Access programs from my desktop computer using my notebook by wire

How can I access programs from my desktop computer using my notebook computer
and a wireless network router?

I have the wireless router setup, with shared files, and my printer. What I
can't figure out is how to use a program on my desktop computer from my
notebook computer. What do I do?

Wheelruner wrote:

> How can I access programs from my desktop computer using my notebook
> computer and a wireless network router?
>
> I have the wireless router setup, with shared files, and my printer.
> What I can't figure out is how to use a program on my desktop computer
> from my notebook computer. What do I do?

Unless the program was designed to do this (and most consumer-level
programs are not), you can't do this. Unless the program was designed
to be run on a server with client workstations connecting, you will
need to install the program on your notebook in order to use it.

What you can do is share the data - files you made in the programs -
between the two computers.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Per Wheelruner:
>How can I access programs from my desktop computer using my notebook computer
>and a wireless network router?

Read up on "Remote Desktop" - which, I think, is available only in XP
Professional. However I'd bet there are at leas a dozen programs that do the
same thing.

It's not exactly what you want, but if you save the document you're working on
to your laptop, it might be close enough.
--
PeteCresswell

(PeteCresswell) wrote:

> Per Wheelruner:
>>How can I access programs from my desktop computer using my notebook
>>computer and a wireless network router?
>
> Read up on "Remote Desktop" - which, I think, is available only in XP
> Professional. However I'd bet there are at leas a dozen programs
> that do the same thing.
>
> It's not exactly what you want, but if you save the document you're
> working on to your laptop, it might be close enough.

You're quite right about remote desktop apps - I didn't think about them
in relation to the OP's question but of course I should have done. It
would help if we knew exactly what program he wanted to run, but
certainly the remote desktop function of XP or a third-party one would
do the trick.

Good catch! Thanks!

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Wheelruner is not exactly clear as to "how to use a program on my desktop
computer from my
notebook computer." Is the intent to run the program as if installed on the
notebook - e.g. an application server required. Remote desktop would not
meet that goal since he would be running the program on the desktop with
results on the desktop - not the laptop.

"Wheelruner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How can I access programs from my desktop computer using my notebook
> computer
> and a wireless network router?
>
> I have the wireless router setup, with shared files, and my printer. What
> I
> can't figure out is how to use a program on my desktop computer from my
> notebook computer. What do I do?
>