Start Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP

1. What is Windows Remote Desktop Connection?

The Windows Remote Desktop Connection component is provided by Microsoft since Windows 2000 server. It is not installed by default on Windows 2000 Server. This component was launched by many users and liked it. Therefore, in Windows XP and 2003, Microsoft reformed the method for enabling this component, you can enable the Remote Desktop Connection function in XP and 2003 by simply selecting the check box.

Ii. What Can Windows Remote Desktop Connection do?

When the Remote Desktop Connection function is enabled on a computer, we can control the computer on the other end of the network. Through the Remote Desktop function, we can operate the computer in real time and install software on it, running a program makes everything as if you were operating on the computer directly. This is the biggest function of Remote Desktop. With this function, Remote Desktop connectors can control the server of the Organization at home safely, this function is more convenient and flexible than other third-party remote control tools.

Iii. How to start Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP

As mentioned above, the Windows Remote Desktop Connection component starts from Windows 2000 Server and can only be installed through additional Windows Components, in addition, you must have a Windows Server CD to install the Remote Desktop Connection component. Therefore, enabling this function is too complicated. However, it has been well received by many users since it introduced the Remote Desktop Connection function, therefore, in XP and 2003 systems, Microsoft simplified the Remote Desktop enabling operation. To enable the Service, follow these steps:

1) Start the Remote Desktop Help Session Manager Service:This service is used to manage and control remote assistance. If the service is terminated, remote assistance will become unavailable. Enabling method: my computer-> right-click-> Management-> services and applications-> services-> Find Remote Desktop Help Session Manager-> right-click to start (you can use properties to start the type is "automatic ", in this way, the system will automatically enable this service, saving you the need to enable it every time, but convenience will be accompanied by risks ). As shown in figure:

2) Start the Terminal Services Service:This service allows multiple users to connect to and control a machine and display desktops and applications on a remote computer. The enabling method is similar to the preceding one: my computer-> right-click-> Management-> services and applications-> services-> Find Terminal Services-> right-click to start (you can set the Startup Type to" automatic ", in this way, the system will automatically enable this service, saving you the need to enable it every time, but convenience will be accompanied by risks ). As shown in figure:

3) set the account password for the computer to be remotely logged on:If you have already set an account and password for the system and want to use the same account and password for remote logon, you do not need to set it. If you have not set a password for the previous account or want to allocate a new account, you can set it. After setting, you can improve security protection by preventing others from logging on to your system. You can set it as follows: Start-set-control panel-User Account

Scenario 1:Set a password for an account without password protection. On the User Account page, select the account you want to log on to. Select "create password" to set the password;

Scenario 2:Create a new account and set the password. In the user account, click "create new account"-enter account name-Enter password-create.

4) activate the Remote Desktop Connection: The procedure is as follows (successful)

Step 1: Right-click my computer on the desktop and select "properties ".
Step 2: select the remote tag in the pop-up System Properties window.
Step 3: Find "Remote Desktop" in the remote tag and check "allow users to connect to this computer" to enable Remote Desktop Connection in XP.

Note: You must log on to the computer as a member of the Administrators group.

Iv. remote connection test

1) obtain the IP address of the connected computer (the system to be logged on:Obtain the IP address from the command line: Start-run-Enter "cmd"-Enter "ipconfig"-find "ip address"-Write down the IP address, which must be used for subsequent logon;

2) remotely log on to the Linked System:Start -- all programs -- accessories -- Remote Desktop Connection -- in the pop-up window (as shown in), enter the IP address recorded in the previous step -- click connection. After several seconds, the computer will be black, after several seconds, you will see the interface for logging on to the XP system. Enter the account and password you set earlier to enter the Remote Desktop.

Success!

V. Summary

The test is successful. I have found many tutorials on Remote Desktop Connection on the Internet, which is also very simple, but I did not mention enablingRemote Desktop Help Session Manager and Terminal ServicesIf the two services are not enabled, the Remote Desktop Connection will be activated directly. If other servers enter IP addresses for connection, the connection may fail. In this case, you need to check whether the two services are enabled on the logged-on system.