There is a chance you might not have Remote Desktop if you don't have Pro or Ultimate editions of Windows.... Can't remember if XP had it stock.
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I've never been able to. And your right, pro or better is needed. Home editions don't have it.
Ok, I like that, no password.
For anybody.....which is easiest to setup? Remote desktop or monitor via v7? And I'm assuming that v7 mean version 7.2.9 because that is what I'm using.
On the main screen of the v7 folding window in expert mode the leftmost part of the window is a box that says 'clients' wint one entry in it that is called 'local' at the bottom of this is add and remove buttone. click the add button and it pops up a screen where you enter the infor for the computer to monitor (it must already be running the a v7 client also). This is where you would put the ip address and password to the computer you want to monitor. On the computer you are wanting to monitoe you need to be in expert mod and click the configure button and there is a 'remote access' tab which is where you set up the password and after saving it you need to restart this client.
Each pc will have a different ip address (192.168.x.x) that is assinged but the modem/router. You can find this number by going to the properties of the network card on the computer. As was said before it would be best if each computer had a static ip address instead of the one assigned by the router so you would have to maunally edit the ip4 properties of the netwerk card on the remote pc. You can prooly just use the one that was assigned by the router in the first place lol
Each pc will have a different ip address (192.168.x.x) that is assinged but the modem/router. You can find this number by going to the properties of the network card on the computer. As was said before it would be best if each computer had a static ip address instead of the one assigned by the router so you would have to maunally edit the ip4 properties of the netwerk card on the remote pc. You can prooly just use the one that was assigned by the router in the first place lol
Given your situation, i would setup remote desktop connection and monitor it for folding using either 7.2.9 or HFM.net. Seeing as you only have one monitor, you could remote connect to it to perform maintenance, run various tasks and do whatever you want. When you don't have a need to remote connect to it, you can have it monitored for folding via an app on your main computer. I prefer HFM.net as it really gives alot of information about your folding clients.
Monitoring via the folding client works fine IF you dont need to do anything else to the remote computer. Anything you need to do in windows or anything else would require the remote desktop. If the remote computer has no password and boots all the way into windows with no user interaction and then starts the folding client automatically with windows you can get away with just the client monitoring, but if it reboots and the remote link were to stop working you would have to hook a monitor back up to access windows and find out what went wrong if you didnt have remote desktop...
I'm running xp pro. I don't see what you are seeing. I have "allow users to connect remotely to this computer and then I have to enter a user. Also it says "for users to connect remotely to this computer, the user account must have a password. And, "Windows Firewall will be configured to allow remote desktop connections to this computer."
I don't have a password on either PC and I don't use Windows Firewall and I don't want to turn it on because it interferes with my other security program. I think I'm screwed.
I'm running xp pro. I don't see what you are seeing. I have "allow users to connect remotely to this computer and then I have to enter a user. Also it says "for users to connect remotely to this computer, the user account must have a password. And, "Windows Firewall will be configured to allow remote desktop connections to this computer."
I don't have a password on either PC and I don't use Windows Firewall and I don't want to turn it on because it interferes with my other security program. I think I'm screwed.
It only allows for connections on port 3389 through windows firewall if windows firewall is used and active. if your not using it, don't worry about it. The main account on that computer should be allowed access by default, so no need to choose a user. Just click the box for allowing connections.
I think the default user account will still have to be set with a password (using the users thing in the control pannel) I dont believe remote desktop will work without it...
When you connect from the main pc it should then prompt you for the user name and password that is set up on the remote pc. Geez if you were closer I would just give you one of the extra crt monitors I have sitting here LOL
I think I'm following you here but there is already a password in the config/remote access box. I don't remember putting a password there. Would I have had too? It shows a row of dots.
You lost me at going to the properties of the network card. And ip4 properties of the network.
you also have the option to save the username and password and then save a shortcut to the desktop. Thats what i do, then i just double click the icon on my desktop and viola, i'm on.
I really don't need the other PC for anything else and it boots up without any interference from me.
Cool. I'm not doing any of this tonight as we speak. I'm just getting all the info I can and then decide what to do. I really appreciate all this help but you guys are typing faster than me. I'm falling behind.
You guys are talking about setting up a password account on the other PC right? Not the one I'm on now.
right..you only need a password setup for the computer to you trying to connect to.
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