Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Assist Me


If you need help, please use the ‘Contact Me’ page to start talking.

Read on for specific help in setting up software which will allow me to remote access your computer.

Logmein Remote Software:

  1. Visit http://www.logmein.com and click on ‘Create an Account’
  2. Choose the first option, and click Continue
  3. Fill out your details, and make sure to right down your email & password (you will need this later); click Continue
  4. Click on Add Computer or Add New Computer
  5. Click on ‘Install Logmein” button, make sure to agree with all prompts from this point forward
  6. When installing the software, don’t forget to right down any passwords you typed in
  7. When the install finishes, email me (using Contact Me page), the following details:
  • Email address and password (from step 3)
  • Any passwords you typed in during install
  • Also the username & password used when you login to your computer for the day

Once I have this data, we can start working on the computer problem.

If you had trouble download the logmein software, try downloading the software here, and installing it with the settings you used in step 3: Link

Most users can disregard anything below this sentence.

Microsoft RDP (Remote Desktop):

If your computer is on a business network, then please follow these instructions to enable remote access to your PC

REF: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx

Adding a password is needed for this to work; you can do this by following this link:

REF: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_password_change.mspx?mfr=true

The Remote Desktop Program can be found by clicking:

START then All Programs \ Accessories \ Communications \ Remote Desktop Application

If you want to update your software:

Remote Desktop 7 Update – Link
Terminal Services Client Update – Link

Other Remote Tools are:

Logmein – www.logmein.com
Crossloop – www.crossloop.com
Team Viewer – www.teamviewer.com
GoToMyPC – www.gotomypc.com
TightVNC – www.tightvnc.com
UltraVNC – www.uvnc.com

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