Re: [gentoo-user] VB - login from one Windows XP to another XP

[Kerin Millar <kerframil@fastmail.co.uk>]

On 07/10/2014 07:12, J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On Monday, October 06, 2014 11:17:49 PM Joseph wrote:
>
>  > On 10/06/14 21:22, Jc García wrote:
>
>  > >2014-10-06 19:52 GMT-06:00 Joseph <syscon780@gmail.com>:
>
>  > >> I'm running Windows XP in VirtualBox.
>
>  > >> I can NX to the running VB - Windows XP as (shadow or new) session.
>
>  > >> But that doesn't help me.
>
>  > >> Via "Shadow session" I would disturb the current user if I try to
> start
>
>  > >> another program.
>
>  > >> Via "New" session I can not see Windows XP session as it is running.
>
>  > >>
>
>  > >> So I think I have to start VB - Windows XP on my box and try to
> login to
>
>  > >> another (remote) VB - Windows XP Is it possible?.
>
>  > >>
>
>  > >> The user is running certain program, that uses database. I'm trying to
>
>  > >> login to the remote Windows XP session and start the same program
> as an
>
>  > >> administrator (that uses that same database).
>
>  > >>
>
>  > >> How to log-in from one windows XP to another over the network?
>
>  > >
>
>  > >You search in google and do a ton of clicks, this is so OT. and there
>
>  > >are many answers out here, even the unix-style one works.
>
>  >
>
>  > Windows XP has a build in Remote Desktop but:
>
>  > http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Windows-XP%27s-Built-in-Remote-Desktop-Utility
>
>  >
>
>  > But I think it only works on the same subnet.
>
> As stated by others, this is way OT and Google should help here.
>
> RDC works over different subnets, even (if you're stupid enough to open
> the ports in the firewall) from a different country over the internet.
>
> MS Windows XP is NOT a multi-user OS, what you want to do might work,
> but is extremely flakey.

It is a multi-user OS. The problem is that the Remote Desktop Session 
Host component is artificially restricted in non-server editions of 
Windows, preventing concurrent sessions. Those so inclined can remove 
this restriction with an unofficial patch that is fairly easy to find.

--Kerin