Connect to Windows PC from a Mac

Posted on: April 12, 2008
Filed Under: Mac OS, Windows Vista | 3 Comments
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If you use a Mac and you also have one or more PCs running Windows XP or Vista, you may be experiencing problems getting easily move data between the two platforms, or you want to make a turn on the PC since Mac. Microsoft publishes a little program that has this role: “Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac.” Version 2.0 is currently under development and beta 3 has just been published.

The purpose of this software is to open a full session focused on the PC from your Mac. With size just less than 8 MB, the beta 3 can be installed quickly and the interface is simple and attractive.

Clearly, it is stated, for example, the IP address of the machine covered, and then once the connection is established, the software requires a user name and password. Of the targeted PC, a message will appear indicating that Windows must return to the home page of the accounts. If a session is open, it will be put aside, but not closed.

Version 2.0 of the customer brings the following new features:

UB: running natively on Intel Mac
Simplification General of the interface and added functionality
Improved overall performance
Compatibility with Vista
Possibility to connect to several sessions simultaneously
Changes to the preferences of the application, such as keyboard shortcuts, during a session Office Distance are now recordable
Auto in case of loss of network connection
Possibility of a window or a full-screen mode
Printing documents on any Windows printer connected to the Mac
When connecting to a PC running Vista, the possibility of strengthening authentication for greater security (verification of the identity of the computer)
Better support for large screens
Sessions console server

To start using the Desktop Connection Client, it must first allow Windows to accept remote connections. For those who want to find out more but also to download version 2.0 simply visit this page and all your troubles with Mac OS X and Windows connectivity will disappear.

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3 Responses to “Connect to Windows PC from a Mac”

FJ Look on May 16th, 2008 12:51 am

I was able to open multiple connections by dragging and dropping multiple saved connection files onto the application icon.

So far, on my Core Duo MBP, RDC seems to run MUCH quicker than it’s predecessor.

Aldo on May 16th, 2008 1:37 am

Thanks for this news, I am planning to by my first apple laptop in next couple of days and this is the first thing I am gone to do. To connect my windows computer with Mac, and with this tool I hope it would be easy.

Larry Dimond on June 16th, 2008 11:45 am

Need wisdom, wanting to buy mac for my wife but want to use windows and office with both pc and mac can I buy one verison of windows and office for both?

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