Can you RDP to a Windows 2000 Professional machine?

Question

I have a small home network with 3 machines - a Windows 2000 machine, an XP machine, and a Vista machine. I'm using Remote Desktop to connect between them, which is working fine when connecting to the XP and Vista machines (even from the Win2K machine). However I haven't been able to figure out how to connect to the Win2K machine. Is this even possible with Windows 2000 Pro?

I know it's possible with Win2K Server (using Terminal Services), and I know there are non-Microsoft utilities out there (e.g. VNC) to accomplish this (which I'm not opposed to using if I have to). I just want to find out first if it's just a configuration issue, or just some component I need to install... something like that.

Answer 1

Yes, you can rdp to win2k pro. However, iirc you have to install the capability by going to the control panel, choosing Add/Remove Programs, and then Add Windows Components.

More than that, though, you should be aware that Windows 2000 reached end of life on July 13 this year. No new updates or security patches will be released. It's time to retire or upgrade this system.

Answer 2

XP is backwards compatible with Win2k hosts. You may need to configure the 2000 machine first, though. I don't think it was a default option in Win2k like it was in later builds.