Remote Desktop Connection - Which version

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basicxman

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I have a vista home premium laptop and I just built a Windows 7 RC desktop. Having previously tried to remote desktop connect into another home premium, I discovered you need either Business or Ultimate edition on the computer you're connecting to. When connecting my home premium vista comp to a Windows 7 computer, which edition of Windows 7 will I need? Thanks guys!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, custom built
OS
Windows 7/Vista/Ubuntu
CPU
AMD Phenom 9550/Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
Motherboard
Asus M3A78 on custom built
Memory
8GB DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 9800 GT on custom built, Intel 956 Chipset
Case
Spider Series
Cooling
fans :P
Wha?? Home premium doesn't have remote desktop? Wow, that stinks.. I didn't know that.

Maybe time to look for an alternate solution. Something like UltraVNC perhaps.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to list.
OS
XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU
AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard
Various
Memory
Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card(s)
ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Hard Drives
Maxtor, Western Digital
Keyboard
qwerty
Internet Speed
22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info
All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, custom built
OS
Windows 7/Vista/Ubuntu
CPU
AMD Phenom 9550/Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
Motherboard
Asus M3A78 on custom built
Memory
8GB DDR2 800MHz
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 9800 GT on custom built, Intel 956 Chipset
Case
Spider Series
Cooling
fans :P
If a certain version of windows doesn't have the remote dekstop, there is a cool free for personal use program that I use, its called teamviewer, tho it does need to be installed on both computers. You can setup premanent partners, so that when you wanna access that computer remotely it will allow it whether someone is at the other pc or not.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-built // Gateway FX P-6860
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate retail // Windows 7 build 7264 x64, Vista Home Premium SP2 x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 // Intel Core2Duo T-5550 1.86x1.86
Motherboard
EVGA x58 SLI LE //
Memory
12 GB Corsair XMS3 Tri-channel 1333 // 4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 295 // Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
Sound Card
Integrated Realtek // RealTek HD integrated sound
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Acer flatpanel // Laptop Display, Secondary CRT
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900 1152x864 // 1440x900, 1152x864
Hard Drives
750 GB WD Caviar Black 7200 RPM - in desktop
320 GB -laptop
80 GB - laptop secondary drive
PSU
Corsair HX1000w // Laptop PSU?
Case
Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling
Assload of fans, intel stock cpu cooler // GearHead Fan dock
Keyboard
Razer Lycosa // laptop keyboard
Mouse
Razer DeathAdder // Logitech Laser
Internet Speed
3.0 MB down/ 768 Kb up
Other Info
Just built my computer in 12/09
One extra thing to be aware of; windows 7 has RDP 7 (as opposed to the 6.1 in vista) which drastically improves performance; when I was testing RDP 7 to 7 the other day, I was able to watch the bbc iplayer (flash video tv) at native speed in a normal window. There was only a slight stutter when playing fullscreen, which is a major improvement.

I don't know if the RDP 7 client will be backported to vista, but hopefully it will be; 6.1 was backported to XP, as part of SP3 I believe. But if you need high performance over RDP, you may want windows 7 on your client as well as 7 professional or ultimate to host it.

Note, it is possible to hack about with vista home premium, adding a .dll and some registry changes, allowing it to act as an RDP host, but it is a bit of a messy solution! We don't know if or how long it'll take to port the hack to 7.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 7100 x64
Real VNC is free for home use and retail for the enterprise
 

My Computer

OS
vista
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