Re: screen

No...

If both the local and remote PCs are running XP Pro or XP Home then look at using Remote Assistance.
If that is not the case then look at NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing or VNC.

Remote Assistance...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ist/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...emoteassist.asp

Get the VNC server and client from...

http://www.realvnc.com or http://www.tightvnc.com

NetMeeting is built-in to XP and 2000 and can *NOT* be upgraded. Look at this KB article for help
with RDS...

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;233175

If this is over the public internet, then keep in mind the VNC data link is *NOT* encrypted like the
NetMeeting RDS link is, if that matters to you. Some folks run VNC through SSH or VPN tunnels.

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Al

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
benefit of all of us...Unsolicited personal emails are *NOT* answered.

"mo" <mjhamm@usfca.edu> wrote in message news:178b01c33df1$3b35cc60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Is there any way to the screen on when working remotely
> so you can see whats happening


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