I haven¹t done this but I¹ve read good reports elswhere. You can download and use microsoft¹s ³Remote Desktop Connection² software to see your wife¹s Windows computer over the network and basically control it from your mac. Connect via an ethernet cable or wirelessly. The killer is she needs the right version of Windows for it to work. For those of us that occaisionally need to do something windows specific I understand a cheap windows box and this software is an excellent substitute for Virtual PC <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/down load/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True> YMMV DanOnTheSuwanee From: Benjamin Kennedy <bjkennedy at mac.com> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers." <ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:34:06 +0900 To: "A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers." <ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Subject: Re: [iBook] The great Windows - Mac migration I've found Instant Messenger to be an effective way to transfer files between PC's and Macs. My ex used to backup to my mac that way when she needed to reinstall on her gateway every three months or so. For some it's a lot simpler to set up and get working than normal file sharing. ben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/ibook/attachments/20050113/7d40339d/attachment.html