Remote desktop settings

I have my home PC running Vista HP and I have my laptop running win xp home,
can I remotely connect to my vista HP machine from my laptop? and if so,
please tell me how to configure my machines to enable me to do this. I am
also using Norton protection centre 2007 so please tell me how to configure
my firewall etc etc.

My machines are wirelessley connected through a BT home hub, my main PC is
host and all other machines access the internet wirelessly through a
residential gateway.

Vista Home Premium can *NOT* act as a Remote Desktop host. That is by
design. Some versions of VNC may be Vista compatible so you could use that
as an alternative...

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"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ep9i2kHlHHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have my home PC running Vista HP and I have my laptop running win xp
>home, can I remotely connect to my vista HP machine from my laptop? and if
>so, please tell me how to configure my machines to enable me to do this. I
>am also using Norton protection centre 2007 so please tell me how to
>configure my firewall etc etc.
>
> My machines are wirelessley connected through a BT home hub, my main PC is
> host and all other machines access the internet wirelessly through a
> residential gateway.
>
>

Any Idea what version of VNC will work? I have tried version 4.1 with no
luck. I allow it when my McAfee asks but it is still not connecting.

Thanks in advance.

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:E68FFBA6-9D81-4609-A6B6-DB6435ECCD89@microsoft.com...
> Vista Home Premium can *NOT* act as a Remote Desktop host. That is by
> design. Some versions of VNC may be Vista compatible so you could use that
> as an alternative...
>
> --
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
>
> "T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ep9i2kHlHHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I have my home PC running Vista HP and I have my laptop running win xp
>>home, can I remotely connect to my vista HP machine from my laptop? and if
>>so, please tell me how to configure my machines to enable me to do this. I
>>am also using Norton protection centre 2007 so please tell me how to
>>configure my firewall etc etc.
>>
>> My machines are wirelessley connected through a BT home hub, my main PC
>> is host and all other machines access the internet wirelessly through a
>> residential gateway.
>>
>>
>

Update on VNC Version 4.12...
I did get the version above to work with no issues on my local network and
accessing it from the outside with Windows Vista PC running as the server.

"Mike" <sr@stengele.biz> wrote in message
news:e7Yyk$IlHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Any Idea what version of VNC will work? I have tried version 4.1 with no
> luck. I allow it when my McAfee asks but it is still not connecting.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:E68FFBA6-9D81-4609-A6B6-DB6435ECCD89@microsoft.com...
>> Vista Home Premium can *NOT* act as a Remote Desktop host. That is by
>> design. Some versions of VNC may be Vista compatible so you could use
>> that as an alternative...
>>
>> --
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>> "T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ep9i2kHlHHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I have my home PC running Vista HP and I have my laptop running win xp
>>>home, can I remotely connect to my vista HP machine from my laptop? and
>>>if so, please tell me how to configure my machines to enable me to do
>>>this. I am also using Norton protection centre 2007 so please tell me how
>>>to configure my firewall etc etc.
>>>
>>> My machines are wirelessley connected through a BT home hub, my main PC
>>> is host and all other machines access the internet wirelessly through a
>>> residential gateway.
>>>
>>>
>>
>