I'm trying to use remote desktop with windows workgroup but my account is not avaliable in remote desktop user account. I have a home work group setup between a XP and Vista machine. When I try to add my Vista user account to remote access on the xp machine the work group is not listed. How can I add the work group so that I can add my Vista account to the list of permissable account that can access remote desktop.
If your trying to access the XP machine from a Vista machine you either need to login with Remote Desktop [RDC] using an existing account on the XP machine or add a user on the XP machine with the same user ID and password as your Vista machine in the control panel - user account function. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/accounts.mspx If the user is an admin account your good to go. If the user is a limited user account you add them to the Remote Desktop Users Group. Click the "Select Remote Users" button. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/enableremote.mspx All RDC access is using accounts local to the XP machine. Likewise if your wanting to access the Vista machine with RDC from the XP machine. -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows â Desktop User Experience) 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... How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "zuhx" wrote in message news:32ED4861-61C4-4B07-8511-65C616CB14D5@microsoft.com... > I'm trying to use remote desktop with windows workgroup but my account is > not > avaliable in remote desktop user account. I have a home work group setup > between a XP and Vista machine. When I try to add my Vista user account > to > remote access on the xp machine the work group is not listed. How can I > add > the work group so that I can add my Vista account to the list of > permissable > account that can access remote deskto
Is it possible to set up the account solely for remote desktop. When I turn on the machine I wish to skip the account log in screen and log in using a default account. Is this possible? Thanks. "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote: > If your trying to access the XP machine from a Vista machine you either need > to login with Remote Desktop [RDC] using an existing account on the XP > machine or add a user on the XP machine with the same user ID and password > as your Vista machine in the control panel - user account function. > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/accounts.mspx > > If the user is an admin account your good to go. If the user is a limited > user account you add them to the Remote Desktop Users Group. Click the > "Select Remote Users" button. > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/enableremote.mspx > > All RDC access is using accounts local to the XP machine. > > Likewise if your wanting to access the Vista machine with RDC from the XP > machine. > > -- > > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows â Desktop User Experience) > > 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... > How to ask a question > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > > "zuhx" wrote in message > news:32ED4861-61C4-4B07-8511-65C616CB14D5@microsoft.com... > > I'm trying to use remote desktop with windows workgroup but my account is > > not > > avaliable in remote desktop user account. I have a home work group setup > > between a XP and Vista machine. When I try to add my Vista user account > > to > > remote access on the xp machine the work group is not listed. How can I > > add > > the work group so that I can add my Vista account to the list of > > permissable > > account that can access remote deskto >
You can use TweakUI (on an XP machine only) and this KB article to setup auto login. Personally I think its a security risk. http://tinyurl.com/5u9787 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281262/en-us -- Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows â Desktop User Experience) 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... How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "zuhx" wrote in message news:B4B5144E-46A6-494A-9828-4B154E9B78A1@microsoft.com... > Is it possible to set up the account solely for remote desktop. When I > turn > on the machine I wish to skip the account log in screen and log in using a > default account. Is this possible? > > Thanks. > > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote: > >> If your trying to access the XP machine from a Vista machine you either >> need >> to login with Remote Desktop [RDC] using an existing account on the XP >> machine or add a user on the XP machine with the same user ID and >> password >> as your Vista machine in the control panel - user account function. >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/accounts.mspx >> >> If the user is an admin account your good to go. If the user is a limited >> user account you add them to the Remote Desktop Users Group. Click the >> "Select Remote Users" button. >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/enableremote.mspx >> >> All RDC access is using accounts local to the XP machine. >> >> Likewise if your wanting to access the Vista machine with RDC from the XP >> machine. >> >> -- >> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows â Desktop User Experience) >> >> 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... >> How to ask a question >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 >> >> "zuhx" wrote in message >> news:32ED4861-61C4-4B07-8511-65C616CB14D5@microsoft.com... >> > I'm trying to use remote desktop with windows workgroup but my account >> > is >> > not >> > avaliable in remote desktop user account. I have a home work group >> > setup >> > between a XP and Vista machine. When I try to add my Vista user >> > account >> > to >> > remote access on the xp machine the work group is not listed. How can >> > I >> > add >> > the work group so that I can add my Vista account to the list of >> > permissable >> > account that can access remote deskto >>
