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LostSoul

LostSoul

LostSoul

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Hi all.

I have 3 PCs at home, a new power PC, and an older I7 920, and a laptop.

The power PC runs Win7 Ultimate 64bit, the others run Win7 HomePremium 64bit.

I ideally want to be able to use remote desktop, MSTSC or something similar to remote FROM the Power PC to the others, but I can literally only do it the other way round.

As I see it there are three paths.

1) Upgrade Windows versions. I would consider this, I am not sure if you can any more???

2) Use 3rd party "remote control" software. Whats the best out there?

3) Some sort of "Hack"???.

Grateful for any suggestions/opinions or other options I havnt considered.

L
 
They are all running a W7 version so, mstsc (RDP) should work, sounds like a configuration setting issue, is Remote Desktop enabled on all your Home Premium W7 boxes? Are they all up to date with the latest version of RDP?
 
UKDTweak said:
They are all running a W7 version so, mstsc (RDP) should work, sounds like a configuration setting issue, is Remote Desktop enabled on all your Home Premium W7 boxes? Are they all up to date with the latest version of RDP?
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You dont get those options on the remote connection tab on the Home Premium machines, only the Ultimate one. I think its a license thing. You CAN remote from the home premiums but they cannot be remoted to.
 
As above, unfortunately Home Premium cannot be remoted into.

Microsoft

All editions of Windows 7 include Remote Desktop Connection.

You can use Remote Desktop to initiate a connection from any edition of Windows 7.

You can connect to computers running Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 7 Enterprise.

You can't use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, or Windows 7 Home Premium.
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You can however, download software called "Concurrent RDP Patcher" and it will enable it access ;)

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/enable-remote-desktop-connection-in-windows-7-home-premium/
 
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Use Teamviewer, create a free account and add all the machines to it.

I wouldn't use the RDP hack, any Windows updates to RDP will just undo it anyway.
 
If I cant get the built in TS to work I will try the 3rd party software, but my biggest worry is does the remote Pc appear in a window or can you maximise it out so it looks like the PC you are on?

I only say that as I have seen one system usee by a company that supports one of our systems at work and its laggy and looks intrusive.

Wheras I use MSTSC on PC's, albeit Windows XP, at work and you would not know it is another PC you are using. I even remote onto Windows Server 2008r2 servers virtual and physical and its just like your on the local machine.
 
One thing I should say first is before I did anything on my laptop it allowed me to connect! I havnt used it for 6 months so I wonder if that will be taken out by an update.

However on my old desktop, I tried the above patch and it did not work, neither version. I get the login box but the screen simply flashes on and off.

Tried RDPWrapper (https://github.com/binarymaster/rdpwrap) but I cant even fathom it, the install instructions refer to nonexistant files.
 
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