How to run a program remotely and show it locally?

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I have Windows 7 Ultimate on two PCs. I would like to open a program (like Firefox) on one PC, but have its window displayed on the other. Is this possible with Windows? Any programs I need to install?

Sepahrad Salour · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-21T17:25:09.623

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If both PCs are in a same network, try Remote Desktop to see another PC window and even control it.

Or if your PCs aren't in same network, For example PC1 in NewYork and another one in China. You need Valid IP but it costs and maybe complex for you instead of it try softwares Like Team Viewer.

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answered Apr 21 '13 at 17:19

Sepahrad Salour

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 21 '13 at 17:20

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Yes, you can do this with PSExec. PSExec is an unofficial Microsoft program from the Winternals group.

answered Apr 21 '13 at 17:20

Keltari

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 21 '13 at 18:04

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Remote Desktop or VNC are what you need. For Remote Desktop, there is a simple walk through on how to enable it on Windows.

If your computers are 'far' away from each other that you need to reach the other computer over the Internet, things might be more tricky. You might need to do port forwarding, configure firewalls, etc. A simpler solution for this situation will be TeamViewer.

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Mogget

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answered Apr 21 '13 at 17:21

KH.Lee

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 21 '13 at 17:39

Remote desktop software will allow you to remotely control another computer, and see a limited amount of what is going on, on that remote computer. Some programs will be displayed, some will not. Also, there may be color display issues. For example, to speed up the rate at which you are getting new information, many people use their RDP/VNC connection at 256 colors.

What you might be thinking of, is actually using a second computer as another monitor... which is different. Software like MaxiVista allows you to use any computer with a network connection to be used as an actual second monitor. You would control what you see on that second computer as if it was simply a monitor attached to the main computer... and you would do it from the main computer. This sounds like what you are actually asking about.

How to run a program remotely and show it locally?

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