Windows XP Home Edition

dannylister · 17 Dec 2007 at 09:18

Hi,

Does anybody know if Windows XP Home Edition allows other computers to connect to it via RDC? I'm having trouble connecting to my home computer.

Danny.

Ewanb75 · 17 Dec 2007 at 09:23

Should Do. I used logmein to use my pc from work and had no problems with it

dannylister · 17 Dec 2007 at 10:23

Yeah I thought it should allow it... I know there's nothing wrong with my home network setup because i previously connected fine when my machine was running XP profressional edition.

Burnsy2023 · 17 Dec 2007 at 10:26

No, Home edition does not allow hosting of RDP sessions.

Burnsy

dannylister · 17 Dec 2007 at 10:31

Looks like I'll have to find a good 3rd party application instead. Would anyone care to recommend any?

Danny.

Beerbaron · 17 Dec 2007 at 10:33

Burnsy2023 said:
No, Home edition does not allow hosting of RDP sessions.

Burnsy

as above.

dannylister · 17 Dec 2007 at 11:19

So it doesn't allow it full stop? Not even via 3rd party software?

--Mike-- · 17 Dec 2007 at 13:54

I'm sure Logmein works fine on XP Home, try it.

blastman · 17 Dec 2007 at 15:54

mstsc, microsofts RDP software isn't included in Xp Home but it can be downloaded and will work ok.

But if you're gonna download software to use I'd suggest real VNC. It allows the remote user to see the screen while you have control, which is very handy when doing support work, as they can show you what they where doing when 'it' didn't work.

out of intrest, the only other difference (that i know of) between home and pro is that home won't join a domain where pro will.

Butters · 17 Dec 2007 at 16:05

yeah you can download RDP for home but can't remote 'to' it only from it.

Logmein free is all you need.

blastman · 17 Dec 2007 at 17:10

Butters said:
yeah you can download RDP for home but can't remote 'to' it only from it.

really??

I thought i'd done just that.......

maybe it's a sign of me getting old then... :rolleyes:

crowhorse · 17 Dec 2007 at 17:26

blastman said:
really??

I thought i'd done just that.......

maybe it's a sign of me getting old then...

He's right.

Home will let you connect to other pro/server based computers using Remote Desktop Protocol.

But you cannot connect to a system with Home on in the same way.

You HAVE to use a 3rd party application.

Logmein is quite good, but you have to pay for it.

TightVNC is the one I use when not using RDP... it's free and works well.

Just remember you will have to forward the correct port to your computer's IP address within your router at home (if you are using one - and allow it with any firewall you may be running - but you would have had to have done both of those with RDP anyway).

Butters · 18 Dec 2007 at 17:30

no, you can use logmein free. there are various options and logmein free should cover most uses.

Beerbaron · 18 Dec 2007 at 17:46

blastman said:
out of intrest, the only other difference (that i know of) between home and pro is that home won't join a domain where pro will.

im sure there are more but xp home cant read dynamic drives

swinnie · 18 Dec 2007 at 18:07

Another difference is no Local Policies.

Remote Desktop can only go out to XP Pro, or Server Based systems.

LogMeIn is free.

VNC is a great option also.

Paul91 · 18 Dec 2007 at 18:09

I think of XP Home as a stripped down version when it comes to anything that a business / network would like to use. Most of the LAN networking features are non-existant (including security policies) in the home edition, as far as I know.