>>>>>I'm running out of options. All I want to do is have control of my desktop PC from my laptop via my network. I keep getting "account restrictions" even though I've done everything I think I was supposed to using MMC. This seems like such a pain, but maybe that's the point; anyone bad trying to get in simply gives up. Is that the newest Windows security level? Any help appreciated... Thanks!
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>>>>VNC is always an option....
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>>>I was going to say that also. I have also hear of PCDuo and NetOp, but I don't know if they are free.
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>>I like pcAnywhere - but it's not free either. Depending upon what I'm doing - I use Terminal Services, VNC or pcAnwywhere - all 3 also work on my pda/cell phone...hehe
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>Somebody told me once that VNC opened all kind of ports and such, and wasn't a very secure software to use. I suspect he didn't know what he was talking about, and it was all jibba jabba.

naaaa...just uses one port (5900 by default) on windows and the security isn't bad.