RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-17 Thread Sam Cayze
+1 for LogMeIn -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support? Been using logmein free for about a year with for my

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 3:07 PM, wrote: > I could just RDP into her WinXP machine, but then she > wouldn't be able to watch ... The "Remote Assistance" flavor of RDP will let the at-console user "watch" while the remote user does things. It does require the at-console user to initiate the sess

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-16 Thread Alex Eckelberry
5, 2009 11:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support? www.showmypc.com -Original Message- From: michael.le...@pha.phila.gov [mailto:michael.le...@pha.phila.gov] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issu

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-15 Thread Jay Dale
www.showmypc.com -Original Message- From: michael.le...@pha.phila.gov [mailto:michael.le...@pha.phila.gov] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Recommendations for remote control program for home support? I'm interested in what the list recommends as

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Steven Peck
Good to know. If I am ever in a situation where I am supporting hundreds of friends and family rel... no no... never mind... Steven On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Peter van Houten wrote: > Disable NETBIOS on the Hamachi adaptor. Never had any problems with > hundreds of remotes using Hamac

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Peter van Houten
Disable NETBIOS on the Hamachi adaptor. Never had any problems with hundreds of remotes using Hamachi as the VPN and UltraVNC/Remote Desktop. -- Peter van Houten On the 15/08/2009 00:32, Steven Peck wrote the following: I found Hamachi when I used to use it had issues over time. Because it add

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Steven Peck
I found Hamachi when I used to use it had issues over time. Because it adds a virtual NIC interface on each system it just resulted in weird things. I used the earlier versions for LAN gaming over the Internet and being able to remote to friends and families systems. But it wasn't worth the hass

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Steven Peck
Yes they do. It's very slick. Copied a 368MB file once. I have been able to fix issues on a lot of friends and family PCs with this. On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > On 14 Aug 2009 at 12:36, Steven Peck  wrote: > >> http://showmypc.com/ >> Free. >> Only an executable

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 14 Aug 2009 at 15:07, michael.le...@pha.phila.gov wrote: > I'm interested in what the list recommends as a remote control program to > use, to provide support in a home environment (i.e., if I want to connect > to my friend's PC, and see exactly what's going, and so that she can > watch, ob

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 14 Aug 2009 at 12:36, Steven Peck wrote: > http://showmypc.com/ > Free. > Only an executable, no install. > Works great. > > One caveat, any time the UAC prompt shows up, you will be DC'd until > they click on it, then you can easily rejoin your session. You can > have them launch it as Admi

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Stephan Barr
GoToAssist Express On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:07 PM, wrote: > I'm interested in what the list recommends as a remote control program to > use, to provide support in a home environment (i.e., if I want to connect > to my friend's PC, and see exactly what's going, and so that she can > watch, obser

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread tony patton
sktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com Lee Douglas 14/08/2009 20:23 Please respond to "NT System Admin Issues" To "NT System Admin Issues" cc Subject Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Michael . Leone
Steven Peck wrote on 08/14/2009 03:36:55 PM: > http://showmypc.com/ > Free. > Only an executable, no install. > Works great. > > One caveat, any time the UAC prompt shows up, you will be DC'd until > they click on it, then you can easily rejoin your session. You can > have them launch it as Adm

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Steven Peck
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:13 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home > support? > > Gotoassist express is great.  No permanent client install, etc., but > it's w too expensive for non-paid support.

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread RAY ZORZ
Teamviewer works for me. >>> "Richard Stovall" 8/14/2009 12:13 PM >>> Gotoassist express is great. No permanent client install, etc., but it's w too expensive for non-paid support. Folks here have mentioned teamviewer in the past but I've never used it. I like logmein free, but the hav

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Richard Stovall
min Issues Subject: Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support? Teamviewer works fine for home use. It's a bit sluggish compared to LogMeIn. Not quite as good a rendering of the desktop either, but not that noticeable. The nice thing about TeamViewer is that the person b

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Jon B. Lewis
Admin Issues Subject: RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support? Gotoassist express is great. No permanent client install, etc., but it's w too expensive for non-paid support. Folks here have mentioned teamviewer in the past but I've never used it. I like l

Re: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Lee Douglas
Teamviewer works fine for home use. It's a bit sluggish compared to LogMeIn. Not quite as good a rendering of the desktop either, but not that noticeable. The nice thing about TeamViewer is that the person being helped has the comfort of knowing that you can't (under normal circumstances) get to th

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Erik Goldoff
Probably not the best, but I've had pretty good luck with CrossLoop Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security -Original Message- From: michael.le...@pha.phila.gov [mailto:michael.le...@pha.phila.gov] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues S

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Chris Orovet
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RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Been using logmein free for about a year with for my mom. No complaints here, works fine. -Original Message- From: michael.le...@pha.phila.gov [mailto:michael.le...@pha.phila.gov] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Recommendations for remote control

RE: Recommendations for remote control program for home support?

2009-08-14 Thread Richard Stovall
Gotoassist express is great. No permanent client install, etc., but it's w too expensive for non-paid support. Folks here have mentioned teamviewer in the past but I've never used it. I like logmein free, but the having to have a client installed is a pain for one-off use. -Original