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    Remote desktop access using virtualized guest Windows XP

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by noobpad, Feb 15, 2011.

  1. noobpad

    noobpad Notebook Consultant

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    I am wondering if anyone tried using remote desktop within a virtual machine guest Windows XP (say on a Windows 7 host) to access another Windows XP (not virtual machine) in another network?
     
    noobpad, Feb 15, 2011
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    At home my desktop has Windows 7 which has XP mode (free XP VM)

    Within the XP VM i run Cisco VPN so i can remote desktop into servers in my office.

    Basically i just use XP mode to do my work stuff from home. Remote desktop works normally.
     
    flipfire, Feb 16, 2011
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  3. noobpad

    noobpad Notebook Consultant

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    i never tried windows virtual pc. is it good? its xp guest is free rite?
     
    noobpad, Feb 16, 2011
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Is there a reason you can't just use an rdp client natively? That seems like a completely useless level of indirection for a performance loss coupled with difficulty.
     
    Pitabred, Feb 16, 2011
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    The kind of rdp the OP wants to do works fine, but you've got to have the real and virtualized networks setup correctly.
     
    newsposter, Feb 16, 2011
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