[OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

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Interesting thoughts for a sort of reverse situation I have at home. Yes, we have a domain at work by the way. I want to set one up at home too because I want to get rid of my wife's lame Win7 Home that won't let me disable the #$&%*&^ UAC because Home does not have group policy editor. That alone is worth paying for the difference from the Home version....domain or not. But as long as I will have Pro on the home machines and have a server I might as well make a domain.
-Todd C.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ari Footlik
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:28 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk



Ned, you're probably right - they're probably in a domain situation,
considering they have the money to spend on Vantage.

While it may not apply in this particular case, small offices are often
set up as "workgroups" for any number of reasons, and the $99 (?)
difference between Home and Pro, multiplied by the number of computers
in the office, can be an attractive way to effect some cost savings. In
my consulting days, I had a lot of projects making "workgroup" machines
function as seamlessly as "domain" machines - not fun, but in an office
with no permanent IT staff, an old PC acting as a file-server, and few
client machines, it's not terrible...

--A
________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
Of Ned
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:18 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

I wouldn't think or expect that any PC in an office would have XP Home
on
it, especially since Home doesn't have the capability to connect to a
domain
which is what it sounds like he is doing. So unless her PC is still
windows
2000, it shouldn't be an issue.

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Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too ($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.




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What about UltraVNC, it is free.
http://www.uvnc.com/


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Todd Caughey <caugheyt@...> wrote:
>
> Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too ($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.
>
> I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE expensive than the above options.
>
> Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd Caughey
> Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Hello Todd,



Remote Web Desktop?



http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/northrup_03ma
y16.mspx





Dan Shallbetter





From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:25 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk





Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she
were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in
this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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Similar to GoToMyPC is www.LogMeIn.com and the basic version is free if
you want to go over the web.

Otherwise, as Adam said, VNC is great. Or RDP to that PC.

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if
she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying
$30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy
people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.




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Totally agree. Just RDP into that PC. Assuming that it is running XP or newer.

Michael

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On Feb 4, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Vic Drecchio wrote:

> Similar to GoToMyPC is www.LogMeIn.com and the basic version is free if
> you want to go over the web.
>
> Otherwise, as Adam said, VNC is great. Or RDP to that PC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Todd Caughey
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk
>
> Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
> office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
> one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
> finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
> like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
> expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
> over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
> ($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.
>
> I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
> don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
> expensive than the above options.
>
> Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
> screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if
> she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying
> $30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy
> people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd Caughey
> Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
> have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
> and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>
>



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UltraVNC = Free

_____

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:25 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk



Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on one
screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the finance
files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would like her to
access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too expensive ($179/yr)
and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic over the internet through
their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too ($199 purchase) but at least
can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE expensive
than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable screen
sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she were at
her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for something
if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in this group do
this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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Thanks for the suggestions from all. I'll start checking them out. I also found one called KaVoom which is a software based KVM switch. At least it's good to know it can be done affordably. I really appreciate the help.
-Todd C.


________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vic Drecchio
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:32 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk



Similar to GoToMyPC is www.LogMeIn.com and the basic version is free if
you want to go over the web.

Otherwise, as Adam said, VNC is great. Or RDP to that PC.

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if
she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying
$30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy
people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

------------------------------------

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links





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http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ <http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/>

Free tool that lets you share a keyboard & mouse between computers,
assuming you have a separate monitor for each. Moving the mouse past
the edge of the screen of one computer automatically makes it take
control of the other. Very slick - runs all the time, so you don't have
to toggle between computers as you would with VNC or RDP.

That being said, I don't use Synergy. I use RDP and VNC, or a tool
called GenControl if I'm trying to do some admin functions remotely on a
user's computer here at the office.

--Ari

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:40 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk




Thanks for the suggestions from all. I'll start checking them out. I
also found one called KaVoom which is a software based KVM switch. At
least it's good to know it can be done affordably. I really appreciate
the help.
-Todd C.

________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf Of Vic Drecchio
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:32 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Similar to GoToMyPC is www.LogMeIn.com and the basic version is free if
you want to go over the web.

Otherwise, as Adam said, VNC is great. Or RDP to that PC.

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>]
On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if
she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying
$30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy
people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

------------------------------------

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder
and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo> ! Groups Links

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DameWare Mini Remote Control <http://www.dameware.com/products/dmrc/> from
DameWare Development LLC



Regards,
Scott



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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Ari Footlik
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:55 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk



http://synergy2. <http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/> sourceforge.net/
<http://synergy2. <http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/> sourceforge.net/>

Free tool that lets you share a keyboard & mouse between computers,
assuming you have a separate monitor for each. Moving the mouse past
the edge of the screen of one computer automatically makes it take
control of the other. Very slick - runs all the time, so you don't have
to toggle between computers as you would with VNC or RDP.

That being said, I don't use Synergy. I use RDP and VNC, or a tool
called GenControl if I'm trying to do some admin functions remotely on a
user's computer here at the office.

--Ari

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com] On
Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:40 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Thanks for the suggestions from all. I'll start checking them out. I
also found one called KaVoom which is a software based KVM switch. At
least it's good to know it can be done affordably. I really appreciate
the help.
-Todd C.

________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf Of Vic Drecchio
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:32 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Similar to GoToMyPC is www.LogMeIn.com and the basic version is free if
you want to go over the web.

Otherwise, as Adam said, VNC is great. Or RDP to that PC.

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>]
On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if
she were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying
$30-40 for something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy
people in this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.





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11
Try Live Mesh from Microsoft.



Tim Dines

Information Technology

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.

801 Berryman Pike

Tipton, IN 46072

Direct: 765-675-5201

Cell: 765-437-1402



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk





Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she
were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in
this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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Ultra VNC is a security risk. I would not use it for financial
applications.



Tim Dines

Information Technology

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.

801 Berryman Pike

Tipton, IN 46072

Direct: 765-675-5201

Cell: 765-437-1402



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of David Gartner
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:42 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk





UltraVNC = Free

_____

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf Of
Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:25 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one
screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance
files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would like her to
access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too expensive
($179/yr)
and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic over the internet
through
their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too ($199 purchase) but at
least
can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive
than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen
sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she were
at
her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
something
if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in this group
do
this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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LiveMesh == RDP

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Dines, Tim
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk




Try Live Mesh from Microsoft.

Tim Dines

Information Technology

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.

801 Berryman Pike

Tipton, IN 46072

Direct: 765-675-5201

Cell: 765-437-1402

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she
were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in
this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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It's built into windows for XP and later, assuming no one else uses her
computer while she is at the front desk anywhere.

Go to System Properties, go to the Remote Tab and "allow users to connect
remotely to this computer"

Then she can log into her computer using RDP, just make sure she doesn't
save her password in the RDP profile of the front desk computer.

No need for any third party applications at all.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Caughey" <caugheyt@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:24 PM
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk


> Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
> office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
> one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
> finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would like
> her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too expensive
> ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic over the
> internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too ($199
> purchase) but at least can be internal only.
>
> I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
> don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
> expensive than the above options.
>
> Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
> screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she
> were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
> something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in
> this group do this sort of thing routinely.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd Caughey
> Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
> have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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I know. It just give it a little more updated appearance. Probably
trying to compete with GoToMyPc.



Tim Dines

Information Technology

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.

801 Berryman Pike

Tipton, IN 46072

Direct: 765-675-5201

Cell: 765-437-1402



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Ari Footlik
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:47 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk





LiveMesh == RDP

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of Dines, Tim
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Try Live Mesh from Microsoft.

Tim Dines

Information Technology

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.

801 Berryman Pike

Tipton, IN 46072

Direct: 765-675-5201

Cell: 765-437-1402

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:25 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would
like her to access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too
expensive ($179/yr) and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic
over the internet through their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too
($199 purchase) but at least can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she
were at her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
something if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in
this group do this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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+1 on everything Ned said. You're working too hard installing 3rd party apps. Assuming you have XP or later, use Remote Desktop. No brainer!
Jared

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Ned" <TechnoBabbly@...> wrote:
>
> It's built into windows for XP and later, assuming no one else uses her
> computer while she is at the front desk anywhere.
>
> Go to System Properties, go to the Remote Tab and "allow users to connect
> remotely to this computer"
>
> Then she can log into her computer using RDP, just make sure she doesn't
> save her password in the RDP profile of the front desk computer.
>
> No need for any third party applications at all.
17
We simply RDP into the PC also. It works fine for us in cases like
yours.



Thanks,

Sharon





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Keep in mind that RDP only works on WinXP Pro - there's no full RDP
server built into XPHome, though you could use the Remote Assistance
tools to effect a similar result, albeit with more hassle...

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Pulsifer, Sharon
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:38 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk




We simply RDP into the PC also. It works fine for us in cases like
yours.

Thanks,

Sharon

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I wouldn't think or expect that any PC in an office would have XP Home on
it, especially since Home doesn't have the capability to connect to a domain
which is what it sounds like he is doing. So unless her PC is still windows
2000, it shouldn't be an issue.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ari Footlik" <ari@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk


> Keep in mind that RDP only works on WinXP Pro - there's no full RDP
> server built into XPHome, though you could use the Remote Assistance
> tools to effect a similar result, albeit with more hassle...
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Pulsifer, Sharon
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:38 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk
>
>
>
>
> We simply RDP into the PC also. It works fine for us in cases like
> yours.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sharon
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
> have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
20
I had already put UltraVNC on and it works OK but someone else pointed out off-list the security aspects including leaving a live and visible active screen whereas RDP locks it out. I'll probably try RDP too and compare.

Again, thanks much for all the opinions and suggestions from everyone.

-Todd C.

________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dines, Tim
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:12 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk



Ultra VNC is a security risk. I would not use it for financial
applications.

Tim Dines

Information Technology

Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc.

801 Berryman Pike

Tipton, IN 46072

Direct: 765-675-5201

Cell: 765-437-1402

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
Of David Gartner
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:42 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

UltraVNC = Free

_____

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf Of
Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:25 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Remote PC Access desk to desk

Our receptionist is also an accounting clerk and spends 3/4 time at the
office entry front desk. The PC there runs the phone system display on
one
screen and she does work on the second. We can't give access to the
finance
files to the front desk PC (not logged in as her) so I would like her to
access her desk PC in accounting. GoToMyPC is way too expensive
($179/yr)
and seems sort of silly to roundtrip the traffic over the internet
through
their server. PCAnywhere is too expensive too ($199 purchase) but at
least
can be internal only.

I've considered RDP to one of the servers but they don't run Excel and I
don't want to consume a license just for this. That would be MORE
expensive
than the above options.

Any other solid and cheap (better yet free) internal network suitable
screen
sharing programs? Sort of a Windows KVM so she can work as if she were
at
her desk while at the front desk? I don't mind paying $30-40 for
something
if it is decent. I suspect some of the tech savvy people in this group
do
this sort of thing routinely.

Thanks,
Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.

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