Remote Desktop & Workgroup

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 desktop.

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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"zuhx" <zuhx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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

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.
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
> "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
>

You can use TweakUI (on an XP machine only) and this KB article to setup
auto login. Personally I think its a security risk.

http://tinyurl.com/5u9787

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281262/en-us
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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:B4B5144E-46A6-494A-9828-4B154E9B78A1@microsoft.com...
> 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.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>> "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
>>