Re: [PLUG] Remote XP ... Re: Edit Windows Registry from Linux LiveCD?

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@gmail.com>]

On Sunday 10 January 2010 18:53:28 Edmond Rodriguez wrote:
> Has anyone found a Linux easy, safe and secure solution to doing remote
>  desktop help to someone with XP or similar?   My guess is this is going to
>  come back as a VNC solution.   It has to be easy and safe for a novice XP
>  user receiving help.
> 
> I was hoping for using rdesktop ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rdesktop ),
>  but it does not yet support "remote assistance requests" from XP. 
> 
> As I mentioned before, trying to guide a novice on XP to allow their
>  machine to do remote desktop assistance (and later turning it off), and
>  transmitting the invitations can be a very difficult task.
> 

LogMeIn works well for novices.  Though it requires IE, ies4linux works well.  
-- 
Art Alexion

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