You can do remote administration by activating Terminal Services on a windows 2000 server Details here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300847/en-us And accessing it with XP by executing mstsc.exe (or Remote Desktop Connection) Update 6.0 for XP SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=26F11F0C-0D18-4306-ABCF-D4F18C8F5DF9&displaylang=en From there it is as if you were in front of your server....and you can manage any software install on it. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You have two options. Go with the terminal services feature on Windows 2000 or install a remote control program like VNC http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/3.3.7/winvnc.html and then you can connect that way as well.

You can do remote administration by activating Terminal Services on a windows 2000 server Details here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300847/en-us And accessing it with XP by executing mstsc.exe (or Remote Desktop Connection) Update 6.0 for XP SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=26F11F0C-0D18-4306-ABCF-D4F18C8F5DF9&displaylang=en From there it is as if you were in front of your server....and you can manage any software install on it. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You have two options. Go with the terminal services feature on Windows 2000 or install a remote control program like VNC http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/3.3.7/winvnc.html and then you can connect that way as well.