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freeware alternative to dameware?
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Have you tried Microsoft's own Remote Desktop?
Its free well with any version of Windows Xp and above. You just need to set the appropriate permissions on the target PC's or use a local Administrator and you're set.
The only down side to this is you'll knock out whoever is logged in to the PC at the time you decide to connect.
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Its free well with any version of Windows Xp and above. You just need to set the appropriate permissions on the target PC's or use a local Administrator and you're set.
The only down side to this is you'll knock out whoever is logged in to the PC at the time you decide to connect.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
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if you guys are talking about RDP, I know how to use that but it's not what I'm looking for.
RDP knocks the user out and does not provide a seamless solution.
dameware allows the user to see what I am doing which is useful in many situations (ie, when a user asks you "HOW DO I PRINT OMG I CANNOT PRINT" you can easily show them without walking all the way to their department and desk).
vnc typically requires the user to run an exe file which is not desirable.
RDP knocks the user out and does not provide a seamless solution.
dameware allows the user to see what I am doing which is useful in many situations (ie, when a user asks you "HOW DO I PRINT OMG I CANNOT PRINT" you can easily show them without walking all the way to their department and desk).
vnc typically requires the user to run an exe file which is not desirable.
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What he means is VNC has to be installed on the client machine before an admin can remote into the system. That's why I installed VNC on all my client machines as they were deployed. Now I've begun to use my Dameware utility, which is nice since if I forget to deploy the VNC, I can still remote in.
You're probably not going to find a free alternative that works as well as the Dameware. There's a reason...because there is value added to the RDP that makes it do what it does, and people expect to be compensated when they add value to a product.
I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.
There are no more PDC's! There are DC's with FSMO roles!
You're probably not going to find a free alternative that works as well as the Dameware. There's a reason...because there is value added to the RDP that makes it do what it does, and people expect to be compensated when they add value to a product.
I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.
There are no more PDC's! There are DC's with FSMO roles!
Remote Desktop does disconnect the local user, but Remote Assistance does not. I use Unsolicited Remote Assistance all the time.Mizugori said:
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IS there still a "remote connection" chat type box that appears with the Unsolicited RA connection?
>I've begun to use my Dameware utility, which is nice since if I forget to deploy the VNC, I can still remote in
Dameware still needs to push a client agent out if it isn't already installed. And you can do the same thing for VNC, by using something like PushVNC
Dameware still needs to push a client agent out if it isn't already installed. And you can do the same thing for VNC, by using something like PushVNC
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