Hi,

DB wrote:
> I have did the research and I now realize that this is the way XP
> Home is designed to work. Therefore, is there a way to get around
> this? Can I install the Terminal Services piece in order to be able
> to connect directly to the laptop using Remote Desktop?

I am not aware of anything that will give you RDP access on XP Home (and the
benefit of having the client pre-installed on any PC running Windows XP),
but there are third party solutions that serve essentially the same
function. One of the more popular (and free) can be found here:

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

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Chris Priede