The instructions for retrofitting Terminal server to Windows Vista Home are here. This enables Remote Desktop to that machine.

The instructions for retrofitting Terminal server to Windows XP Home are here. This enables Remote Desktop to that machine.

I have never really found a good way to diagnose HDD performance problems under any version of Windows, especially not Vista. I did, however, recently find this cool util which is a useful tool to keep at hand. Simple install, intuitive GUI and it just works (as admin under Vista). HD Tune