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Can I use a friend's computer out of town and connect to mycomptr
I need to be able to access my home computer when I travel? Can I do this
from a friend's computer, which is in a different city, same province.?? |
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Can I use a friend's computer out of town and connect to mycomptr
If your computer uses the Windows XP Professional operating system,
you can set up Remote Desktop, a program that lets you control your computer from somewhere else. But even if you have the necessary software, I don't think you'll be able to set it up with what's obviously a minimal understanding of computers. By the way, what in the world does this question have to do with Microsoft Word documents, the topic of this newsgroup?? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:39:02 -0800, Fern Ruth Fern wrote: I need to be able to access my home computer when I travel? Can I do this from a friend's computer, which is in a different city, same province.?? |
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Can I use a friend's computer out of town and connect to mycom
Thank you, Jay for your information. I have Window XP Home Edition. I am a
retired Executive Secretary who took computer courses when DOS was used to manage Computers and learned Word Perfect. I don't pretend to be an expert. I have a very ill relative and need to be with her many miles from home. Hence my question. I don't only use the internet and email I use MS Word for many of my tasks. Feel free to try and explain this if you wish. I always think it's better to be polite and help if one can. Thank you. Regards, Fern Ruth "Jay Freedman" wrote: If your computer uses the Windows XP Professional operating system, you can set up Remote Desktop, a program that lets you control your computer from somewhere else. But even if you have the necessary software, I don't think you'll be able to set it up with what's obviously a minimal understanding of computers. By the way, what in the world does this question have to do with Microsoft Word documents, the topic of this newsgroup?? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:39:02 -0800, Fern Ruth Fern wrote: I need to be able to access my home computer when I travel? Can I do this from a friend's computer, which is in a different city, same province.?? |
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Fern Ruth wrote:
I have a very ill relative and need to be with her many miles from home. Hence my question. Take with you the files you need (on a USB memory stick, for instance) and work at your relative's computer offline. I really am no expert when it comes to connectivity (those experts are sitting in different groups :-)), but if your home computer has no fixed IP address, I don't think anyone will be able to connect to it under normal circumstances. I don't only use the internet and email I use MS Word for many of my tasks. Feel free to try and explain this if you wish. I always think it's better to be polite and help if one can. If you think Jay's email was impolite, you have read a different message than I. Fact is, the "forum" you posted is dedicated to Microsoft Word. Your problem (description) is not. [Actually, maybe 95% of all messages in here are not exactly on-topic for "document management", and most regulars are less than happy with the way Microsoft makes the groups accessible, but we've learnt to live with that eventually :-)]. If you read in here a bit, you'll find all sorts of posts, from very polity to plain rude. Jay's was certainly on the former side IMHO. Greetinx Robert |
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Can I use a friend's computer out of town and connect to mycom
I'm sorry my previous reply seemed curt. I'll try to help, although I still
think you'll get better advice in a Windows- or networking-related newsgroup than in this one. Windows XP Home doesn't have the necessary software to support Remote Desktop; that's exclusively in Windows XP Pro. (For some more description, see http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp, especially the first item under "Pro features that aren't in Home Edition"). There is an alternative, called VNC (for "Virtual Network Computing"). There are many different versions of VNC, most of them available for free. The most commonly used one is RealVNC, which you can download from http://www.realvnc.com/. (A Google search for "vnc" will turn up many more.) There are two separate pieces of softwa a "server" that you run on your computer, and a "viewer" or "client" that you run on your relative's computer. The viewer sends your keyboard and mouse commands to the server, and the server does the work and returns the screen image to the viewer. There are many problems you may find while trying to get this working. The biggest ones concern getting the two computers connected to each other through the Internet. Does your computer have an always-on connection (cable or DSL), or is it dial-up? I don't know of any way to start a dial-up session from somewhere else, so that would be a show-stopper. If you do have an always-on connection, you need to find out what numerical address ("IP address") is assigned to you by your ISP. Unless you pay extra for an assigned IP address, this number may change from time to time, but it might stay constant long enough to be useful. If you have a router/firewall between your modem and your computer, that adds another complication. All of this is described in the documentation that you can also download from the RealVNC site. Another concern is security. When VNC is working properly, you can control your home PC from far away -- but so can anyone who can guess your password. This, too, is covered in the VNC documentation. If you still want to use this, I'd recommend setting up the VNC server on your computer and the viewer on some local friend's computer, to make sure you can get the whole thing working before you leave home. Once you're far away, you won't be able to change any settings on the server or straighten out problems with your ISP. Overall, I'll agree with Bob Franz's suggestion that you just copy all your important documents onto a memory stick or CD and carry them with you on your trip, assuming your relative has a version of Office that's fairly recent. When you're rushed and under pressure is no time to be fiddling with something as complicated and flaky as remote control software. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Fern Ruth wrote: Thank you, Jay for your information. I have Window XP Home Edition. I am a retired Executive Secretary who took computer courses when DOS was used to manage Computers and learned Word Perfect. I don't pretend to be an expert. I have a very ill relative and need to be with her many miles from home. Hence my question. I don't only use the internet and email I use MS Word for many of my tasks. Feel free to try and explain this if you wish. I always think it's better to be polite and help if one can. Thank you. Regards, Fern Ruth "Jay Freedman" wrote: If your computer uses the Windows XP Professional operating system, you can set up Remote Desktop, a program that lets you control your computer from somewhere else. But even if you have the necessary software, I don't think you'll be able to set it up with what's obviously a minimal understanding of computers. By the way, what in the world does this question have to do with Microsoft Word documents, the topic of this newsgroup?? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:39:02 -0800, Fern Ruth Fern wrote: I need to be able to access my home computer when I travel? Can I do this from a friend's computer, which is in a different city, same province.?? |
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Hi Robert & Jay
Thank you both very much for your help. I do have high speed permanent connection, but this just sounds much to complicated to do. Agree with you - when I'm under the stress of a relative facing death, is NOT the time to be trying a complicated computer hook up. Thanks again. This is the first time I've used this service. Regards, Fern Ruth "Fern Ruth" wrote: I need to be able to access my home computer when I travel? Can I do this from a friend's computer, which is in a different city, same province.?? |