Remote Desktop

I'm torn between building a new PC and getting a new Laptop. I hate the prices on the laptops for the performance I need but I love the portability. So here's my question: Assume I build a powerful PC, speced as high as possible for around $1500. I would like to know if its possible to get "at...

So I am planning to build an entertainment PC with old parts in my living room and I was wondering if its possible if I can use some sort of Remote Desktop or VPN to connect to my gaming computer up stairs and stream it to the computer in the living room. The thing about Windows remote desktop...

I am a musician with a custom-built live performance dual midi keyboard setup running all virtual instruments. I don't use a keyboard or mouse, as I control everything from my touchscreen. I've been using a dell laptop with a touchscreen for the last couple of years, but am now installing a...

Is there a method to remote desktop (or an alternative) that utilizes the client's resources such as cpu, memory, etc? I have a server computer that is very slow and the client computer is much faster.

This standalone version looks and feels like a native desktop app. Google Testing Packaged Version of Chrome Remote Desktop : Read more

This fall, I will be entering college for Computer Science, and I need a new computer. The laptop the school offers is good, but I could build a much more powerful (better for gaming) desktop for the same price, the primary difference being an NVS 5400m vs 2x 670 SLI. Would it be practical for...

Run a second computer in a window on my desktop? No remote desktop, no switches just a second computer that runs on a virtual monitor. Any ideas?

My question is more of a question of "Is it worth buying?" I would like to have multiple (min 2 possibly 4 or more) computers all built to do specific tasks (Gaming, Graphics/Animation/Video Editing, Audio/Sound Engineering, Software/hardware Testing, Computer/Network repair/management, and...

If I'm using a remote desktop to connect to my gaming PC, will it use my gaming PC's hardware or will it use the hardware I have that on the laptop I'm using to connect?

New user here hoping to get some help. Long time IT person so no rookie to using Windows Remote Desktop. Have a strange situation going on today though. Have an XP pro machine set up to run remote desktop and receive inbound traffic from outside my firewall. Ports forwarded, firewall exceptions...

Hi So, I have a system at work that I need to access remotely, I can not use the standard remote desktop solution as it does not handle the graphical interface of some of my programs well enough (namely - 3d Studio Max), it never has, I get black viewports and program crashes everytime I use...

Hello, I have a couple 2008 servers that have a similar issue. Services are taking over port 3389 and preventing remote desktop from working correctly. I can kill the services and get remote desktop working again, but I am looking for a solution that will reserve 3389 for remote desktop only...

Remote Desktop apps can keep you connected to your home or office computer anytime and anywhere, but which RD app is the best? Four Remote Desktop Apps for Android : Read more

I was wondering what the best solution would be for controling itunes remotly from another pc. I have my library on my main desktop that is hooked up to my home theater system. I want to be able to control my desktop's itunes from my laptop so I can be anywhere in or outside and change songs...

I remember there was this remote desktop program that could not only allow you to control the client, but also show your screen to the client to do presentations and such. Whenever the program started up, a splash screen either blue or green of an eye would appear. I had forgotten the name of...

Does anyone know if the Iphones cellular IP is a static or a dynamic one? the reason being is I want to open up the remote desktop port on my home internet so I can remote control my home computer, and I can limit that open port to a range or a certain IP address can access them.

Hello. Sorry I am new to the forum and cannot find my original message that I had a reply on. I am running Windows XP Home edition and trying to connect to my Remote desktop server windows 2003. Out of the blue it quit working. I have tried everything everyone has asked me to do. The port is...

Just had a quick question if anyone has any info on this! What is the best (Fastest) "Remote Access / Remote Desktop" software? I have Vista Home Premium... so according to Microsoft: 1.) You cannot use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running Windows Vista Starter, Windows...

Is there any way to run a RemoteApp from Windows 2008 Terminal Service on a Mac? I can run a remote desktop connection fine but a RemoteApp seems impossible at the moment.

Hey Everyone. I am taking over for a business in IT administration, and I need some direction of where I can find a type of software application. I need to be able to administrate and help support customer's and employees via a remote desktop type program. Is there anything out there on the...