Victor knew how to set up the remote desktop to allow access on the remote machine to the drives on the local machine (very handy for transferring files back and forth. Undoubtably insecure). It is not obvious how to set this up though. It's hidden in the startup prompt for connecting to the remote host; you have to hit "options" and then under the "Local Resources" tab hit "More". This article explained it with crystal clarity, and for my new OS no less:
http://www.howtogeek.com/wiki/Using_Local_Drives_In_Remote_Desktop_Connections
