mlkirchgessner
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we have a laptop and i was wondering how to access my desktop at home from different locations.
we use wifi and linksys connections when we are away from the house.
we have a simple workgroup setup with the laptop and the desktop with a couple of shared files at the house.
the laptop has windows xp media edition and the desktop is just the basic home edition. we have cable that comes through the external modem, to the router, then ethernet connection to the desktop and the laptop is wireless. I tried remote desktop but i can't seem to get it to work. do you need a password to be able to use that? or are you even able to use it with just the home edition? i shut down the firewall and still can't get it. remote assistance is nice but i want to be able to access the files when i want to without somebody being there to accept the invite. any help would be appreciated. thanks
we use wifi and linksys connections when we are away from the house.
we have a simple workgroup setup with the laptop and the desktop with a couple of shared files at the house.
the laptop has windows xp media edition and the desktop is just the basic home edition. we have cable that comes through the external modem, to the router, then ethernet connection to the desktop and the laptop is wireless. I tried remote desktop but i can't seem to get it to work. do you need a password to be able to use that? or are you even able to use it with just the home edition? i shut down the firewall and still can't get it. remote assistance is nice but i want to be able to access the files when i want to without somebody being there to accept the invite. any help would be appreciated. thanks