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Install vpn if you don't have it already. Instructions from SCCS are here: https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/How+to+Connect+to+SLAC+VPN
Download and install the vnc for windows viewer client software executable from here: http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html
Download and install putty, if you don't have it already. Once you install and run vpn, you can get putty from the SLAC xweb: https://xweb.slac.stanford.edu

Configure

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vpn into the SLAC network, see https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/NetMan/How+to+Connect+to+SLAC+VPN
Using putty (or XWin-32 if you prefer) log into iris01.slac.stanford.edu, providing your unix username and password
Create your vnc password:
- > vncpasswd
  Provide a password following the usual SLAC password guidelines.
  The password will be stored in ~/.vnc/passwd
  To reset the password, run vncpasswd again.

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Edit your vnc xstartup file to invoke kde at startup:
- > emacs ~/.vnc/xstartup
  change last line from "twm" & to "startkde&", save and close

> vncserver -localhost -nolisten tcp -geometry 1440x900
(or use desired display parameters, see.....)
Again, make note of the displaynum - you'll need to use it to connect from Windows.

The session will continue to run until you -kill it, or until SCCS does.
HOWEVER, there are issues with tokens:

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