Set Up Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection First, you or someone else must physically sign into the PC you want to remotely access. Enable Remote Desktop on this computer by going to Settings > System ...

I'd like to be able to remote into my Windows XP Pro SP2 machine from my Ubuntu 8.04 laptop. From what I read it should be easy to do using Remote Desktop but I spent the better part of last evening ...

Do you need access to your computer from afar? We have good news for you: Today’s remote desktop solutions are much easier to implement than the remote tools of the past — and a lot more reliable.