Marko Vojinovic wrote: > Sorry for an off topic post, but a lot of you folks are sysadmins here or > there, and just might have a suggestion... ;-) > > I have a WinXP machine that is to be unattended for a period of 3 years (yes, > I know, it sounds ridiculous, but still...). What I need is remote access to > it to perform regular system maintenance, virus cleanups, occasional software > installations, reboots, config changes, etc. A simple to use tool is available from http://www.logmein.com. The free version of logmein should do what you want. Or they do "Hamachi" for Windows and Linux which will create a "personal" VPN for you, which means you can then use rdesktop direct to the XP machine. Of course, there's no guarantee these services will be around in 3 years time.... Cheers D