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More info?)
File transfer is built-in to Remote Desktop, as well.
You need to enable it on the client end in Options, Local Resources, local
devices, disk drives.
Then, once connected, just open My Computer on the host to see the client
drives listed, and drag and drop or whatever. No explicit sharing
needed--it all goes through the RD protocol.
For use within a (reasonably) secure LAN, VNC is fine. The newer variants
at least add logging so you have some idea what use is being made of it, and
I believe you can add authentication. You can also add encryption, via a
plugin. I use it at home, as well, but only with 9.x machines. In work
settings, I use RD exclusively--I don't want the confidentiality issues VNC
leaves open.
"Neil Barras" <fake.email@noprovider.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
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>> No he can't. The feature isn't included in XP Home, contrary to what one
>> may find in the help documentation, unfortunately.
>>
>> "ProMind" <ProMind@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:928A411D-D50E-45AA-960C-A0F2E033A8FE@microsoft.com...
>>> Yes you can but you will probably have to use the IP address of the SP2
>>> machine instead of the computer name.
>>>
>>> "Neil Barras" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> My questions simple: Can I use Remote Desktop to access an XP Home SP2
>>>> machine?
>>>>
>>>> If not, is there any free alternative?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Neil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Thanks for the advice. I eventually went for UltraVNC as I have 5 comps
> (1x Win 2KPro, 2x XPHome and 2x XP Pro) so the RDC on XP didn't access all
> of them. I prefer U.VNC because it also has a built in file transfer
> which I find easier than going downstairs to share the folder and then
> running back up to grab it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil
>
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