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Windows Vista and Remote Desktop

Sometime in the not too distant future I hope to successfully lobby the Minister for Finance to make the appropriate funds available for the acquisition of a new PC. That new PC is more than likely going to Windows Vista running the show. I have therefore started to consider what flavour of Vista to select.

All the computer magazines I have been reading lately have included stories on Vista and the April issue of PC Authority included a nice brief table on some of the key differences.

I was quite annoyed to see that Remote Desktop is not included in the Home version. Do the Microsoft decision makers think that home users would have no use for this tool? I for one make regular use of it to control my Media PC on another room. I am admittedly using XP Pro.

Oh well, I guess I will be spending a little more on the business edition of Vista as well.

We are doing the same thing Coach.  Have a fellow that we like to do business with that builds them however you want.  My current computer is just over 4 years old and although I haven’t had too many problems lately it is starting to show those signs of “I need replacing”. 

Vista here to, but you do make a good point about Microsoft’s assumption about remote desktop not being included in the home version.  I think this is just about the money myself… Have a great day coach.

I’m using a 5 year old laptop - the need is getting urgent. I am leaning towards building my own although I still like dell.

Yep, the vista thing is all about the money - can’t do much about it.

I have Home Premium and thought that it still offers some kinda remote desktop function - maybe I’m wrong.
Probably doesn’t worry me as I only ever used it once or twice on my XPpro PC.

BTW, I have (untill my HDD failed) Vista running on a PC a few years old - runs better than it did with XPpro ! The XP install is fairly old though.

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Hope you had that machine backed up before the hard drive went - that reminds me better do the same.