Communicate with my Windows

1. Remote Desktop

I have a old PC running Windows 2000. Currently I only have one monitor. (No budget for another monitor now. :P) So I download and install tightVNC for my old PC. OK, problem now. What program should I use in Ubuntu? (I am still a noob in Ubuntu)... Luckily a friend told me that the Remote Desktop Viewer in Ubuntu is VNC. It is located at Applications->Internet. OOO yes it works!

2. File Sharing

Now I need to do file sharing between these two PCs. First I need samba. Samba can be install using the Applications->Add/Remove. Beware there are few samba applications. Don't install all. It will crash and you will confuse yourself. I only installed the most common one called "Samba"... After installed, it will appear at System->Administration. It looks like this:-

I had create a share foders with read/write permission for everyone.

Then I test to copy file from my Win2k to this Ubuntu share, it works!

So far so good. :D