Remote access setup

[roc17]

I am frequently trying to walk a friend through issues with his WinXP Pro desktop (Dell). Very often I end up traveling to him which isn't exactly right around the corner. Would like to connect to his desktop remotely from my WinXP Home (Dell) to save us all a little gas $$.

Don't see how to do this from Control Panel > System > Remote
(I checked some similar forum questions but still don't see the answer that helps)

Can someone help/suggest here?

Much appreciated

 

[TheEarthWillShake]

XP Home doesn't have Remote Access, only Pro.

Get logmein or something similar.

 

[ChunkiMunki]

doesn't Home have remote assistance?

 

[roc17]

It does......and it involves just a checkbox....but I don't know what to do from there - there aren't any settings (i.e. target IP address, target computer name, etc.) that would give you the opportunity to point it towards another box. It almost seems that by checking it off....you make your p/c the client rather than the p/c that is trying to reach another desktop.

???

 

[MotionMan]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=33&threadid=2206894

MotionMan

 

[ChunkiMunki]

Remote Assistance via Internet

Step-by-Step Guide to Remote Assistance

or you can have your friend enable Remote Desktop and connect to his computer with the Remote Desktop Client. Download and info here.