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parrot1553
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Contributor

Remote Desktop Gaming

Hello everyone,not sure if im posting in the right section but w/e.

My problem is this:I have 2 PCs,1 gaming and 1 slow

my gaming one uses Windows 7 SP1 ->HOST

the slow one uses XP SP3 ->CLIENT

Both are connected in LAN 100mbit only

My brother wants to play games together with me,but his "slow" pc won't run anything.So i need to make a remote connection from his pc to mine.

I already made a VM on the host using VMware workstation,I made a remote connection from his pc to the VM via Splashtop and it works fine for browsing/movies/hd content but it sux in games,so im looking for something that will give me a better performance. I have just downloaded Vmware horizon view client but idk how to work with it,will it do the job,please help me out guys!Also there are some Sharing VMs and some network stuff in vmware workstation,i have no idea whats all about.Give me step by step tutorial if possible  thank you!

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abhilashhb
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Why not connect the computers through LAN and play? Horizon view is a Virtual desktop infrastructure product which will hep customers set up large number of desktops on esxi servers that have ample capacity. Its not a product that you can install on your desktop.

you can use workstation. But i recommend you to connect the PC's over LAN http://voices.yahoo.com/how-connect-two-pcs-together-7161620.html

Abhilash B
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhilashhb/

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Linjo
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Horizon View need at least 1 server to be able to function properly.

It would probably be cheaper to upgrade the old computer then investing in software to achieve what you want.

// Linjo

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parrot1553
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they are already connected in LAN,but thats now what im trying to do.Is there any VMware product with similar functionality to Splashtop? also,its ok if its free trial i just want to see if its possible.in this case my gaming pc is the server.

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