December 21, 2003
This
guide assumes that you have already read and understand what Remote Desktop
is all about. If you haven't looked at it yet, please read: Remote
Desktop Overview
You need to perform this
setup for both Remote Desktop Standard and Remote Desktop Web.
Start --> Settings --> Control
Panel --> System --> Remote
Check the box labeled "Remote
Desktop". You'll see this message. It means that the user that
is trying to connect to Remote Desktop must have a password protected account.
If their account does not have a password, they cannot connect using Remote
Desktop. This is for obvious security reasons.
Click "OK".
Click on the box labeled
"Select Remote users". Here you can control who has access using
Remote Desktop. All members of the Administrators group automatically
have access.
Click "OK" until all the
dialog boxes disappear.
Now the Remote Desktop Host
is enabled. Next step depends on what your situation is:
If
you plan on using Remote Desktop Web, go to:
If you
are running Remote Desktop Standard and the client computer is running
Windows XP, then go to:
If you
are running Remote Desktop Standard and the client computer is running
an operating system other than Windows XP, go to:
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