Remote Assistance to a win98 Machine?!!!?

[Maniac1181]

I have WInXP pro... Is it possible for me to give some remote assistance to a machine runing win98SE?

[Joseph Zollo]

Yes, just use your Windows XP CD to install remote desktop on the machine running 98. Just remember, you wont be able to use the 98 machine to do remote assistance on any other computer.

[lazydesert]

i think we've got it backwards here (at least, the way i read it)

you can install remote desktop on 98, then use it to connect to a winxp pro machine

you cannot connect to the 98 machine

[BeeJay]

You can also connected to any Terminal Services server, such as built into the Windows 2000 Server line.

Personally, I like the Remote Desktop Connection client better than the Terminal Services client as it allows you to share your clipboard contents between machines! Which is awefully handy when you want to copy and paste some code or a URL to/from the remote machine. :)

You can also download the Remote Desktop Connection client from Microsoft's web site... if you don't have a Windows XP CD handy (at least in comparison to your Windows 98 PC).

[Maniac1181]

K!!

Tnx for the help guys :)

[tomwarren Veteran]

You wont be able to connect TO the 98 machine but you can connect FROM it to Windows XP

[JnCoKiLLa]

Nope not gonna happen so give up on it

[radioboy]

I just use Netmeeting (start > run > conf) w/ desktop sharing... works like a charm

[ahodes1]

Originally posted by nuggetman

I just use Netmeeting (start > run > conf) w/ desktop sharing... works like a charm

I've been using that for a while to give remote assistance to ppl.

[sailgreg]

Originally posted by nuggetman

I just use Netmeeting (start > run > conf) w/ desktop sharing... works like a charm

Yeah, netmeeting is almost as good, but the computer cant be used while you are using it remotly like with XP, and the computer you are controling can see what you are doing. Not really anything differant other then that :)

[ahodes1]

Originally posted by sailgreg

Yeah, netmeeting is almost as good, but the computer cant be used while you are using it remotly like with XP, and the computer you are controling can see what you are doing. Not really anything differant other then that :)

not as convenient though

[jwkuipers]

Originally posted by BeeJay

You can also connected to any Terminal Services server, such as built into the Windows 2000 Server line.

Personally, I like the Remote Desktop Connection client better than the Terminal Services client as it allows you to share your clipboard contents between machines! Which is awefully handy when you want to copy and paste some code or a URL to/from the remote machine. :)

You can also download the Remote Desktop Connection client from Microsoft's web site... if you don't have a Windows XP CD handy (at least in comparison to your Windows 98 PC).

Dude you can paste text from one machine to another using terminal services. I do it all the time. Same client and everthing. Works from XP to 2000 and vice versa.

[username]

i know AT&T labs have a decent remote access program

[ahodes1]

Originally posted by jwkuipers

Dude you can paste text from one machine to another using terminal services. I do it all the time. Same client and everthing. Works from XP to 2000 and vice versa.

XP's remote desktop is much nicer than 2000's TS client, RD has sound and nicer colors, but that's also extra bandwidth and server load but having the option is always nice.

[jwkuipers]

Originally posted by ahodes1

XP's remote desktop is much nicer than 2000's TS client, RD has sound and nicer colors, but that's also extra bandwidth and server load but having the option is always nice.

Dude Remote Destop and Terminal Services are the same thing. MS just enabled better color depth and renamed it Remote Destop. In all the registry keys its still refered to as TS. I am just saying that you can paste from one computer's clipboard to another wether or not you are using xp to 2000, 2000 to xp.

[ahodes1]

Originally posted by jwkuipers

Dude Remote Destop and Terminal Services are the same thing. MS just enabled better color depth and renamed it Remote Destop. In all the registry keys its still refered to as TS. I am just saying that you can paste from one computer's clipboard to another wether or not you are using xp to 2000, 2000 to xp.

I know they are the same thing, but there are new features in RD like sound and drive mapping from client to server.