> To do what it sounds like you want, you'll need an sshd on the XP
> system. You can get one here:
> 
> http://lexa.mckenna.edu/sshwindows/
> 
> Then simply ssh to the XP system with a port forward, and run vnc
> connecting to localhost, going through the ssh tunnel, to the XP system.

thanks. unfortunately, this package doesn't like having cygwin already on the
system, and i'm not brave/stupid enough to ignore its warning and telling it to
continue...

/mtr