Configuring RDP Remote Desktop on Windows XP

Step 1. Make sure your Windows operating system edition has RDP server functionality.

Availability of RDP server functionality in Windows

Step 2. Enable Remote Desktop.

Make sure that you signed in as an administrator. Click Windows Startbutton > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System, in the left pane, click Remote Settings. Click the Remote tab, select the "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"

Configuring VNC on windows

Xtralogic Remote desktop client is compatible with all RFB protocol compliant VNC servers. Here we provide here instructions for TightVNC only, but fill free to use your favorite VNC server.

Install TightVNC.

Download a free copy of TightVNC. Run the installation package. Choose

Configuring RDP Remote Desktop on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8

For configuring RDP Remote Desktop on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 follow the following steps.

1. Make sure your windows operating system edition has RDP server functionality. ( to check it click the link Availability of RDP server functionality in windows)
2. Open Control Panel

Windows 8 Users:- press win+x, which will open a menu, select control panel in that menu.

Windows 7 and Vista users:- click start button then click control panel