Monday, August 15, 2011

How to Control your Mac Mini from Windows PC/Laptop

Yes! the title is not lying....follow the steps below if you want to use your mac mini with your Windows PC/Laptop as your screen monitor ;)

1. Make sure your Mac Mini and your Windows PC/Laptop are connected in the same Network (such as: same wifi network or same Ethernet Cable Domain).

2. From your Mac Mini go to System Preferences - Sharing - and then ticked "Remote Management"

3. After That choose Observe and Control, and then click Computer Settings and check: "VNC viewers may control screen with password" and give your desired password.

4. Make note the IP address that shown in the statement as below: "Other Users can manage your computer using address 'your IP address' "

5. And then go to your Windows PC/Laptop and install VNC from here

6. After that open your VNC Free Edition 4.1 and go to options and choose Color to FULL.

7. And then go back and enter your Mac Mini IP Address (shown in step 4) and your vnc password (shown in step 3).

8. Voila!! now you can see and control your mac mini from your Windows PC/Laptop.

G'lak!!

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