Work the other box..

Winters

Ok, what im looking for is some sort of software which will allow my pc [XP Pro] to control the mouse etc. on the other PC [2000 Pro].

I have tried to get Remote Desktop working but for some reason I cannot get the XP Pro machine to connect to the 2000 machine [the way i need it] and can only get 2000 to connect to XP. Also I have to logout in XP so as 2000 can access it. What I am looking for is software that will allow me in XP to control the mouse etc. on the 2000 machine to open files over there, install items and connect to thenet without having to logoff on either machine.

I was told of software a few years back that did this but i cant remember what it is. So, does anyone know of any?

Stephen

VNC.

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

There's a few other alternatives too, like TightVNC and RAdmin. Google will tell you more.

Polonious

Try Netmeeting, thats excellent for that type of thing.

Or try this, we use it in work, probably cost you though...
http://www.funk.com/remote_control/enterprise/proxy.asp

Capt'n Midnight

Problem: When booting your XP for the first time, you receive the following error:
"A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer."

http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBN/tip6800/rh6855.htm
This problem is the result of the hardware ID on the restored installation being different from the hardware hash calculated for the current hardware.

To resolve this problem, perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP and reactivate the Windows XP license:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=9660&st=0&#entry67630
Fix if you use - BootItNG from www.bootitng.com

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/community/tips/xp/partition.asp
Note: If you get the target device partition size close that's fine; however, it must not be grossly incorrect.


Fixes:
http://www.jsiinc.com/subl/tip5800/rh5808.htm
How do I perform an in-place upgrade (re-installation) of Windows XP?

GUI

www.realvnc.com

used in combination with port forwarding..

fantastic method to remotely administer client machines over the web