Using Windows XP

Working Remotely with Windows XP

Get as much work done on the road as you can in the office. Find out how to use the mobility features of Windows XP Professional here.

Using Remote Desktop

With Remote Desktop, you get full access to your work computer via an Internet or network connection. For example, you can connect to your office computer from home and work with files, programs, and resources as though you were in front of your computer at work.

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Remote Desktop in Windows XP Professional lets you control your computer remotely using another PC.

•Windows XP Remote Desktop Web Connection Overview

With the Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows XP, you can run Remote Desktop session from within Microsoft Internet Explorer.

•Set Up Your Computer for Remote Desktop

Read up on the three things you need to set up your computer to use Remote Desktop.

•Enable Your Computer as the Host

Learn how to turn on the Remote Desktop feature on your office computer so that you can control it remotely from another computer.

•Install Remote Desktop Communications Client

If you're running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, you'll need to install the Remote Desktop communications client.

•Start a Remote Desktop Session

Once you have enabled your Windows XP Professional computer to allow remote connections, and installed client software on a Windows-based client computer, you are ready to start a Remote Desktop session.

•Frequently Asked Questions About Remote Desktop

Get answers to common questions about the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP.

Stay Productive When You're Offline

•Offline Files Save the Day

Using offline files to work with shared documents and encrypt them to secure data.

•Use Offline Files When You're off the Network

Windows XP: How to use Offline Files

•Make Web Pages Available for Offline Viewing

Windows XP: Making Pages Available for Offline Viewing

•Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries

Here's how to use the Hibernate and Standby functions in Windows XP Professional to make the batteries in your laptop computer last longer.

More

•Managing One Laptop for the Office and Home

How to set up a Windows XP-based laptop to make an easy transition between your home and office networks.

•Ready for the Road

Windows XP is designed to make mobile computing easier, providing access to offline files while youre on the road.

•On the Road

Describes how to set up multiple dial-up connections when traveling using Windows XP.

•On the Road Again

How to get on the Internet in airports and hotels while traveling with your Windows XP computer.

•GPS and Your Laptop

Explains how to use Global Positioning System technology on a laptop running Windows XP.

•Use Virtual Private Networks for Secure Internet Data Transfer

Windows XP: How to use virtual private networks.