I am running win xp pro Service Pack2.

In my windows Firewall under the Aceptions TAB is a list of things that the Firewall lets through.

One thing says Remote Asistance and the other says Remote Desktop.

I need help to learn all about something I would like to do?

Without buying a Program to Connect to another computer with.
I know there is a way to conect one computer to another over the internet.

I ask because my Cousin has a lot of prablems with her computer and if I could connect to her computer from my computer it would be faster for me to click this and do that if you get me.

I know I can have remote acsess to her computer with my computer with no ather program and I also know it may take a little longer to do.

But I realy would like to know how to do this?

She also has win xpClick start, help and support and select remote assistance. Good luck.I just have a fue Q/As I need help with?

When I foundout how to do Remote Desktop it told me?
If you're not connecting to the host computer through a VPN, you'll need to use the actual IP address of the host computer instead of the computer name

Ok so I know when people say COMPTER Name they meen the name given to every computer when it is set up on say a Compony Network like in an office. And they are all connected together with a Cable. And every computer has a real name so every computer know who to send the Data Packets to.

This I get but what is actual IP address?
I thought an IP Adress was Internet Protocal Address
And it was numbers??

Please whelp I am almost there?This is good for access to anothers computer:https://secure.logmein.com/go.asp?page=home&lang=en
Guide your cousin to this, over the phone,and then get her password and your in.I found some help topics on How to set up Remote Desktop and it told me to findout your other COMPUTERS IP Adress.

Go to you othr computer and type in IPCONFIG

is this the IP Adress I need to connect over the internet to my Cousins computer??I am setting up Remote Desktop on my Home Computer and my Work Computer and I have one q/a??

My Work Computer have win ME on it and I when into the system properties to turn on Remote Access and the Tab that says Remote was not there.

And when I whent into Controla Panle I did not see a Windows Firewall Icon.

So I have to ask does my work computer have to have win xp pro for me to connect to it from my home computer?

My work computer is the one with all the Files I will be working on from my home computer.

I just wanted to know if my work computer must have win xp pro as well as my home computer?
thanksHere is a great program, I believe I GOT from the contributors on CH, it is called Team Viewer.
TeamViewer establishes connections to any PC all around the world within just a few SECONDS. You can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it.
The link to to TeamViewer: http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx

Good Luck!