Comments on: A Quick Look At Vista’s Remote Desktop

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:44:21 +0000

I too would love for them to add that ability. And sheesh, it should not be that hard to do, especially with MS's resources.

There is the remote assistance thing but that requires the two people to exchange invitations or something. It's there but it isn't that easy to use. So the technology is definitely there for Microsoft I'm just not sure if they are more worried about security purposes.

Ayreon wrote:

For my small home network I use TightVNC, which is really small and efficient and also doesn't require the user to log off. Oh, and unlike other more complex VNC based solutions, it's free.

I have actually used TightVNC before and it is quite nice. The only problem is that I need it running on someone's computer already in order to use it. :(

By: Ayreon

Ayreon — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:57:29 +0000

For my small home network I use TightVNC, which is really small and efficient and also doesn't require the user to log off. Oh, and unlike other more complex VNC based solutions, it's free.

By: OldManDeath

OldManDeath — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:52:43 +0000

Don’t hold your breath for MS to do that Ryan. We would hate to see your turn purple.
I too would love for them to add that ability. And sheesh, it should not be that hard to do, especially with MS’s resources.

At work, our company uses Novell (I wish they would change) and the Novell Remote Control software allows for remote control without logging the user off. It even prompts the user to grant permission for the remote control session. However, the Remote user (usually the system admin) can force the session.