Hi, I would like some information on setting up a remote connection. I want to make the Vista Home Premium wireless laptop remote with the Windows 7 Home Premium desk top. We have them networked and just need the laptop to be remote. I've been doing some research and have read that it may not be possible with the premium home edition. If i could get some clarity on this and some information on how to make this work please. Thank You!

Home Premium can remote-connect to another computer, but it cannot be connected from another computer by default. However, there are ways to do so without upgrading to a higher version of Windows. The easiest may be to use Windows Live Mesh, which lets you sync files or remote-desktop to any computer where you've installed the tool. The tool only has to be installed on the computer you want to connect to. For example, if you go to a friends' house, you could connect to your computer computer without installing this program on her computer. If this was helpful, please vote by clicking the green triangle. If it solves the issue, click Propose as Answer. Thanks!

Since both systems are Home Premium can they connect? I'm a lil confused Thank you!ksl

Yes. With that Mesh program installed on them, you can connect to them from any other computer (regardless of version) by going to devices.live.com. If you don't use that program, you'd have to purchase Windows 7 Professional to be able to accomplish it (plus you'd have to deal with some semi-complicated networking things). If this was helpful, please vote by clicking the green triangle. If it solves the issue, click Propose as Answer. Thanks!

Do I need to install the Mesh program on both the Desk top and the laptop?

Once it's on a computer, you can connect to that computer from anywhere in the world on any other computer. In other words, it only needs to be installed on the computer that you want to connect to from somewhere else. For example, to get to your desktop from your laptop, it needs to only be on the desktop. If this was helpful, please vote by clicking the green triangle. If it solves the issue, click Propose as Answer. Thanks!

Thank you I will try this out