Using "Screen Sharing" from XP

[eddyq]

I want to use VNC from XP to my Mac OSX 10.5.8. I have enabled "Screen Sharing" and it says "Screen Sharing: On". It also says to use vnc://192.168.0.15". So I downloaded the latest VNC and ran the VNC Viewer on my XP computer. It connects then asks for the password. But then it just blinks on/off a window as if the viewer is terminating immediately.

Does anyone know what could be going wrong?

 

[LtRammstein]

I have this issue, and it's due to the variation in VNC that Apple used. Best thing to do is download a VNC server for your Mac and make sure that's open before you connect with VNC Viewer.

 

[jc1350]

I was going to suggest "Share My Desktop" from the same company that makes Carbon Copy Cloner, but they seem to have discontinued it. It is no longer available from them.

 

[eddyq]

Yup ... the problem. I put VNC OSX version onto my Mac and now it works great ... thanks a million.