>> Do I need Vista Enterprise or Ultimate installed on his machine to take

>> control of his desktop? I've read this on the MS website, but it isn't

>> very

>> clear:

>>

>> "You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running

>> Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic

>> N,

>> or Windows Vista Home Premium.

>

> I believe the last one listed is the one you want to connect to, so the

> answer is "No". Use VNC or dameware or something else. If it has the word

> Home, it will not work as a RDP server. They did this so tech people could

> not support the OS, for example in a corporate environment. Bastards.

>

 

 

It's no different than XP Home... which also -did not- act as an RDP server.

 

Lang

Use the free version at http://www.logmein.com -- works like a champ. I do

my wife and son's machines (upstairs and my handicap prevents me from going

up there), my father-in-law's machine in NY (I'm in GA), and a few other

remote machines. Better than RDP, IMHO.

 

Ross

Which version of logmein do you use?

Free

Pro

Rescue

II Reach

Remotely Anywhere

 

Thx!

 

 

"Ross M. Greenberg" wrote:

> Use the free version at http://www.logmein.com -- works like a champ. I do

> my wife and son's machines (upstairs and my handicap prevents me from going

> up there), my father-in-law's machine in NY (I'm in GA), and a few other

> remote machines. Better than RDP, IMHO.

>

> Ross

>

>

>

logmein is the best thing around for Remote, accessable anywhere runs

like a champ and if you buy the full version can even file transfer

using it.

 

Seriously check it out

 

 

--

madmonkey

Sorry for the clairification...

PC #1 is built - has Vista Home Premium installed - I use this one

PC #2 is not built - intending to put Vista on it, but which version is

depends on requirement to do remote administration - Dad uses this one.

 

As far as I understand, when I want to do remote administration of PC#2 from

PC #1, that would make PC#2 the server and PC #1 the client.

 

If that is true, then according to crappy the MS documentation:

"You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running

Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic N,

or Windows Vista Home Premium. You can, however, connect from those editions

of Windows Vista to computers running other versions of Windows."

Then it looks like putting Vista Enterprise or Ultimate on PC#2 would do

the trick.

 

So the bottom line question is, if I put Vista Premium on PC#2 would I be

capabile of performing remote administration from PC#1?

 

From your and Ross' replies it sounds like 3rd party software is the better

choice. Which I will pursue if the answer to my bottom line question is

'No'.

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Which version of logmein do you use?

> Free

> Pro

> Rescue

> II Reach

> Remotely Anywhere

>

> Thx!

>

>

> "Ross M. Greenberg" wrote:

>

>> Use the free version at http://www.logmein.com -- works like a champ. I

>> do

>> my wife and son's machines (upstairs and my handicap prevents me from

>> going

>> up there), my father-in-law's machine in NY (I'm in GA), and a few other

>> remote machines. Better than RDP, IMHO.

>>

>> Ross

>>

>>

>>

 

Free

> From your and Ross' replies it sounds like 3rd party software is the

> better

> choice. Which I will pursue if the answer to my bottom line question is

> 'No'.

 

 

I'm running Vista Ultimate. My wife and son are running XP Media Center. My

father-in-law is running XP-Pro, my brother-in-law straight XP, my mother's

boyfriend Vista Home Premium.

 

I perform remote-admin work on all remote machines, and I'm running

Ultimate, but I did all this from my XP-Po before upgrading, and still do

when required from my dual boot. DSL is highly recommended!

 

Ross

Here's my $0.02 comments, in-line

 

 

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Sorry for the clairification...

> PC #1 is built - has Vista Home Premium installed - I use this one

> PC #2 is not built - intending to put Vista on it, but which version is

> depends on requirement to do remote administration - Dad uses this one.

>

> As far as I understand, when I want to do remote administration of PC#2

> from

> PC #1, that would make PC#2 the server and PC #1 the client.

 

True

> If that is true, then according to crappy the MS documentation:

> "You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running

> Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic

> N,

> or Windows Vista Home Premium. You can, however, connect from those

> editions

> of Windows Vista to computers running other versions of Windows."

> Then it looks like putting Vista Enterprise or Ultimate on PC#2 would do

> the trick.

 

True

> So the bottom line question is, if I put Vista Premium on PC#2 would I be

> capabile of performing remote administration from PC#1?

 

Not with Remote Desktop

>

> From your and Ross' replies it sounds like 3rd party software is the

> better

> choice. Which I will pursue if the answer to my bottom line question is

> 'No'.

 

I have used Tight VNC & Real VNC to connect to my wife's VHP laptop.

Getting connected is somewhat iffy. I think it's due to the laptop being put

into sleep mode, and the VNC service doesn't resume or restart.

Logmein (free version) seems to do better in that regard, although it takes

a little longer to log into the website, and log into the PC.