Comments on: How do I use my mac to remote desktop to a XP Home computer

Question: How do I use my mac to remote desktop to a XP Home computer

Scientifik — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:19:56 -0800

What is a free solution to do remote desktop to an XP Home computer from a Mac? This is basically for remote tech support for family members

By: churl

churl — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:23:02 -0800

Microsoft has made a Remote Desktop client for Mac available for free on their site.

By: Scientifik

Scientifik — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:32:30 -0800

I have looked at this unfortunately it does not support XP Home

By: Jairus

Jairus — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:37:43 -0800

Here's how to enable remote desktop in XP Home.

By: Mikey-San

Mikey-San — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:41:24 -0800

Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client app has always worked well, but don't forget that VNC is supported on just about every major platform.

By: chndrcks

chndrcks — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:42:04 -0800

VNC would probably do what you're looking for, although I think VNC sends everything in clear text, so you may want to tunnel it (I could be wrong about that, hopefully someone will correct me if I am). Here's a blog post that has a bunch of links to servers and clients for both Mac and Windows (you can google around for more). You'll need a server for the XP machine and a client for the Mac.

By: IAmBroom

IAmBroom — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:42:39 -0800

LogMeIn?

By: Joleta

Joleta — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:59:09 -0800

Seconding LogMeIn. I use it PC to PC (not on a Mac), but it works beautifully.

By: diode

diode — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:03:20 -0800

Try Bosco's Screen Share

By: newfers

newfers — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:22:52 -0800

I use LogMeIn (free version) on my MacBook Pro to access my XP Home desktop. Works fine for basic tasks!

By: bhance

bhance — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:28:07 -0800

There's also Copilot, but they only do free day pases on the weekends.