How to control other computers in my network?

Question

How do i control other computers in my network?

My main computer witch i want to control from is on Vista, and the the computer i want remote controll over is XP.

Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

take the clint computer on remote desk and provide them whatever they wante

Answer 2

Remote Desktop is a great free solution...

First you need to know the IP address of the other computers... the best way to do that is Start -> Run -> CMD which brings up your command prompt... type in ipconfig /all which will bring up a bunch of network settings... you want to find your main network adapter (sometimes there may be multiple)... and the IP Address associated with it (if you are behind a linksys router, it will probably be a number like 192.168.1.103)

Once you know the ip address, go to your PC that you want to use to control the other computers, go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Communications -> Remote Desktop Connection... a window will pop up, put in that IP Address from the next step and hit connect... You will probably need to put the user / pass for that computer to access it...(note these steps are for an xp machine.. you may have to adjust for vista.. you can utilize vistas help area, just type in remote desktop connection and you should be able to find it...)

Also, make sure the other computers allow remote desktop requests.. Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Remote -> Remote Desktop (check allow users to connect remotely to this computer)

Hope that helps