Why can I not accept Remote Assistance invitations?

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Why can I not accept Remote Assistance invitations from another Messenger
user on my network? I have my childrens' two computers on my home network
running Windows XP Home Editon an all three computers. XP_SP2 is installed
on all three machines and there are exceptions listed in Windows Firewall to
accept these connections. I can't seem to connect through Remote Desktop
either.

 

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Try this for your local network...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/RemoteAssistance/RemoteAssistance.html

You could, if you wish, simply disable the Windows Firewall if your behind another
firewall/NAT/router...

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"RR News" <ecoyne@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message news:8b00d.33011$Ot3.32644@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> Why can I not accept Remote Assistance invitations from another Messenger
> user on my network? I have my childrens' two computers on my home network
> running Windows XP Home Editon an all three computers. XP_SP2 is installed
> on all three machines and there are exceptions listed in Windows Firewall to
> accept these connections. I can't seem to connect through Remote Desktop
> either.
>
>

 

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You can't connect via Remote Desktop because that feature isn't included in
XP Home Edition.

Al's given a very clear explanation of how you can make this work on your
LAN without using Messenger.

"RR News" <ecoyne@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:8b00d.33011$Ot3.32644@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> Why can I not accept Remote Assistance invitations from another Messenger
> user on my network? I have my childrens' two computers on my home network
> running Windows XP Home Editon an all three computers. XP_SP2 is
> installed
> on all three machines and there are exceptions listed in Windows Firewall
> to
> accept these connections. I can't seem to connect through Remote Desktop
> either.
>
>

 

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Thanks...I missed the XP Home part completely...

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:%23T92gFqlEHA.596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You can't connect via Remote Desktop because that feature isn't included in XP Home Edition.
>
> Al's given a very clear explanation of how you can make this work on your LAN without using
> Messenger.
>
> "RR News" <ecoyne@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message news:8b00d.33011$Ot3.32644@twister.nyc.rr.com...
>> Why can I not accept Remote Assistance invitations from another Messenger
>> user on my network? I have my childrens' two computers on my home network
>> running Windows XP Home Editon an all three computers. XP_SP2 is installed
>> on all three machines and there are exceptions listed in Windows Firewall to
>> accept these connections. I can't seem to connect through Remote Desktop
>> either.
>>
>>
>
>