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I want to be able to go around my house and play on my high quality desktop pc using my old laptop. I want to see the same on my laptop screen as I see on my desktop screen and be able to control the mouse and keyboard. I have heard about the remote desktop connection thing but dont know how to make it work :?: . My laptop is connected to my PC wirelessly (connected by the fast internet cable thing, its blue).

I would really appreciate it if you could explain to me step by step how to do it!!!

Thanks in advance :mrgreen: ,
Zac

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For : there are three practical ways to control your desktop from the laptop — Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) for full remote control, Windows Remote Assistance for one-off help sessions, or third‑party tools (TightVNC/UltraVNC, TeamViewer/LogMeIn). is right to flag performance limits — interactive video and fast games rarely feel native over a typical home Wi‑Fi link.

If you want to try RDP (best for running desktop apps remotely):

  • On the desktop (the machine you will control): open My Computer → Properties → Remote tab and enable remote connections (this host feature is available in Windows XP Professional; XP Home cannot accept incoming RDP). Make sure the account you’ll use has a password and is in Administrators or Remote Desktop Users.
  • Allow RDP through any firewall on the desktop (TCP port 3389) or add the “Remote Desktop” exception.
  • From the laptop use the Remote Desktop Connection client (mstsc) and connect to the desktop’s local IP or machine name.

Quick commands/examples:

# on the desktop, find its IP
C:\> ipconfig

# on the laptop, connect
mstsc /v:192.168.1.50

Troubleshooting and cautions: if the laptop can’t reach the desktop, try ping the desktop IP to check network reachability. Some wireless routers have “AP/client isolation” that prevents Wi‑Fi clients from talking to wired machines — disable that. Don’t expose RDP to the Internet without a VPN; if you must, use strong passwords and consider changing the default port or using a third‑party service that tunnels the session. For gaming or smooth video, RDP/VNC will usually be unsatisfying — consider sitting at the desktop or using a purpose-built streaming/remote‑play solution instead.

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I want to be able to go around my house and play on my high quality desktop pc using my old laptop. I want to see the same on my laptop screen as I see on my desktop screen and be able to control the mouse and keyboard. I have heard about the remote desktop connection thing but dont know how to make it work :?: . My laptop is connected to my PC wirelessly (connected by the fast internet cable thing, its blue).

I would really appreciate it if you could explain to me step by step how to do it!!!

Thanks in advance :mrgreen: ,
Zac

My email address is

you need to enable remote desktop assistance on the computer you want to connect to and then using your lap top connect remotely to your PC using your log on username password for the PC...the only problem is that you wont be able to play your high quality PC from your laptop like you think.

One: Its Limited to the speed of the network connection in the house and any current traffic on the line (if someones downloading something big...might as well screw it)
Two: Unless your laptop has a highquality vid card you wont be able to play anything highquality video wise.

From my experience with RDC (remote desktop connection) and other various remote programs, they are choppy and only worth it if you plan on running a server, because then it doesnt matter how choppy it is because all you need to do is manage some services.

(i know all this becuase i tried it once, and i have also used it to run servers)

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