On Thu Jul 26, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Michael Moser wrote:
The purpose for going to the dark side is that I have to connect to a
Windows XP Pro computer through remote desktop and control a device
remotely which it controls.
...
Which os would be the least hassle, the safest, and the cheapest to
get this done?
That OS would be OS X.
Remote Desktop is no reason for going to the the dark side. Microsoft
Office for the Mac comes with Remote Desktop Client, or it is a *free*
download from <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/>. I used it only once
with no problems that I can remember, so I am not fully qualified
to endorse it, but it is certainly worth a try as it is much less
trouble
than installing an entire second OS. Here's the product description
from MS:
Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac allows you to connect to a
Windows-based computer and work with programs and files on that
computer from your Macintosh computer. To connect to a Windows-
based computer, you need network access and permissions to connect
to the computer, and the computer must be running Terminal Services
or Remote Desktop Services.
David
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