Since Microsoft stopped development on Windows 2000, you cannot expect any new features for this version. Anyways, the remote desktop function was, if I am right, introduced with IIS ( Microsoft Server Software ) and W2k only has PWS, a other version of the same software (IIS was, I think, a complete rewrite).
No, you cannot establish a remote desktop connection from Windows XP Professional to Windows XP Home Edition. Windows XP Home Edition does not have the Remote Desktop host feature, which means it cannot accept incoming remote desktop connections. Only Windows XP Professional can act as a Remote Desktop host, while Windows XP Home can only initiate connections to other machines.
Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance
To use Remote Desktop, the computer you want to remotely acess (the server) must be running Vista Business or Ultimate editions or Windows XP Professional, but the computer you're using to access it (the client) can be running any version of Windows.
"Yes, remote desktop support is available for personal use. Remote desktop support for personal use is available with Window 7. Remote desktop support is used to improve a user's experience."
RDP. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is used by the Windows Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance utilities to connect to and control a remote computer. Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance listen at port 3389.
you can use remote desktop if you, and the other PC, have windows XP professional
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Windows XP uses port 3389 as default for Remote Desktop connections
In XP PRO, remote desktop is a program that allows you to use the computer from a remote location just as if you were sitting at the keyboard.
Remote Desktop Connection is a technology that allows you to sit at a computer and connect to a remote computer in a different location. You don't need to install it. In this version of Windows, Remote Desktop Connection is installed by default.
Remote Desktop
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