How to use remote Desktop Access in Windows XP

Windows XP Professional allows to connect via TCP/IP from other systems to your XP
Professional system , operating the Windows XP system remotely :

Example #1: you are at home and need to work with some data on your Windows XP Prof.
system at work, you establish a connection (for example via modem) , then all keyboard and
mouse input from your system at home is transferred to your Windows XP Prof system, where
this input is executed (for example to run programs), all information, which would be shown on
the screen of the Windows XP Prof system, is send back for display to the system, where you
are working on (using the keyboard and mouse).

Example #2 : You have a problem on your Windows XP Prof system and ask help from the
Help-desk in your office, which is then able to connect to your system to check out and
(hopefully) fix your problem.

Such Remote Desktop connections can be made via a LAN , WAN or modem connection.

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Setup of Remote Desktop Access on Windows XP Prof :

	In the Control-Panel, select the System icon: (or right-click "My Computer" on the desktop and select Properties) Select the tab : Remote ( Remote Assistance is available for both XP Home and XP Professional) Remote Desktop is NOT available for Windows XP Home Edition. By default, "Remote Desktop" is not activated. Note: you need to be a user with Administrative rights to activate Remote Desktop ! Place the checkmark to activate, to allow users to connect remotely to this computer.
	You will get a warning message concerning the configuration of Internet Connection sharing and/or a personal firewall, which must be configured to allow such Remote Desktop connections.
	You need to "Select Remote Users..": the users, which will be allowed to use Remote Desktop access to connect to your system.
	Any users with Administrator permission will have automatically access permissions, other users will have to be added.
	Note : while you or somebody else is connecting via Remote Desktop, you can NOT use the system : The screen will display this message, advising that the system is in use.

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Connecting from a Remote System :

You can use any 32-bit version of Windows to install / run the Client s/w for Remote Desktop :
Windows95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 (The Remote Desktop Client s/w is installed by default already
on Windows XP Home and Windows XP Prof).

	To install the Remote Desktop Client s/w, insert your Windows XP CD-ROM on the Client PC. Do NOT select to install Windows XP, Select to "Perform additional tasks"
	Select to "Set up Remote Desktop Connection"
	Just run the rest of this setup.

Once the Remote Desktop Client s/w is installed, you can access it via the Windows
Start-menu under Accessories / Communications :

	Enter the name or IP-address of the Windows XP Prof system, to which you like to connect. You should look at the "Options >>" to adjust / optimize your Remote Desktop connection.
	Tab : General You can enter here already the Username and password, to be used to connect to the Windows XP Prof. system. To be able to re-use this information on later connections, you can save this configuration values and reuse them via Open.
	tab : Display If you are connection via a high-speed LAN network, you will not bother about this, but when connecting via a modem, you can optimize the connection and get a faster response-time by selecting a smaller Remote Desktop size and a lower Color resolution.
	tab : Local Resources You can configure the transfer of Sound alerts and which of your local devices (from the remote system, where you are right now working on) will be accessible during your Remote Desktop session. More details will follow below.
	tab : Experience To help the Remote Desktop s/w to optimize the connection, select the speed of your connection. You should also de-select all "fancy" features , like : Wallpaper and any animation, because they will only use transmission time.

Once the connection is properly configured, you are ready to Connect :

	You may get this warning about the access from the Remote computer to your local devices.
	You will need to logon to your Windows XP-system.

And then you have control over the desktop of the Windows XP Prof. system.
To come back to the "access to Local devices" : open via Remote Desktop the
Windows Explorer : It will show the drives for BOTH the Windows XP and the remote system :

You will see the same in "My Computer".

A note of warning : yes, you can access now the disks on both the Windows XP and the remote
system, but when transferring data (for example via drag-and-drop file-copy in Windows Explorer),
you are limited in the bandwidth of your connection, for example if you connect via modem, you
will only have the bandwidth of the modem speed, so be carefully on trying to copy large files, you
may have to wait a long time.

Once you are finished with your job, select the Windows Start-menu to "Disconnect", which will terminate the Remote Desktop session. Note : Have a closer look at this menu : The system identifies itself as "Windows Terminal Server", which is the technology used by Microsoft to implement the Remote Desktop access.

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VMware_clone

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The Clone Virtual Machine Wizard

VMware Workstation 5.0

The Clone Virtual Machine Wizard

The Clone Virtual Machine Wizard guides through the process of making a clone. You do not need to locate and manually copy the parent virtual machine files. The Clone Virtual Machine Wizard automatically creates a new MAC address and other unique identifiers for the clone.

Note: You cannot create a clone from a virtual machine that is powered on or suspended. You must power off a virtual machine before you can make a clone.

To create a clone using the Clone Virtual Machine Wizard:.

1. Select the virtual machine you want to clone.

Click the name of a virtual machine in the Favorites list or click the tab of a virtual machine in the summary window.

2. Open the Clone Virtual Machine Wizard (VM > Clone) and click Next.

3. Select the state of the parent from which you want to create a clone, and click Next.

You can choose to create a clone from either of two states.

From the parent's current state (Workstation creates a snapshot of the virtual machine before cloning it)

From any snapshot of the parent: select the snapshot name from a drop-down menu of existing snapshots.

4. Select the type of clone you want to create and click Next.

You can choose to make a full clone or a linked clone. See Full and Linked Clones for a description of the differences.

5. Type a name and a path for the cloned virtual machine, and click Finish.

The default name and path are based on the original virtual machine name and location. You can type a new entry for name and path, or use the Browse button to locate a directory for the clone files.

After you have verified your entries, click Finish. The Clone Virtual Machine Wizard then displays a status page.

A full clone can take many minutes to create, depending on the size of the virtual disk that is being duplicated.

6. Click Done to exit the Clone Virtual Machine Wizard.

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Performing a Windows repair on a Windows XP virtual machine in Fusion

Performing a Windows repair on a Windows XP virtual machine in Fusion

Symptoms

• You get a blue error screen when booting to Windows.
• You cannot boot into Windows.
• You see one of these errors when starting Windows:
  
  
  • NTLDR is missing
  • Hard disk not found.
    
    
• You receive an error about:
  
  AGP440.sys

Purpose

This article details how to repair Windows XP running in a virtual machine. The process has a few extra steps that aren't needed to repair Windows XP running on a physical computer.

For virtual machines running Windows Vista or Windows 7, no extra steps are needed. The process is the same as the process Microsoft provides for repairing these OSes on a physical computer. For more information about repairing Windows Vista or 7, see the appropriate Microsoft article:

• Windows Vista:Startup Repair: frequently asked questions
• Windows 7: Startup Repair: frequently asked questions

Note: The preceding links was correct as of March 21, 2011. If you find the link is broken, provide feedback and a VMware employee will update the link.

Resolution

Any of these symptoms can be a sign that Windows needs to be repaired. In order to repair Windows, you need the original Windows installation media (CD or disk image file). You may need a special drivers file from VMware so that your installation media will recognize the virtual hard disk.

Caution: VMware recommends backing up the entire virtual machine bundle before making changes, to avoid possible data loss. For information on backups, see Best practices for virtual machine backup (programs and data) in VMware Fusion (1013628).

These steps are different, depending on your version of Windows XP. Click the link to view the directions for your version:

• Windows XP 32-bit
• Windows XP 64-bit
• All users
  

Windows XP 32-bit

To repair Windows, you must download a drivers file, mount the drivers, and then repair Windows:

1. Download the SCSI driver floppy image from http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmscsi-1.2.0.4.flp. (Do not try to open that link; instead, ctrl+click the link, and choose Save Link As... or Download Linked File As....).
   
   Note: When downloading in Google Chrome, the final extension may be doubled. Ensure that this file is saved as vmscsi-1.2.0.4.flp and not vmscsi-1.2.0.4.flp.flp.
   
   
2. Add a floppy drive to the virtual machine and mount the floppy image:
   
   
   • If you are using Fusion 4.x:
     
     
     1. Shut down the virtual machine.
     2. Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Add Device...
     3. Choose Floppy Drive and click Add...
        
        A dialog appears asking you to choose a floppy image file.
        
        
     4. Browse to the location of the .flp file that you downloaded and select the file.
     5. Beside Enable Floppy Drive, change the switch to Off.
        
        
   • If you are using Fusion 3.x:
     
     
     1. Shut down the virtual machine.
     2. Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Other Device.
     3. Click + and choose Add Floppy.
        
        A dialog appears asking you to choose a floppy image file.
        
        
     4. Browse to the location of the .flp file that you downloaded and select the file.
     5. De-select Connected.
        
        

3. Mount your Windows ISO (or put the Windows disk in the drive) and make sure the CD drive is connected by going to Virtual Machine > Settings > CDs & DVDs and selecting Connected.

   • If you are using Fusion 4.x:
     
     
     1. Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Startup Disk.
     2. Select CD/DVD.
     3. Start the virtual machine, and press any key to boot to the CD when prompted.
        
        
   • If you are using Fusion 3.x:
     
     
     1. Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Advanced. By default, the Startup Device tab opens.
     2. Select CD/DVD.
     3. Start the virtual machine, and press any key to boot to the CD when prompted.
        
        
   • If you are using Fusion 1.x or 2.x:
     
     
     1. As soon as your virtual machine starts, press ESC to get the Boot menu.
     2. If you can not press ESC quickly enough, add a 5-second delay to the BIOS screen by adding this line to the .vmx file:
        
        bios.bootDelay = "5000"
        
        For more information, see Editing the .vmx file for your Fusion virtual machine (1014782).
        
     3. Select Boot from the CD-ROM drive , using the arrow keys.
     4. Press Enter.
        
        
4. As soon as the Windows repair starts, press F6 when prompted (or fn+F6 if you have not set your keyboard to send function keys by default), to indicate that you need to load additional drivers.
   
   Note: There is no acknowledgement that this key has been pressed.
   
   
5. After the drivers have finished loading, when Windows prompts you, press S to specify additional devices.
6. Press Control + Command to release the mouse from the virtual machine.
7. Click the picture of the disk image in the Fusion icon tray and select Connect Floppy.
8. After connecting the disk, press Enter on the Insert a Floppy screen.
9. Choose VMware SCSI Controller and press Enter.
10. Press Enter again to continue past the Specify additional devices screen.
11. Continue with the directions for all users.

Windows XP 64-bit

1. Mount your Windows ISO (or put the Windows CD in the drive) and make sure the CD drive is connected by going to Virtual Machine > Settings > CDs & DVDs and selecting Connected.
2. Boot from the CD drive.
   
   
   • If you are using Fusion 4.x:
     
     
     1. Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Startup Disk.
     2. Select CD/DVD.
     3. Start the virtual machine, and press any key to boot to the CD when prompted.
        
        
   • If you are using Fusion 3.x:
     
     
     1. Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Advanced. By default, the Startup Device tab opens.
     2. Select CD/DVD.
     3. Start the virtual machine, and press any key to boot to the CD when prompted.
        
        
   • If you are using Fusion 1.x or 2.x:
     
     
     1. As soon as your virtual machine starts, press ESC to get the Boot menu.
        
        Note: If you cannot press ESC quickly enough, add a 5-second delay to the BIOS screen by adding this line to the .vmx file:
        
        bios.bootDelay = "5000"
        
        For more information, see Editing the .vmx file for your Fusion virtual machine (1014782).
        
     2. Select Boot from the CD-ROM drive , using the arrow keys.
     3. Press Enter.
        
        
3. Continue with the directions for all users.

1. Press Enter on the Welcome to Setup screen, to indicate you want to set up Windows. This will guide you to the automated repair, rather than the manual repair option through the Recover Console.
   
2. Press F8 to agree to the End User Agreement.
   
   You see a screen that says:
   
   If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it.
   
   
3. Select the Windows install that you want to repair, if there is more than one.
   
4. Press R to start the repair.
   
5. Continue with the Windows install wizard to repair Windows, until it completes.
   

Note for Windows XP 32-bit:

After the repair finishes, disconnect the floppy drive so that Windows does not try to boot from the disk. To do so:

1. When the Setup is restarting screen appears, press Control + Command to release the mouse.
2. Click the picture of the disk image in the Fusion icon tray and select Disconnect Floppy.
   
   Warning: If you do not do this before rebooting, you may receive an error: NTLDR is missing.

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VMWare --windows XP Backup

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Logoff time for the system--2

> After ten minutes, my computer automatically locks itself
> (as if the Windows+L key was pressed), and it returns to
> the welcome screen, where I have to click my user name to
> log back in. Is there a way to either change the time
> limit on this option or disable it altogether? Thanks a
> bunch for your help!

Two ways to get your answer and the answers they produced:

Method 1:

START -> Help and Support -> search for "screen lock"
Click on "Protect your files with a screen saver password"

To protect your files by using a screen saver password

1. Open Display in Control Panel.
2. On the Screen Saver tab under Screen saver, click a screen saver.
3. Select the On resume, password protect check box.
If Fast User Switching is turned on, select the On resume, display Welcome
screen check box.

Notes

-- To open Display, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and
then double-click Display.
-- Selecting the On Resume, password protect check box will lock your
computer when the screen saver is activated. When you begin working again
you will be prompted to type your password to unlock it.
-- Your screen saver password is the same as your logon password. If you do
not use a password to log on, you cannot set a screen saver password.
-- Fast User Switching is only available for stand-alone computers and users
in a workgroup. It is not available if your computer is part of a network
domain.

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Locking your computer--System logoff time

Locking your computer

To help protect your computer, you should log off of it or lock it when you are away. When you log off of your computer, other users can still log on to it. When you lock your computer, however, only you or an administrator can then log on to it. Also, open files and running programs are immediately available to you when you unlock the computer and log back on. A password-protected screen saver offers another layer of protection by preventing others from seeing your screen and using your computer when you are away from it.

Click Related Topics for information about how to:

• Lock your computer.
• Help protect your files by using a screen saver password.
• Use passwords to help protect your computer, including an explanation of strong passwords.
• Create, change, and help protect your passwords.

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