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Remote Desktop works well but works only with Windows XP workstations. If your workstation
runs any other version of Windows, you’re out of luck. If you need to access the host system,
you either have to physically go to the machine or rely on a non-Microsoft solution like
VNC or PCAnywhere.

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To solve this problem, Microsoft released a version of the Remote Desktop client that
runs on Windows 2000 Professional, as well as comparatively ancient operating systems
Windows NT Workstation, Windows 98, and Windows 95. You can obtain the Remote Desktop
Client from Microsoft’s <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/rdclientdl.asp" Target="_blank">
Download Center</a>.
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When installed, this software allows older Windows platforms to remotely connect to a
computer running Windows XP Professional with Remote Desktop enabled. It provides flexible
deployment options of the full Terminal Services Client, including auto–repair through
Windows Installer technology and application publishing via IntelliMirror management
technologies or Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

NOTE: if you want to access a pc w/ remote desktop enabled behind a router, you need to forward TCP port 3389

You do mean to forward the port on the machine to be remotely accessed, not on the machine you're accessing from, right?

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