remote desktop with windows xp home

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i am running win xp home and every time i try to conect to my orther
computers useing remote desktop it pops up with an error message saying "The
client count not conect to the remote computer.
Remote conections might not be enabled on the computer..."
 
Is the remote desktop computer in a remote site? Make sure the port 3389 is open.

The client could not connect to the remote computer Symptom: When trying to access TS/RDC, you may receive this error: The client could not connect to the remote computer. Remote connection might not be ...
www.chicagotech.net/remoteissues/rdc2.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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i am running win xp home and every time i try to conect to my orther
computers useing remote desktop it pops up with an error message saying "The
client count not conect to the remote computer.
Remote conections might not be enabled on the computer..."
 
Is the PC your trying to connect to running XP Pro or XP MCE? If so see this
page for troubleshooting help...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html

If its running XP Home you will not be able to use Remote Desktop. You might
look at UltraVNC as an alternative. Get the server, client, encryption
plug-in and XP video driver (for the server only) from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

Good luck...

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