How do I use my mac to remote desktop to a XP Home computer
March 13, 2008 8:19 PM Subscribe
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
Response by poster: I have looked at this unfortunately it does not support XP Home
posted by Scientifik at 8:32 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by Scientifik at 8:32 PM on March 13, 2008
Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client app has always worked well, but don't forget that VNC is supported on just about every major platform.
posted by secret about box at 8:41 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by secret about box at 8:41 PM on March 13, 2008
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.
posted by chndrcks at 8:42 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by chndrcks at 8:42 PM on March 13, 2008
Seconding LogMeIn. I use it PC to PC (not on a Mac), but it works beautifully.
posted by Joleta at 8:59 PM on March 13, 2008
posted by Joleta at 8:59 PM on March 13, 2008
I use LogMeIn (free version) on my MacBook Pro to access my XP Home desktop. Works fine for basic tasks!
posted by newfers at 2:22 AM on March 14, 2008
posted by newfers at 2:22 AM on March 14, 2008
There's also Copilot, but they only do free day pases on the weekends.
posted by bhance at 6:28 PM on March 14, 2008
posted by bhance at 6:28 PM on March 14, 2008
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posted by churl at 8:23 PM on March 13, 2008