This article describes how to change the port that Remote Desktop listens on.

Note The Remote Desktop Connection Client for the Mac supports only port 3389. 3389 is the default port.

You can use the Remote Desktop feature in Microsoft Windows XP Professional to connect to your computer from another remote computer.

Warning The Remote Assistance feature in Microsoft Windows XP may not work correctly if you change the listening port.

To change the port that Remote Desktop listens on, follow these steps.

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Every once in a while I need to open a command prompt in a certain place. The way to do this is to go to the command prompt and navigate your way to the directory that you need to be in, or open that directory by typing out the entire directory name exactly as it should be.

I've found it easier to just install a registry hack that allows you to right click on any folder and then open a command prompt there. Your options to do this are to install the Windows XP power toy located on this page or you can use this simple registry entry and just install it yourself.

I work on alot of servers in my job, and sometimes its hard to remember which server I'm on, or even sometimes which user I'm logged in as. This registry entry will rename the "My Computer" icon to %USER% on %COMPUERNAME%. for those of you that use Terminal Services on a daily basis you can understand the frustration when you have just deleted a file on the wrong server and now you have to recover it. This can be used as a quick check just to make sure that you are in the right place before you do a unrecoverable operation.

You can download the registry file here. Just click on the link and save the information in a location that you like (with a .reg extention) and then double click it to run.

As many of you may know the windows registry is just about EVERYTHING when it comes to windows. Within this vast space you will find the settings to programs you never know existed.

Have you ever been on the phone with someone and you have seen that they are having some issue that must be related to some other program installed on the computer but you just can't seem to put your finger on what that program is. Well you can always have them reaqd off the "Add/Remove programs" from the control panel but who kows if that information that give you is good.

A good thing to do is to just have them give you the information.