Installing RDC /Terminal Server for Win2000 Pro

By mayamaniac
in Microsoft (Windows)

 Share

Recommended Posts

Experienced

mayamaniac

Posted
Posted

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.

Grand Master

+BudMan MVC

Posted
  • MVC
Posted

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

----

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.

----

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

Experienced

mayamaniac

Posted
  • Author
Posted
  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.

Experienced

mayamaniac

Posted
  • Author
Posted
  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. :(

Experienced

mayamaniac

Posted
  • Author
Posted

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.

Grand Master

Steven

Posted
Posted
  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:

Grand Master

Ravager

Posted
Posted
  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...

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • Google begins rollout of Android 16 with several new features

      By naap51stang · Posted

      Thanks, I'll download it and see how it goes. Gonna be tough. I've used Nova Launcher for around 10+ years I think.
    • Wikipedia suffers backlash from human editors over AI summaries, prompting feature pause

      By d5aqoëp · Posted

      Wikipedia has become hot molasses with mostly filth masquerading as truth. Most of it is the imagination of few writers who think of themselves as above god. The narrative setup is mind boggling.
    • Bill Gates says he'll donate 99 percent of his wealth to Africa

      By Chay Meredith · Posted

      he donates it all to his foundation to launder, trying to avoid inheritance tax while buying up africa
    • As Windows 10 support winds down, KDE welcomes "Windows 10 exiles" to Linux

      By adrynalyne · Posted

      No. 1/10th the cost of a Mac? The Mini starts at 599. What mini-pc costs 1/10th of that? The OS is nothing like macOS. Sure you can make it look like it, but it won’t work anything like it. Applications won’t install, or remove the same. Application compatibility will be different. Managing the OS is completely dissimilar, the biggest common ground will be a few CLI utilities. You can definitely get yourself an inexpensive little setup that has a good Linux distro and be happy. It won’t be 1/10th the cost or essentially a Mac though.
    • Vivaldi 7.4.3684.50

      By Copernic · Posted

      Vivaldi 7.4.3684.50 by Razvan Serea Vivaldi is a cross-platform web browser built for – and with – the web. A browser based on the Blink engine (same in Chrome and Chromium) that is fast, but also a browser that is rich in functionality, highly flexible and puts the user first. A browser that is made for you. Vivaldi is produced with love by a founding team of browser pioneers, including former CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, who co-founded and led Opera Software. Vivaldi’s interface is very customizable. Vivaldi combines simplicity and fashion to create a basic, highly customizable interface that provides everything a internet user could need. The browser allows users to customize the appearance of UI elements such as background color, overall theme, address bar and tab positioning, and start pages. Vivaldi features the ability to "stack" and "tile" tabs, annotate web pages, add notes to bookmarks and much more. Vivaldi 7.4.3684.50 changelog: [Chromium] Update to 136.0.7103.170 [Crash][Mail][JSError] RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded (VB-115288) Download: Vivaldi 64-bit | 125.0 MB (Freeware) Download: Vivaldi 32-bit | ARM64 View: Vivaldi Home Page | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware

  • Recent Achievements

    • Apprentice
      Adrian Williams went up a rank
      Apprentice
    • Reacting Well
      BashOrgRu earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • Collaborator
      CHUNWEI earned a badge
      Collaborator
    • Apprentice
      Cole Multipass went up a rank
      Apprentice
    • Posting Machine
      David Uzondu earned a badge
      Posting Machine

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      516
    2. 2
      ATLien_0
      261
    3. 3
      +Edouard
      191
    4. 4
      +FloatingFatMan
      177
    5. 5
      snowy owl
      135
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!