Remote Desktop with Vista?

BLK1985 · 03-07-2008, 02:25 AM

Im trying to set up a remote connection from an XP computer to my Vista Home Premium machine.

I have Port Forwarding set up in my Linksys router to use application RDP, port 3389 to 3389 Protocol is TCP. I have it set up to forward to my desktop which I have a static IP set up on(192.168.1.100). And I have it enabled.

On the Vista computer I have it set to Allow Remote Assistant connections and have the exception in the Windows Firewall to allow Remote Assistance.

When I get on the XP computer to try and connect I type in my Public IP(96.x.x.x) where it says computer. Then enter my username and password of the Vista machine.

When it comes back and tells me it did not work is says something along the lines of this: It just says computer may not have RDC may not be enabled on that compuer or to busy at this time. When I test it I get on a wireless network in my apartment, so Im not going from my network.

What am I missing?

thebigdintx · 03-07-2008, 02:45 AM

from what i understand, you can set up remote desktop from a vista computer to an xp computer, but not from an xp computer to the vista one. i could be wrong, but i think i read that somewhere along the way.

BLK1985 · 03-07-2008, 02:58 AM

I know you can go from XP to Vista. A guy at my last job did it all the time from our work computers to his vista at home. I dont have full internet at my new job so thats the only reason to do this.

BLK1985 · 03-07-2008, 05:40 AM

Anyone else?

BLK1985 · 03-08-2008, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebigdintx

from what i understand, you can set up remote desktop from a vista computer to an xp computer, but not from an xp computer to the vista one. i could be wrong, but i think i read that somewhere along the way.

You were partly right. You can go from XP to Vista if you have Ultimate or Business. Damnit.....

William_b · 03-09-2008, 05:28 AM

I had trubble with remoting vista to xp, and I found out that it was only that i never had file and printer sharing turned on. Hope it helps

nightmare.central

BLK1985 · 03-11-2008, 06:45 AM

I want to go from XP to Vista Home Premium so no help.

03-07-2008, 02:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
BLK1985 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota Age: 23 Posts: 292	Remote Desktop with Vista? Im trying to set up a remote connection from an XP computer to my Vista Home Premium machine. I have Port Forwarding set up in my Linksys router to use application RDP, port 3389 to 3389 Protocol is TCP. I have it set up to forward to my desktop which I have a static IP set up on(192.168.1.100). And I have it enabled. On the Vista computer I have it set to Allow Remote Assistant connections and have the exception in the Windows Firewall to allow Remote Assistance. When I get on the XP computer to try and connect I type in my Public IP(96.x.x.x) where it says computer. Then enter my username and password of the Vista machine. When it comes back and tells me it did not work is says something along the lines of this: It just says computer may not have RDC may not be enabled on that compuer or to busy at this time. When I test it I get on a wireless network in my apartment, so Im not going from my network. What am I missing? __________________ Desktop Intel E4500 2.2Ghz Duo, 3gb RAM, 500GB HD, NVIDA 8300, Vista Home Premium, Gateway 17" LCD Monitor Lap Top Dell Latitude D600 Intel Pentium M 1.5 Ghz, 512 mb Ram, 30gb HD, XP Pro, Soon to be Ubunta Networking Midco 10mb DL 512k UP with Linksys WRT54G

03-07-2008, 02:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
thebigdintx Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 55	from what i understand, you can set up remote desktop from a vista computer to an xp computer, but not from an xp computer to the vista one. i could be wrong, but i think i read that somewhere along the way. __________________ Windows Vista Business Edition, Intel Pentium 4 @ 3GHz with Hyper-Threading, 2GB PC3200 400 MHz SD DDR Ram, EVGA Nvidia 7600GS 8x AGP 256MB video card, 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 16MB cache hard drive, Samsung 19" SyncMaster 906BW Widescreen LCD Monitor, NEC DVD burner, Sony CD burner

03-07-2008, 02:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
BLK1985 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota Age: 23 Posts: 292	I know you can go from XP to Vista. A guy at my last job did it all the time from our work computers to his vista at home. I dont have full internet at my new job so thats the only reason to do this. __________________ Desktop Intel E4500 2.2Ghz Duo, 3gb RAM, 500GB HD, NVIDA 8300, Vista Home Premium, Gateway 17" LCD Monitor Lap Top Dell Latitude D600 Intel Pentium M 1.5 Ghz, 512 mb Ram, 30gb HD, XP Pro, Soon to be Ubunta Networking Midco 10mb DL 512k UP with Linksys WRT54G

03-07-2008, 05:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
BLK1985 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota Age: 23 Posts: 292	Anyone else? __________________ Desktop Intel E4500 2.2Ghz Duo, 3gb RAM, 500GB HD, NVIDA 8300, Vista Home Premium, Gateway 17" LCD Monitor Lap Top Dell Latitude D600 Intel Pentium M 1.5 Ghz, 512 mb Ram, 30gb HD, XP Pro, Soon to be Ubunta Networking Midco 10mb DL 512k UP with Linksys WRT54G

03-11-2008, 06:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
BLK1985 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota Age: 23 Posts: 292	I want to go from XP to Vista Home Premium so no help. __________________ Desktop Intel E4500 2.2Ghz Duo, 3gb RAM, 500GB HD, NVIDA 8300, Vista Home Premium, Gateway 17" LCD Monitor Lap Top Dell Latitude D600 Intel Pentium M 1.5 Ghz, 512 mb Ram, 30gb HD, XP Pro, Soon to be Ubunta Networking Midco 10mb DL 512k UP with Linksys WRT54G

03-09-2008, 05:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
William_b New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cape breton Age: 27 Posts: 2	I had trubble with remoting vista to xp, and I found out that it was only that i never had file and printer sharing turned on. Hope it helps nightmare.central

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