Dan, 1) Are you dialling up modem to modem or using the iNet? 2) If using the iNet, does this require a broadband connection? 3) Are file transfers done as in PCA, or are drives mapped and files copied? 4) Is it available on both XP pro and home?
thanks, Ben On 5 Mar 2003, at 9:38, Dan Goldberg wrote: > XP remote desktop is like terminal server in Windows 2000 server but is only > limited to one connection. > > Right click on my computer. > Go to the Remote tab. > Go down to the Remote desktop. You can read all about it there. > > If the remote computer connecting to the XP host is XP, then you can use > remote desktop to connect to the > host(start-programs-accessories-communication). You can also use terminal > server client to connect if the remote machine is not XP(hidden secret). > > If you have used terminal server you will know it is much faster(very few > jitters). Terminal server is like PCAnywhere but on steroids. > > Also, since terminal server is built into XP, it is free!! > > Dan Goldberg > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David M. > Blocker > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:20 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Top - XP BITES - resolved > > > Dan > > Can you say more about the remote desktop (terminal server limited) feature? I > have XP. WHere is it. > > And what does it mean to say "terminal server Limited" > > David Blocker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Goldberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:57 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Top - XP BITES - resolved > > > > PcAnywhere is a money orientated program. In fact, most Symantec products are > > like that. > > > > I had version 8.0 with Windows NT 4. > > > > Then I upgraded my computer to Windows 2000. Version 8 does not work on > > Windows 2000. > > > > So I bought Version 10. > > > > About six months ago I upgraded to XP. Version 10 does not work on XP. > > > > So I had to buy 10.5!! > > > > Then I found out that XP has built in remote desktop(terminal server > > limited) which is much much faster!!! I will not use PcAnywhere anymore > > unless I have to. > > > > Just for the remote desktop(terminal server limited) feature I would > > recommend XP. > > > > Dan Goldberg > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Emmitt > > Dove > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 7:37 AM > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Top - XP BITES - resolved > > > > > > > > Bill et. al., > > > > PC Anywhere 10.5 works like a charm on both 2000 and XP Pro. I should > note > > however that I am only running the remote on XP; all hosts are 2000. This is > > not because it won't work otherwise, just the way we're set up. > > > > >eventually to XP. However, when I upgraded my NT laptop to XP, it > > >warned me that my version of PC Anywhere could not be run on NT, > > >and that I had to uninstall PCA before I could install XP. > > > > > >(I told my one remaining PC Anywhere client that we had to upgrade > > >him to NetOp.) > > > > Emmitt Dove > > Manager, DairyPak Business Systems > > Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. > > 40 Lindeman Drive > > Trumbull, CT 06611 > > (203) 673-2231 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >
