Controlling A Window 7 Box From XP

Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from
an XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for
the Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if
the Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

If no answer here try the Win7 forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...tegory/w7itpro

"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an XP box?
The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the Windows 7 box over
a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the Windows 7 box boots in the
needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

If no answer here try the Win7 forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...tegory/w7itpro

"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an XP box?
The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the Windows 7 box over
a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the Windows 7 box boots in the
needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an XP box?
The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the Windows 7 box over
a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the Windows 7 box boots in the
needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports it. If
not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would work too.

"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an XP box?
The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the Windows 7 box over
a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the Windows 7 box boots in the
needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports it. If
not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would work too.

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an
XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the
Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the
Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports
it. If not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would
work too.

Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
commercial use.

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an
XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the
Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the
Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports
it. If not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would
work too.

Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
commercial use.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an
XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the
Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the
Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports
it. If not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would
work too.

Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
commercial use.

TeamViewer is great since it requires no installation. However, it has a
couple of drawbacks:
- Depending on the screen resolution of the two machines, the remote session
is sometimes displayed in very small and hard to read letters.
- Contrary to what you think, it is not free for commercial use. It is
actually quite expensive. Here is the relevant line from their main page:
"Commercial users are welcome to use these downloads for trial purposes.
TeamViewer is free for all non-commercial users!"

This leaves little room for interpretation.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
"Abby Brown" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an
XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the
Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the
Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.

Thanks,
Gary

You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports
it. If not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would
work too.

Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
commercial use.

TeamViewer is great since it requires no installation. However, it has a
couple of drawbacks:
- Depending on the screen resolution of the two machines, the remote session
is sometimes displayed in very small and hard to read letters.
- Contrary to what you think, it is not free for commercial use. It is
actually quite expensive. Here is the relevant line from their main page:
"Commercial users are welcome to use these downloads for trial purposes.
TeamViewer is free for all non-commercial users!"

This leaves little room for interpretation.