1. Windows XP Remote Assistance applications
"Remote Assistance" is included with Windows XP provides a simple method of remote control. Remote Assistance through the initiator to the Messenger, MSN Messenger contacts send request for assistance, in obtaining their consent, you can remote assistance, remote assistance was to assist parties to assist the computer will be temporarily affected parties (in the Remote Assistance program was known as an expert) control, which experts can be charged with computer system maintenance, installation software, some of the issues dealing with the computer, or to be some action to help those who demonstrate.
If you have installed MSN Messenger 6.1, also need to be able to install Windows Messenger 4.7 to "Remote Assistance."
Using remote assistance, the main MSN Messenger in the dialog box, click "operation → for Remote Assistance" menu command. Then there's "for Remote Assistance" dialog box, select the contact to invite. When the invitation is accepted will open a "Remote Assistance" program dialog box, shown in Figure 1. Invited people click the "Remote Assistance" dialog box "to take over control" button to manipulate the inviter computer.
They also can master the "Remote Assistance" dialog box, type a message, chat and send files, just as in the MSN Messenger in the same. If you want to terminate the control of the prosecution, may Esc key or click the "termination control" button, you can get back control of the computer.
2. Windows XP "Remote Desktop" application
Use "Remote Assistance" Remote control is very simple to achieve, but it must be coordinated by the master both sides can be, so Windows XP Professional Edition also provides another way of remote control - "Remote Desktop", using "remote Desktop ", you can place away from the office computer network for remote control, even if the host is in no position," Remote Desktop "is still running smoothly, remote users can use the computer in this way the data applications and network resources, it can also make your colleagues access to your computer desktop, in order to facilitate collaborative work.
(1) configure the Remote Desktop host
Remote Desktop must be installed on the host Windows XP computer, the host must be connected with the Internet and have a legitimate public network IP address. Internet connection can host an ordinary dial-up, because "Remote Desktop" is only a small amount of data transmission (such as display data and keyboard data) can be implemented remote control.
To start Windows XP's Remote Desktop feature must be an administrator or as a member of Administrators group login into the system, so as a start Windows XP "Remote Desktop" permission.
Right-click "My Computer" icon, select "Properties" command. In the resulting dialog box, click "Remote" tab, click to select the "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer" option box. Click the "Select Remote Users" button and then "Remote Desktop Users" dialog box, click the "Add" button will appear "Select Users" dialog.
Click the "Location" button to specify the search location, click the "Object Types" button to specify the type of object to search. Then in the "Enter the object names to select" box, type the name of the object to search for and click "Check name" button and wait to find the user name, click "OK" button to return to the "Remote Desktop Users" dialogue box, locate the user dialog box will appear in the user list.
If not available, users can use the "Control Panel" in the "User Account" to create, all listed in the "Remote Desktop Users" list, the user can use Remote Desktop to connect to this computer, even if no member of the management group listed here also have permission to connect.
(2) client software installation
Windows XP users through the system comes with the "Remote Desktop Connection" program (in the "Start → All Programs → Accessories → Communications" in) to connect remote desktop. If a customer uses the operating system is Windows 9X/2000, can install Windows XP installation CD in the "Remote Desktop Connection" client software.
The client's drive to insert Windows XP installation CD, the show "Welcome" page, click "Perform Additional Tasks" option, then the page that appears, select "Set Remote Desktop Connection" option, and then prompts installation.
(3) access remote desktop
Running on the client, "Remote Desktop Connection" program, will show "Remote Desktop Connection" dialog box, click the "Options" button, expand the dialog box all the options shown in Figure 2, in the "General" tab Type the remote host, respectively, the IP address or domain name, user name, password, and then click "Connect" button, the connection success will open the "Remote Desktop" window, you can see the remote computer's desktop settings, files and programs, and the computer will remain in the locked state, if no password circumstances, no one can use it, you do not see it carried out the operation.
If the write-off and the end of the Remote Desktop, Remote Desktop connection in the window, click the "Start" button, then the user logs off by conventional ways off.
(4) Remote Desktop Web Connection
Remote Desktop Web Connection also provides a feature called "Remote Desktop Web Connection", so no need to install client-specific client software can also use the "Remote Desktop" feature, so that the client's requirements lower and more flexible use of almost any computer running IE browsers can use "Remote Desktop" feature.
Let us first look at the server-side configuration.
As the "Remote Desktop Web Connection" is the Internet Information Services (IIS) WWW service in the optional components, therefore, let the Windows XP host a "Remote Desktop Web Connection" feature, you must first install the component. Is: Run "Control Panel" in "Add or Remove Programs" item, then "Add or Remove Programs" dialog box, click the "Add / Remove Windows Components" option in "Windows Components Wizard" dialogue box, select "Internet Information Services" option and click "Details" button, and select "Web services → Remote Desktop Web Connection" option, is confirmed to return to the "Windows Components Wizard" dialog box, click "Next step "button, to start the installation.
Next, run the "management tool" in the "Internet Information Services" program, expand the folder hierarchy to find the "tsweb" folder, click the right mouse button, select "Properties" command.
In the resulting "Properties" dialog box, click the "Directory Security" tab, click the "Anonymous access and authentication control" bar "Edit" button in the event of "Authentication Methods" dialog box, select the " Anonymous access "option. So that we can use IE to access "Remote Desktop" the.
The client is running IE, in the address bar by "http:// server address (domain name) / tsweb" format, type the server address, such as server address 218.76.219.5, may be in the address bar "http:/ / 218.76.219.5/tsweb / ", carriage return, the" Remote Desktop Web Connection "page will appear in the IE window, shown in Figure 3, in the pages of the" Server "field type you want to connect to remote computer name, click "Connect" button connected to the Remote Desktop.
In addition to Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance addition, Windows XP also provides a process sharing, in a sense, it is also a remote control on the process, another NetMeeting also has a program sharing.
Remote Control over must be in Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 in order to carry out, but relatively simple function. In other operating systems for remote control, remote control or the need to provide more powerful features, you need to use other third-party remote control software.