Rebooting a Windows XP Computer Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Loading We are frequently involved in projects with small and medium sized organisations. Due to the size of these organisations often the network infrastructure available is limited as a result of smaller budgets than their larger competitors. One side effect of this reduced budget is that our clients sometimes need hardware and software to function in ways it is not exactly designed for. One example of this is often not being able to afford the licence fee for Windows Server and instead to use Windows XP Professional or even Windows XP Home to run a central file, print or database server. Clearly this approach would not work for a Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller but can be used for many other types of server and there are times where there is no other option. There are two usability downsides to be aware of for remote administration when taking the decision to use Microsoft Windows XP instead of Windows Server. The first is that Windows XP Professional wh...