Taking control of my pc from anthor computer ???

[dan7777]

Hi, Folks what im wanting to do is take full control of my pc i.e use my pc from anthor computer but im not sure whats the best program i need ? and also i surpose the other computer will need ? any help would be appreciated thank you. dan

 

[pparks1]

Depends upon your version of Windows. If you have business, enterprise or ultimate you have remote desktop and that can do what you want. That is one of the reasons that I don't license Home Premium...because it lacks that feature.

If you don't have those, you can look into something like TightVNC.

 

[dan7777]

i have windows 7 ultimate RTM mate my girlfriend is on windows xp and i want to take full control of my desktop pc useing her windows xp laptop ? cheers for quick post.

 

[pparks1]

Well then you have what you need. Right click on My Computer on your machine, hit the remote tab and enable remote desktop.

From the XP machine, under Accessories and Communications you should find Remote Desktop connection. Run that, put in your computer name or IP address and you should be able to connect. If not, ensure that the Windows firewall is allowing access.

 

[raj11650]

i have windows 7 ultimate RTM mate my girlfriend is on windows xp and i want to take full control of my desktop pc useing her windows xp laptop ? cheers for quick post.

you can try team viewer as well!!!!

 

[dan7777]

you can try team viewer as well!!!!

team viewer whats that ?

 

[dan7777]

Well then you have what you need. Right click on My Computer on your machine, hit the remote tab and enable remote desktop.

From the XP machine, under Accessories and Communications you should find Remote Desktop connection. Run that, put in your computer name or IP address and you should be able to connect. If not, ensure that the Windows firewall is allowing access.

thanks alot mate will give it a go not sure how i do this ?????

 

[z3r010]

I heard live mesh is good for this - https://www.mesh.com/Welcome/default.aspx

 

[dan7777]

I heard live mesh is good for this - https://www.mesh.com/Welcome/default.aspx

this be ok with windows 7 and windows xp connecting to each other ? ive never ever do anything like this before is it easy ? cheers mate.

 

[z3r010]

this be ok with windows 7 and windows xp connecting to each other ? ive never ever do anything like this before is it easy ? cheers mate.

Yeah it should be fine.

 

[raj11650]

team viewer whats that ?

TeamViewer - the All-In-One Solution for Remote Access and Support over the Internet

 

[Brzy]

TeamViewer - the All-In-One Solution for Remote Access and Support over the Internet

YES, Teamviewer is the best... No firewall and connection problem....
Also easy to use.... just install on the both PCs, run, add generated ID and password from PC where you want to connect and that's it....
easy, simple and useful....

 

[dan7777]

YES, Teamviewer is the best... No firewall and connection problem....
Also easy to use.... just install on the both PCs, run, add generated ID and password from PC where you want to connect and that's it....
easy, simple and useful....

thanks for the info

 

[TheBull]

Teamviewer is deffinately worth trying buddy. It's free, secure, and very easy to use. Across platforms. They are also already claiming to be Windows 7 compatible. So that is a bonus. It also doesn't need to be installed. And did I mention that it is free for personal use!

 

[dan7777]

Teamviewer is deffinately worth trying buddy. It's free, secure, and very easy to use. Across platforms. They are also already claiming to be Windows 7 compatible. So that is a bonus. It also doesn't need to be installed. And did I mention that it is free for personal use!

cheers bull

 

[dan7777]

Team viewer seem to freeze up with lines down the screen when connecting with other pc ??? what else can i use ? cheers guys

 

[pparks1]

When you are connecting to the remote machine, is it across the internet or within your home? I don't see any reason why remote desktop would not work out for what you are trying to accomplish. It's built into Windows free and is easy to use. If you have specific questions, let me know and I can provide more details for you.