Friday, February 25, 2011

How to enable Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP

Remote Desktop Connection is a facility where a computer can be accessed remotely from another place, with the help of another system connected in a LAN.

For information of, how to connect two computers in a LAN via Ethernet visit: 
http://gen-info-rohan.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-connect-two-computers-via.html

So here is how to enable Remote Desktop Connection of a Windows XP machine. Follow these simple steps:

1. Right click on My Computer and click Properties. The following screen will appear:


2. Click on the Remote tab on the rightmost top corner, and you will get the following window:


3. Tick the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer check box as shown below and click Ok.


The Remote Desktop Connection is configured for your computer. Now other users connected in LAN can access this computer remotely.

To start Remote Desktop Connection go to start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Remote Desktop Connection and click on it. Then type the name of the computer or its IP address and you are connected.

The computer name can be found on: Right Click My Computer -> Computer Name.
The IP address can be found by: start ->run, type cmd press enter. Then a command prompt opens. On the command prompt type ipconfig and you will get the IP address of your computer. See below:


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