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How to control someone else's PC
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Are there any good programs that allow someone to give you control over their mouse and keyboard over the net?
i.e. if you both have broadband - but is also dead simple for them to install?
I often get asked to help come in personand make a long trip to help solve smeone's PC problem whien it's probabaly something I could do remotely as long as I could see their PC's screen and control their mouse at the very least.
I know it can be done on MSN Messenger but dones't always work and not everyone I know uses MSN Messenger.
Is there anything else really simple they can install?
i.e. if you both have broadband - but is also dead simple for them to install?
I often get asked to help come in personand make a long trip to help solve smeone's PC problem whien it's probabaly something I could do remotely as long as I could see their PC's screen and control their mouse at the very least.
I know it can be done on MSN Messenger but dones't always work and not everyone I know uses MSN Messenger.
Is there anything else really simple they can install?
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That would be my suggestion too. No installation required. They just need to enable it.
http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html
The other week I had to talk this guy through (over the phone) how to open his email and click on a hyper link that would open a website - that was a painful process.
I've used Tight VNC at home and can set it up for myself to use and control another PC, actually at home I have PC Anywhere
But looking for the most dead simple solution - maybe even if it's like a website people can go to and it allows me to see their screen for example (with being able to control it) at least if I can see what they see I can talk them through stuff over the phone.
One chap I've help lives miles away and it's a 1.5 hour journey each way to help him, done the journey 3 times before but that was to install and remove hardware now most of his problems are software related, i.e. configuring his email client for instance.
There was some guy in the news not long ago, he was a pedo hassling young kids - but the story said he was able to control other people's PC's by sending them software that gave him control over their mouse and stuff - wish I knew how he did it though most of the people I'm tryign to help can barely work their emails.
Subseven doesn't work on XP I'm afraid.
And that website says something like
Do you wish to allow others to see your screen and they click yes and I can go to the same website URL and see their screen at least
http://www.netsupport.co.uk/
do eet!
www.LogMeIn.com
works pretty good.