Windows XP Home remote desktop is a very handy feature in Windows XP Home.

Remote desktop is a new technology in Windows XP that is based on Terminal Services technology which was last used in Windows NT and Windows 2000 PCs.

There are two parties involved in Windows XP Home, a remote PC and a client PC.

A remote PC is a PC that is being accessed or controlled, where else a client PC is the PC that is accessing and controlling the remote PC.

A PC with Windows XP Home operating system can only become a client PC, but not a remote PC, wehre else a PC with Windows XP Professional can become both client PC and remote PC.

To initiate a remote desktop session, the remote desktop PC must be configured to allow remote access from other Windows XP PC.

Here is the simple step-by-step guide to help you perform the remote desktop setting in Windows XP.

1. Open Control Panel and go to Remote tab.

   

2. Under Remote Desktop section, make sure to enable “Allow users to connect remotely to his computer” by checking it.
3. By default, all members of the Administrator group can connect even if they are not listed. If you want to allow any other users not under Administrator group, open “Select Remote Users” and put in the user names that you authorize to have remote access right to your Windows XP PC.
4. One thing to check is that for any users\ to connect remotely to this computer, the user account must have password.
5. Windows Firewall will also be automatically configured to allow Remote Desktop connections to this computer.

Since you have configured your Windows XP PC to allow remote access, you can now try to connect to your PC from other PC as a client PC now.