Which Xps ?

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Hi Which XPs can you remote assistance to and from. Does everything have to
be XP Pro? Does the host have to be pro. What about remoting to an XP home
from XP Media Center Edition 2005?

Thanks
 
Treggeee said:
Hi Which XPs can you remote assistance to and from. Does everything
have to be XP Pro? Does the host have to be pro. What about
remoting to an XP home from XP Media Center Edition 2005?
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You can use the client to remote FROM any WIndows OS to Windows XP
Professional or superset OS (Media Center, 64 Bit, Tablet PC Edition, etc.)
You can also use the client to connect to Terminal Services on WIndows 2000
Servers (when enabled) as well as Windows 2003 Servers.

The computer you are using to connect to the remote computer can be any
windows OS (98+) - as long as you have the client installed. The computer
you are remoting TO must be one of the above (Windows XP Professional or
Superset, Windows 2000 server (enabled) or Windows 2003 Server.)
 
Remote Assistance works between XP boxes (Pro or Home or MCE) or Windows
2003 Servers...

Remote Desktop can only be used to access a XP Pro box...

See this thread for more information concerning the differences...

http://tinyurl.com/j79yw

If you want to remotely control a XP Home desktop look at using UltraVNC
with its encryption plug-in and XP video driver...

http://tinyurl.com/j79yw

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Remote Assistance works between XP boxes (Pro or Home or MCE) or Windows
2003 Servers...

Remote Desktop can only be used to access a XP Pro box...
Click to expand...

Not true.
You can use Remote Desktop Client to access Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000
Server (with TS), Windows 2003 Server.
 
Dont be a linux snob! There are remote (RDP) clients for linux also.

For the OP:

You can make any windows machine into a VNC server or client
with ultravnc that is free
http://www.ultravnc.com/

VNC is similar to remote desktop

also you can use msn messenger (that actually uses netmeeting)
to use shared desktop on any windows machine.
 
kenny said:
Dont be a linux snob! There are remote (RDP) clients for linux also.
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That's great - I was answering the OPs question - and at the level they
asked it - they don't use *nix.
 
Your right...I forgot to add that although the OP seems to be only using XP
of various flavors...

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Treggeee said:
ok bottom line. How do i remote into an XP home computer?
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Without someone there to invite/accept you onto the computer.. You don't
innately.
You install and use something like TightVNC or UltraVNC.
(Google for them.)
 
At least two of us have pointed you to UltraVNC...

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there is someone there

Shenan Stanley said:
Without someone there to invite/accept you onto the computer.. You don't
innately.
You install and use something like TightVNC or UltraVNC.
(Google for them.)
Click to expand...
 
Oh no you cannot fool me. They do not use win98 either nor asked about it.

The OP's question was about XPs... you went ahead and
included other OS that the OP did not talk about, which was
"all versions of windows 98+", and you did not include
linux.

Your correct answer to me should be "Sorry I overlooked the linux
possibility".

The correct way to ANSWER questions is to include information that others
using
google groups may find useful. (For example you can use RDP from a pocket pc
computer.)

You can add that to your sig.

-Kenny
 
kenny said:
Oh no you cannot fool me. They do not use win98 either nor asked
about it.
The OP's question was about XPs... you went ahead and
included other OS that the OP did not talk about, which was
"all versions of windows 98+", and you did not include
linux.

Your correct answer to me should be "Sorry I overlooked the linux
possibility".

The correct way to ANSWER questions is to include information that
others using
google groups may find useful. (For example you can use RDP from a
pocket pc computer.)

You can add that to your sig.
Click to expand...

Use linux. I do.
Use Mac OS - I do.
Use BeOS - I have.
Use FreeBSD. I do.

The user's level of computer knowledge was limited to Windows.. They asked
if all parties involved had to be Windows XP Pro. They centered their
question around Windows - Microsoft centric-OSes. Therefore my answer was
centered around Microsoft Centric OSes.

I notice you did not add the Mac Client to your rant.. Any reason?
 
Treggeee said:
Hi Which XPs can you remote assistance to and from. Does everything
have to be XP Pro? Does the host have to be pro. What about
remoting to an XP home from XP Media Center Edition 2005?
Click to expand...
Remote Assistance works between XP boxes (Pro or Home or MCE) or
Windows 2003 Servers...

Remote Desktop can only be used to access a XP Pro box...

See this thread for more information concerning the differences...

http://tinyurl.com/j79yw

If you want to remotely control a XP Home desktop look at using
UltraVNC with its encryption plug-in and XP video driver...

http://tinyurl.com/j79yw
Click to expand...
ok bottom line. How do i remote into an XP home computer?
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
Without someone there to invite/accept you onto the computer..
You don't innately.
You install and use something like TightVNC or UltraVNC.
(Google for them.)
Click to expand...
there is someone there
Click to expand...

Then they have to send you an "invitation" in some manner.. (File, email,
MSN Messenger, etc.)
You get said invitation and accept it - connecting to their machine (given
their firewall settings, port forwarding, etc is all correct.)

You will be in "view only" mode. You can ask them to take over their screen
and they can allow that and they can even disconnect you at will after that.

Is what you are looking for a way to assist that person with something? Or
are you trying to find a way to use your computer remotely - whenever and
however you want? Do you want the people in front of the computer you are
remoting to able to see and manipulate what you are doing or not? Will the
people there always be there for you to get the invitation from and accept
your attempt to connect and - if needed - grant you full control of their
computer?

With Windows XP Home, there is no built-in mechanism to remotely control the
system without the "invitation being sent", "invitation being used",
"connection made and invitation accepted by the person who did the
inviting", "request for full control made by the person who was invited" and
"granting of full control by the person who did the inviting."

You can install and use TightVNC or UltraVNC to remotely control a Windows
XP Home machine. It is a third-party product. It requires installation and
configuration seperate from that of Remote Desktop/Remote Assistance.
Different ports must be opened in firewalls and forwarded through routers.
A different client must be used to make the connection to the remote
machine.

Overview of Remote Assistance in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300546

Using Remote Assistance to Get Help When You Need It
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/remoteassist/intro.mspx

HOW TO: Obtain Remote Assistance Using Windows Messenger in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306556/

Start a Remote Assistance Session from Windows Messenger
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/remoteassist/viaim.mspx

HOW TO: Provide Remote Assistance In Response to Windows Messenger
Invitation in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306800/

HOW TO: Obtain Remote Assistance by Sending an E-mail Message in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306757/

HOW TO: Provide Remote Assistance in Response to an E-mail Invitation in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306791/

Start a Remote Assistance Session by Sending a File
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/remoteassist/viafile.mspx

Step-by-Step Guide to Remote Assistance
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/rmassist.mspx

Provide Remote Assistance When Using a NAT Device
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/tips/jackson1.mspx
 
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