Remotely controlling a windows XP box with a mac

[imported_Indohottie]

Hey

Saw a lot of posts on how to control windows with windows and mac with mac but nothing about mac controlling a windows box.. I want to setup my old windows box as a monitorless server and music storage.. but be able to monitor it and make changes remotely using my mac mini or powerbook..

Ne ideas on who to do that?

 

[nweaver]

install linux would be my first thing, best storage/price point imho 😀

Other then that, you might be able to install rdesktop from source on OSX, not sure though.

 

[Lifted]

rdesktop, if it's available. VNC should work as well.

 

[thirdlegstump]

I do this all the time to help out my poor Windows XP Dell using friends from my perfectly running Apple Power Macintosh Dual 2.0GHz G5 via VNC. Right click works too using a DOUBLE mouse botton mouse.

 

[kami333]

Remote Desktop Client for OSX
Works well, I remote desktop into my PC and have it full screened on the secondary monitor of my Mac, so I can have both PC and Mac available to me.

Or you can go with almost any of the VNC clients out there.

 

[imported_Indohottie]

I ended up using VNC to do this.. Thanks for your help..

Used a vnc server from www.realvnc.com

and chicken of vnc for the mac..

Frank