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Remote desktop connection?

I'm running vista home premium and when i press the start button and a list of programmes appear remote desktop connection appears.I didn't even know this existed and i was wondering how it got there,does it mean someone is trying to hack into my laptop as i haven't used it.

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    davidhwdn wrote: »
    I'm running vista home premium and when i press the start button and a list of programmes appear remote desktop connection appears.I didn't even know this existed and i was wondering how it got there,does it mean someone is trying to hack into my laptop as i haven't used it.
    No, it is a default windows component and is doing no harm, it is a RDP client (Remote Desktop) for connecting to remote computers.
    You can, no set by default, setup RDP for your own PC if you need to which will enable you to connect from anywhere on the internet.
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
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