There are two computers in my house that I use, a desktop and my laptop. My laptop doesn't have a lot of RAM and isn't very fast, but my desktop is a nice fast computer. When I want to convert a movie on my laptop it takes a good 3+ hours minimum, but on my desktop is usually only takes 40-60 minutes. Is there a way to access my desktop computer from my laptop and tell it to convert the video? (It would save onto a network drive that both computers can access)

 

My laptop runs on XP and the desktop runs Vista, I hope this doesn't prevent it from being possible...

Remote Desktop

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... intro.mspx

That looks cool, but will it still work if one is Vista and one is XP?

Depends what version of Vista, iirc Home Basic/Premium do not have it.

Depends what version of Vista, iirc Home Basic/Premium do not have it.

 

I have Business, so it'll work?

Vista Business has Remote Desktop built in. (Start > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection)

I have Vista Home Premium and it has the remote desktop ability. :?

Holy [cabbage], it does. I must have misread the back of the Vista box on the store shelves then ( just typed it into the start menu)

Myself I prefer Ultra-VNC that works on just about everything.