Remote Desktop Connection Software for Vista?

External Since: Aug 12, 2007 Posts: 1

I cannot locate the Remote Desktop Window under the Remote tab in System
Properties. My computer runs Windows Vista. Is there Remote Desktop Software
available for operating systems outside Windows XP Professional? I figured
Vista would be backwards compatible to the software, but I wasn't quite sure.
Again, the only window under the Remote tab is "Remote Assistance".

External Since: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 204

"JayJthe1" <JayJthe1.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9709696-AEF9-498B-8210-1BB9A82D2934@microsoft.com...
>I cannot locate the Remote Desktop Window under the Remote tab in System
> Properties. My computer runs Windows Vista. Is there Remote Desktop
> Software
> available for operating systems outside Windows XP Professional? I figured
> Vista would be backwards compatible to the software, but I wasn't quite
> sure.
> Again, the only window under the Remote tab is "Remote Assistance".

If the PC is running Vista Home Premium or Basic edition it can *NOT* act as
a Remote Desktop host. That functionality is not available by design.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/bc1adb60-9e03-46ab...cf-8431

You might look UltraVNC as an alternative.
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