using rdesktop with windows xp home edition

[KCOTT]

i know rdesktop is possible with vista and windows xp professional edition, but has anyone been able to get it to work with the home edition? ive been trying to figure this out for about 52.8 straight hours now...



oh yeah, i have an n810 running 2008 OS if that means anything

[Johnx]

I believe that Microsoft doesn't include the required services in XP Home. I could be wrong however...

[diver]

I just came across this in another post on this site.

http://www.geekport.com/2007/08/15/enabling-remote-desktop-in-xp-home/

I haven't tried it yet but apparently you can get redesktop on XP Home. Doesn't look easy though.

[KCOTT]

I just came across this in another post on this site.

http://www.geekport.com/2007/08/15/enabling-remote-desktop-in-xp-home/

I haven't tried it yet but apparently you can get redesktop on XP Home. Doesn't look easy though.

yeah, i came across that actually right after posting this thread


its a lot of freakin steps and im still working on it right now, it requires a lot of rebooting and my laptop takes forever to load

if i get it to work i'll post a confirming screenshot

[KCOTT]

im trying something out that this "Mike" guy suggests

I just figured out how to FIX the DISCONNECT issue.
i spent 2 hrs playing but he it is.
I did everything like this post said then did this

Downloadedand installed devcon.exe from Microsoft. Its a command line device manager tool.

Then Run devcon.exe which will extract it.

Open a cmd prompt
Navigate to the i386 folder devcon made.
Type
devcon.exe -r install %windir%\inf\machine.inf root\rdpdr<---:confused:

after that i restarted then ran the batch file from before. then restarted again. FIXED

And it went right in to my desktop through Remote desktop

Please respond to let me know if it worked.

Mike


ive gotten past the point where rdesktop just freezes at the main screen to where it looks like it wants to load but quickly exits out

im trying out what he's saying but im stuck at the part highlighted in bold and denoted by the :confused: smiley

here's a screenshot of what's coming up

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7084/erroreo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


ive actually been able to have my windows recognized as professional edition under the systems settings in the control panel and port 3389 into listening state


maybe its time to grab a beer :rolleyes:

[KCOTT]

it looks like im posting to myself, but i figured out my post above...it was some directory issues


but rdesktop still keeps exiting out right away


giving up for the night....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[dauvis]

ive been trying to figure this out for about 52.8 straight hours now...

52.8 hours? Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, wouldn't it just be easier to setup a VNC server with tunneling through a SSH connection?

[KCOTT]

nah, it was a joke...its no where near 52.8 hours

i believe i set up a VNC server (through tight VNC?)

im still trying to learn linux and utilizing the n810 to the fullest in general...basically its through trial and error and the search feature

but how do you access it using SSH

i probably could eventually figure it out (like everything else ive done so far), but this might save me some time

[dauvis]

This is the website that I used to set it up once: http://members.shaw.ca/nicholas.fong/vnc/

[Westy]

Its nice work. Rdesktop is great and you really appreciate it in the n*** series. However now your playing with it if you find a keystroke to get the widows start button to work do share!

I run with my task bar auto minimised to get the best real estate I can and this is an issue for rdesktop. The only real issue. Right click can be got withthe menu button which is nice.

Having a static IP address is the best!

Enjoy your fun.

[dauvis]

Is there a way to increase the screen size in rdesktop? When I tried it earlier, it was using the 800x480 screen size. For me, it is an issue because I commonly work with an application where 1024x768 is the smallest usable resolution. Also, I was not able to get the on-screen keyboard working.

[KCOTT]

sweet, i just set it up using vnc viewer

[mooler]

i put devcon.exe in c:\ and ran it from there. also make sure you are loggd out of your user name completely before attempting to rdesktop. i had the same problem with the screen going blank.

btw im not using the rdesktop gui. im running it from the command line

[Westy]

To answer my own question on how to et the task bar if its autominimised... its the full screen hardware key on the top left.

[bonaojnfr525]

so wait using the whole tricking it into being xp prof. can rdesktop work?