Installing RDC /Terminal Server for Win2000 Pro


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Terminal services is not in my Add/Remove Programs Windows Component list of Windows 2000 Pro. Is it only for Windows 2000 server? Is there a way to install Terminal Services or Terminal Server in Windows 2000 professional? Basically, I want to be able to use Remote Desktop Connection to a Windows 2000 Pro host machine. I read from multiple sources that this is possible via terminal server. Please advice.

sources:

http://malektips.com/xprdc0002.html

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.asp...lgnosysreq=True

Any help appreicated. Thanks.

I do not believe you can RDC "to" a 2k pro machine. You can host the webclient - see below

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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

Overview

The Remote Desktop Web Connection ActiveX control allows you to access your computer through Remote Desktop, via the Internet, from another computer using Internet Explorer. You must be using Internet Information Services (IIS) to host a Web site to use this feature.

Remote Desktop Web Connection provides most of the same functionality as the Remote Desktop Connection software.

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But I am pretty sure, this just allows you to host the active-x control - so you can connect to a machine running terminal server, which would be a xp pro machine or 2k server, or NT term server. This does not allow you to directly connect to the machine hosting the control.

Your 1st source states this "easy to access a machine running Windows 2000 Terminal Server"

Your second source seems quite clear that only 2k server, xp pro and NT term servers can be connected to using the client. I am at a loss to where you got the idea you could use RD to connect to a 2k pro machine.

There are many 3rd party apps that will allow you to remote control a 2k pro machine - VNC being quite good and FREE

  BudMan said:
I do not believe you can RDC "to" a 2k pro machine. You can host the webclient

I am at a loss to where you got the idea you could use RD to connect to a 2k pro machine.

I don't believe that its possible either to use RDC into a 2K pro machine since I could not find any info on how to add Terminal Server to win2k Pro, I know it's in Win2K server. And I'm aware of other Remote Desktop softwares like VNC, PCAnywhere, Timbuktu, and RemoteAnywhere, even Citrix Metaframe. I just like built-in to OS ones so that no extra softwares installation needed, just turn on the builtin features. I might go back to using Netmeeting Remote Desktop since its still in both Win2K and WinXP. It's a shame, I really like the RDC from winXP.

Thanks for the info on Remote Desktop Web Connection. I might give that a try.

  Callaway said:
can't be done on win2k pro. though you can d/l the RD Client to control another WinXP machine.

my whole point with this thread is to RDC into win2K pro, not winXP. The key is installing Terminal Server into win2k pro. If it is possible to do this then it is possible to RDC into win2K pro machine. But I guess not possible to install terminal server into win2k pro. :(

why is that? Is there something special about win2k server that is missing in the pro version but is required for terminal services? Or is it just as simple as MS not putting it in win2k pro, nor providing terminal service option for win2k pro. The RDC in winXP is excellent, its a shame that it's not available for other OSes.

  mayamaniac said:
why is that? Is there something special about win2k server that is missing in the pro version but is required for terminal services? Or is it just as simple as MS not putting it in win2k pro, nor providing terminal service option for win2k pro. The RDC in winXP is excellent, its a shame that it's not available for other OSes.

Yeah it has Terminal Services. thats whats special... :laugh:

  mayamaniac said:
why is that? Is there something special about win2k server that is missing in the pro version but is required for terminal services? Or is it just as simple as MS not putting it in win2k pro, nor providing terminal service option for win2k pro. The RDC in winXP is excellent, its a shame that it's not available for other OSes.

RDC isn't available for Windows XP Home Edition...

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