Remote desktop

HELP!!! I'm trying to connect to my computer from another for work. The main computer ("carpet" computer) is in one building and the other ("ceramic" computer) is across the lot (flooring store obviously). For the life of me, I can't tap into the carpet computer through remote desktop. The carpet is XP Professional, and the ceramic is Vista Pro. That shouldn't make a difference.

Neither is set up wireless. While I'm on the ceramic computer at remote desktop, I put in the carpet computer IP, my user id, and password. It doesn't work. I even tried tapping into the carpet from my Mom's computer. What in the he@* am I doing wrong?? I need to get into the carpet computer from the other building, because the flooring program we use is on my computer. The carpet computer in turn, is connected to a plug n play which contains our program.

Any help will be greatly appreciated....AND STOP MY CUSSING!!!

There are alot of programs out there that are going to be easier to set up and use than the stock Windows version...

- Remote Administrator
- Putty
- Remote Desktop Control
- Anyplace Control

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