So I take it this is a no go then? http://digg.com/microsoft/Remote_Desktop_Hack_for_Vista_Home_Premium
Thanks for the replies thus far :-) -----Original Message----- From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 August 2009 18:51 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: enabling remote desktop on vista home prem What do you actually need to RDP in to do? Accessing files and Media can all be done over the network, and changing settings will interrupt the movie playing. The hacks usually involve installing a now 6 year old dll file which was part of the Beta for the time when Microsoft were thinking about 2 users on 2 screens but one set of hardware - and you really don't want to install that on a stable system. VNC would work, and if you upgrade to Windows 7 then you can stream the media to other machines (or Xboxes or certain TVs) - great fun in the office on a slow day. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 August 2009 6:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: enabling remote desktop on vista home prem Good point, missus won't be watching TV while VNC has taken over the console... Even Ultimate which supports remove desktop won't allow that. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: enabling remote desktop on vista home prem Can you even have multiple user sessions being actively used on Vista (any edition)? I thought RDP, and the other remote access solutions for that matter, will give you either a console view or at a minimum lock the session of the currently logged on user while you are remotely accessing it. - Andy O. ________________________________________ From: Clayton Doige [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: enabling remote desktop on vista home prem Hi all, sorry for the noise - I have a creaky laptop with vista home premium installed, and I want to consign it to running as a media centre box, but would still like to rdp on to it while the missus is watching her favourite tv shows I have seen a few download hacks, reticent to go down that route, so am wondering if one of you kind folks could recommend the safest bestest way to get my cake and eat it too! For clarification: Laptop > Docking Station > AV system and Network - so I guess I would need both the ability to rdp on to the laptop, but also the ability to not interrupt the locally logged in session too All suggestions and tips are greatly appreciated! Clayton ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
