If you run a small office or home office, you might have two or three computers, with your main computer running Windows XP. Maybe you have a laptop and a desktop, with the laptop running Windows 98 or Windows ME. Wouldn't it be nice to see your Windows XP desktop computer on your wireless laptop? You bet! Here's how:

1. On the machine to which you want to connect over the network, click Start and click Control Panel. Make sure the Control Panel is in classic mode and then click the System icon.
2. Click on the Remote tab in the System Properties dialog box. Put a checkmark in the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer checkbox. Click on the Select Remote Users button and make sure your user account is included on the list. Click Apply and then click OK. Be sure to leave this computer running so that you can connect to it from another computer over the network. You can make your computer secure while it's still running by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL and locking it.
3. Go to the other computer that you want to use to connect to the Windows XP computer. If the other computer is running Windows XP, you can skip this step. Put in your Windows XP CD-ROM. The CD will autorun and you'll see the option Perform additional tasks. Click that option. On the next screen, you'll be asked what you want to do. Click Setup Remote Desktop Connection. This will start the installation Wizard. Finish the installation and go to the next step.
4. Click Start, point to Programs or All Programs (depending on your operating system), point to Accessories, point to Communications and click on Remote Desktop Connection. In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, type in the name (or IP address) of the computer to which you want to connect and click Connect.
5. You'll need to log on after making the connection. Log on and work just as you would if you were right in front of the XP computer. You can run programs installed on the XP machine, even if you don't have those programs on the computer you're using. All processing is actually done on the XP computer. When you're done, log off as you usually do. No one else will be able to use the XP computer while you're logged on to it, so you don't have to worry about someone trying to "share" the computer.