This is actually a very good solution for those of us that have seen the light and prefer the Mac solution for our everyday tasks... I've been amazed at how well RDC works. I previously used VPN from my linux box at work. I asked to switch to WinXP (ouch) after I witnessed RDC on my coworker's Mac at his home. Dare I commend MSoft on excellent work with RDC?
On 7/7/05, Dan O'Donnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 6, 2005, at 8:51 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > > > on 06/07/05 19:29, david at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> On Jul 6, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> > >>> On Jul 6, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Claire, > >>>> > >>>> I'm afraid I have to agree with Tim when it comes to VPC. In most > >>>> cases, VPC is too slow. > >>>> > >>> > >>> I'll third this motion. I've been installing Win XP Pro on my Mac > >>> (800 Mhz G4) *all day long*, and I'm only about mostly done with > >>> the Service Pack 2, much less get the VPC attached to the network > >>> and updated further. Plus <bleeping> VPC is sucking every processor > >>> cycle it can get it's greedy little hands on. > >> > >> One major issue is the OS version you install. WinXP is a resource > >> hog. My homebrew PC that was snappy with Win2k crawled under Win2k. > >> VPC on my alBook runs Win98, Millennium, and Win2k well enough to > >> use. WinXP isn't acceptable at all. In fact, I wouldn't even use > >> WinXP on my dually G5. > > > > And WinXP doesn't add much that can't be found in Win2000, except > > maybe more > > fancy icons... > > Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) is built in to XP Pro, but must be > added to Windows 2000. I find this to be very helpful and it may > actually be a partial solution to the OP's problem. I do this regularly > with a server-based application in my office that is Windows only. > > If she is forced to eventually get a cheap Windows box to view the MLS > and connect to the office Windows server, XP will do this easily and > RDC will allow the Mac and Win boxes to work together. > > From Microsoft Office on Macintosh, she can use RDC to connect to and > control the Windows machine, which can connect to or run the MLS and > connect to the Windows server. > > It doesn't avoid the annoyance of two computers to do one task, but it > allows her to use her Mac for daily use, and the Windows box for the > specialized purpose. The not-very-helpful administrator can be happy > that he gets to ignore the Mac and only admin the Win box. > > > As an aside, WinXP works better in VPC 7 than Win2k. > Another side note, stay with the default allocation of 256MB of > physical RAM for the XP virtual machine. VPC7 is optimized for this, > and you actually get degraded performance if you do what we all have > been trained to do - allocate more physical memory to a process. > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
