Program sharing via Network

Can you share a specific PROGRAM over a Home Network? Example: I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 installed on my Home desktop computer (which is my MAIN system hooked up to my home network via an ethernet cable). On occasion, I would like to run this program from my laptop computer which I use wirelessly. When I right click on the executable for Photoshop Elements I don't see the abilibty to "share" as I see when I right click on the FOLDER in which the program is located. Do I have to "share" the folder, then from another computer run the program from within the "shared folder "?

 

No, you cannot just share a program like that. A lot of the files and information used by the program will be in other parts of the local system - for example the system registry. Modern programs rarely comprise a single executable.

The best way to achieve what you want is to use remote desktop. Search you Windows Help system for "remote desktop" should give you the information you need to use it. If you OS does not have built in remote desktop, you can achieve the same result with VNC. For example www.tightvnc.org

 

Thanks. I sort of figured I couldn't do it that way.