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How to connect your home computer from Remote location?
Monday, December 29, 2008
Using the Remote Desktop feature, you can connect your home computer (host) from any other remote computer (client) and can access all computer resources (installed programs, data and any network resources). You can run any computer application on the remote computer as you were running actually sitting in front of home computer
Follow the given steps to configure your computer to connect remote computer:
To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights
To perform this task, first make sure your both computers are connected to the internet.
First you have to configure the host computer that allows the users to connect it remotely. On the host computer, right click on "My computer" and click on Properties option.
Under the Remote tab, select the option "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer" and click Ok button.
Now get the IP address of host computer (type the "ipconfig /all" on the command prompt of host computer to find IP address).
Now make a connection on remote or client computer, click on Start button, go to All Programs> Accessories, and Communications, then click on Remote Desktop Connection, option. A Remote Desktop Connection, dialog box will appear.
Click on Options button for detail configuration, under the General tab, type the IP address of host computer in the Computer box and also type username and password of host computer then click on Connect button to make a connection to remote computer
If your username and password is correct then a remote desktop windows will appear
In windows XP, you can change the windows default identity (Computer Manufacturer Logo and other information's) and share your own private identity there. First you right click on My Computer then click on Properties, here may be you will see computer manufacture logo or empty area. So add your own logo there to make your computer more private.
Follow the given steps to change the system default Properties identity
First click on Start button and type notepad in Run option then press Enter.
Now type the following text in notepad.
[General]Manufacturer="www.ComputerFreeTips.com"Model=" Computer Free Tips and Tricks!"[Support Information]Line1="We offer various help topics including A to Z Computer Free Tips and Help."Line2="Visit daily for new tips http://www.computerfreetips.com/"
There are some standard keywords, for example Manufacturer, Model, Line 1, Line 2; you can not change these keywords. Now save this notepad file in c:/windows/system32 folder with file name, OEMINFO.INI.
Now choose your favorite picture to set as logo, using any picture editor resize the picture size approx. 150X150 pixels then save it in c:/windows/system32 folder with file name OEMLOGO.BMP.
Now close the all files and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect. To verify these changes, right click on My Computer and open Properties.
Under General tab, verify the system properties with new settings
