Windows 7 - Remote Desktop connection

Hi just bought a laptop computer with windows 7 home prem in hopes that i could connect it to my desktop pc (windows 7 ult.) at home. Is there a way I can create a windows remote desktop connection with my laptop to connect to my computer at home if its on a different network. I know i can easily set up remote desktop connection with computers in the same network but I tried it with the computers on two different networks and it did not work. How would I go about fixing this or would I need to look elsewhere for other solutions (gotomypc, logmein,pcanywhere).

Thank You

There are several options. One being the free logmein program for remote control.

I use hamachi as a vpn and it is more secure.
I can then use ultravnc to remote control another computer
but then you can use Remote Desktop to connect via the vpn.

I would recommend that you investigate logmein.com to see if that would suffice for what you
want to do.

Rich

Have a look at Teamviewer, It's totally free for personal use, supports remote access, VPN and full VIOP/AV connections

TeamViewer - Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet

you'll need a 3rd party like the previous posters have suggested... windows 7 Home doesn't support RDP

Here's how I did TeamViewer

TeamViewer

Thanks alot guys. If I were to upgrade to Windows 7 pro then would I be able to use RDP for what I want to do and if so how would I go about doing that?

on a 'different' network? you'll need VPN or 3rd party

How do you go about setting up a VPN?

Would follow one of these tutuorials - This could be a lengthy process

How to setup VPN on home network - Server Fault

If you use TeamViewer as previously suggested, you won't need to won't need a VPN and there is no setup other than to download it and run it.