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More info?)
Reply to message from "Tony Olson" <tonyolsonaz@cox.net> (Mon, 16 May 2005 18:31:33) about
"Re: remote assistance":
> Is it true both parties must be running XP Pro to use Remote Assistance? I'm running
> Pro and asking the other party (who's running XP Home) to view my desktop/system. I
> think I already know the answer to this <g>.
> Tony
> "Sooner Al [MVP]"
> <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message news:OIHykTXWFHA.
> 2448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> For help with XP Remote Assistance go to "Start | Help and Support" and search on
>> "remote assistance" (without the quotes). Both you and the other person must be
>> running XP Pro or XP Home.
>> Alternatively if your running XP Pro and want someone to access/control your PC using
>> Remote Desktop look at this page...
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ RemoteDesktop/
>> RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooti ng.html
>> If your running XP Home look at using UltraVNC with its encryption plug-in...
>> http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
>> --
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of
>> all of us...
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>> "4laso4" <4laso4@discussions. microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5DCC5F91-7BF5-45CB-
>> 8163- D602C40F925D@microsoft.com...
>>> how can i allow someone to operate my computer remotely
Both users must be running XP (Home or Pro) or Windows 2003.
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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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