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RDP -- a Plea to Microsoft for "Home Premium" Users
Hi guys
Maybe if we can get our oars in now Microsoft might just listen.
It would appear that at Retail time most bought computers will ship with the Home Premium version.
This does NOT have the RDP SERVER in it --which means if you install this on a Home computer you won't be able to remotely connect to it from Work, the Internet etc etc.
So all those lovely new features of the new RDP will be useless on your nice Laptop when trying to connect to a home computer.
Since Networking is also very much mainstream in HOME computers as well as work computers this to me seems a HORRIBLE omission in an OS that Microsoft wants to make a rip-roaring sucess. Some other nice features will be hobbled in the Home Premium version -- such as changing Logon screens, and theme customisation. -- Now in my experience these are the sort of things HOME users like to do on their machines much more than WORK computers -- and a lot of offices block the RDP port anyway.
Most Office machines are usually locked down exactly to prevent people doing this sort of tinkering anyway so why not remove these from the BUSINESS editions and leave them in the HOME versions.
Same with Multi-media -- most offices basically use Windows Office, Email and some corporate ERP / Database type apps. It's usually HOME USERS and GAMERS who really tinker around and these seem to be exactly the features which will be hobbled in the HOME PREMIUM version.
Of course one could buy the Ultimate version but pricing - especially if you have a few machines could become quite expensive.
So PLEASE Microsoft -- in HOME PREMIUM DO ALLOW RDP SERVER and theme customisation.
No RDP Server on a Home desktop would be a total SHOWSTOPPER for me.
And also (but perhaps another topic) allow say a HOME 5 computer license pack -- hardly any Home I know now has only 1 computer in it any more.
At least the Mac fanboys have a winner here -- Apple does allow (I think 5) multiple home licensing.
Cheers
jimbo
Last edited by Barman58; 18 Mar 2009 at 06:21. Reason: removed discussion of cracks