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Remote PC connection

Posted By: Meredith on 2006-06-26
In Reply to: Has anyone tried accessing your own home computer from a laptop remotely with PC Anywhere or similar - to work from out of town?

One of my clients allows me to remotely access their computer to obtain patient lists and transfer files. I have high-speed cable, but there is some delay when I use Word on their computer. I imagine other programs would be a bit slower as well.


If you have Windows XP Professional, you can give this a try yourself by setting up a Remote Desktop Connection. A Google search for this will give you step-by-step instructions.




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Internet Connection
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Sometimes the connection to the phone is
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Agree with you there.. I really don't get the connection
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Dont see connection between this and MT.
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Internet connection?
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Then what is her connection to the Spheris ad?
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She has NO connection to Spheris...
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