Is it possible to set up the account solely for remote desktop. When I turn
on the machine I wish to skip the account log in screen and log in using a
default account. Is this possible?

Thanks.

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> If your trying to access the XP machine from a Vista machine you either need
> to login with Remote Desktop [RDC] using an existing account on the XP
> machine or add a user on the XP machine with the same user ID and password
> as your Vista machine in the control panel - user account function.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../accounts.mspx
>
> If the user is an admin account your good to go. If the user is a limited
> user account you add them to the Remote Desktop Users Group. Click the
> "Select Remote Users" button.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...bleremote.mspx
>
> All RDC access is using accounts local to the XP machine.
>
> Likewise if your wanting to access the Vista machine with RDC from the XP
> machine.
>
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>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>
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> "zuhx" <zuhx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:32ED4861-61C4-4B07-8511-65C616CB14D5@microsoft.com...
> > I'm trying to use remote desktop with windows workgroup but my account is
> > not
> > avaliable in remote desktop user account. I have a home work group setup
> > between a XP and Vista machine. When I try to add my Vista user account
> > to
> > remote access on the xp machine the work group is not listed. How can I
> > add
> > the work group so that I can add my Vista account to the list of
> > permissable
> > account that can access remote deskto
>