View computer destop from other home wireless computer

In an earlier post Jack (MVP-Networking) thought I wanted a remote desktop.
I thank Jack for the input but this is not what I wanted.

I have a home wireless network with a laptop and a desktop computer running
XP. I want to be able to view and use the laptop's desktop screen from the
other computer. I can't figure out how to set it up. I need instructions.

"Mel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a home wireless network with a laptop and a desktop computer
running
> XP. I want to be able to view and use the laptop's desktop screen from the
> other computer. I can't figure out how to set it up. I need instructions.
>
> In an earlier post Jack (MVP-Networking) thought I wanted a remote
desktop.
> I thank Jack for the input but this is not what I wanted.

But being "able to view and use the laptop's desktop screen from the
other computer" is what MS calls Remote operation.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Mel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In an earlier post Jack (MVP-Networking) thought I wanted a remote
> desktop. I thank Jack for the input but this is not what I wanted.
>
> I have a home wireless network with a laptop and a desktop computer
> running XP. I want to be able to view and use the laptop's desktop screen
> from the other computer. I can't figure out how to set it up. I need
> instructions.
>
Jack pointed you in the right direction. You would need to use Remote
Desktop ( if the laptop is running XP Pro or MCE) or VNC (if the laptop is
running XP Home) to do that. Another alternative, particularly for a help
desk type function, is a program like Remote Assistance or TeamViewer that
would allow you to both view and gain control of a remote PC desktop. If
the laptop was running Linux you could use a remote X display but that is
not an option in your case.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html

http://www.uvnc.com/
http://www.realvnc.com/support/getting-started.html

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...ssistance.html

http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx

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"Mel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In an earlier post Jack (MVP-Networking) thought I wanted a remote
> desktop. I thank Jack for the input but this is not what I wanted.

Sorry, I agree with Jack. Remote desktop is what you want.

> I have a home wireless network with a laptop and a desktop computer
> running XP. I want to be able to view and use the laptop's desktop screen
> from the other computer.

Can you explain what "view and use the laptop's desktop screen from the
other computer" mean?