Monthly Archives: January 2009

Remote Desktop from Windows XP to Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista 2

The Remote Desktop connection settings for Windows Server 2008, and I believe Windows Vista, includes 3 levels of service:

Don’t allow connections to this computer
Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)
Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)

At first blush, you would probably choose the [...]

Automatically Rip DVD using Handbrake and Autoplay (XP) 3

I am currently copying my DVD collection to my PC for use in my media center downstairs. I have an generic process down, that works very well, but it requires a bunch of clicks to do. While figuring out how to Autoplay a DVD using ZoomPlayer rather than the built in Windows Media Player, I [...]