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Have some users on the LAN - that get cranky when I use VNC - I want to be able to RDP into them without breaking there session - they are on a non server OS - Windows XP - is this possible?
Originally posted by: InlineFive
If you are using a workgroup network, no. If you are using a domain network, yes.
Originally posted by: nweaver
Originally posted by: InlineFive
If you are using a workgroup network, no. If you are using a domain network, yes.
Domain versus non domain does not change the single session limit of XP Pro...at least as far as I know.
OP, depending on what you are doing, I would look into non GUI tools so you can script/do things remotely.
For instance, using psexec (from the pstools by systernals) I can grab cmd.exe from the remote machine and do what I need using netsh often times. Or setup a batch file to run, and then copy the file to the remote machine and use psexec to call that file.
Originally posted by: mrbill14
I agree with Inline Five...
We have (most) of our workstations (in our domain) on WinXP. We can use Remote Assitance to log into their machine (without kicking them out) and watch what they are doing to help troubleshoot the issue.
Go to the Start\Help and Support, click on "Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems", click on "Offer Remote Assistance", and type in the computer name or IP address. Pretty simple from there...
AFAIK, you have to be a local administrator (or Domain admin) to do this.