How to Set up Remote Desktop Web Connection with Windows XP

To check for updates

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Update, and then click Scan for updates. Follow the prompts to install all critical updates. If prompted, restart your computer.

2. Click Start, and then click Run. Type Net Start w3svc, and click OK. This starts the World Wide Web service.

3. Configure Internet Information Services

   1. By default, IIS is identified on your computer by the TCP port number 80. The steps in this section change the TCP port number and make it much more difficult for a potential attacker to communicate with your computer. The steps in this section are optional, but if you do follow them, you'll dramatically improve the security of your system. If you are already using your computer as a Web server, you should leave the TCP port number at the default setting of 80.

4. Open Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Administrative Tools. Double-click Internet Information Services.

5. In the ISS snap-in, expand your computer name, expand Web Sites, right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.

6. On the Web Site tab, change the value for TCP Port. Enter a number between 1000 and 65535 that you can remember easily, such as the month and day of a birthday or anniversary. You'll need to know the TCP Port when you connect to the computer in the future.

7. Click OK, and close the Internet Information Services snap-in.