Accessing a Windows computer via ARD

Just downloaded the ARD app and have successfully connected to my wife's MacBook, but I'm having troubles connecting to a Windows XP computer using RealVNC. I'm not sure what user name and password ARD is looking for from the XP computer. When connecting to the XP computer via RealVNC viewer, I'm not asked for a username (It's greyed out) but only a password.
Any insights?
Thanks in advance.
Lobo

Hi
From the mac can you telnet to the PC on port 5900? Instead of paying for the Enterprise Version of RealVNC to install on the mac you could have used the free RDC for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=68346e0d-44d3-4065-9 9bb-b664b27ee1f0&displayLang=en
Tony

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