"HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>> "Abby Brown" <abbybrown@charter.net> wrote in message
>> news:eCZWYmqTLHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is it possible to control a Windows 7 box (a media server) from an
>>> XP box? The XP laptop acts as the keyboard and monitor for the
>>> Windows 7 box over a wireless LAN. It would be helpful if the
>>> Windows 7 box boots in the needed state.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Gary
>>
>> You could use Remote Desktop if your flavour of Windows 7 supports
>> it. If not then third-party products such WinVNC or TeamViewer would
>> work too.
>
> Mikogo might be a better choice than TeamViewer in that a) It requires
> nothing to be loaded on the remote computer, and b) It is free for even
> commercial use.
TeamViewer is great since it requires no installation. However, it has a
couple of drawbacks:
- Depending on the screen resolution of the two machines, the remote session
is sometimes displayed in very small and hard to read letters.
- Contrary to what you think, it is not free for commercial use. It is
actually quite expensive. Here is the relevant line from their main page:
"Commercial users are welcome to use these downloads for trial purposes.
TeamViewer is free for all non-commercial users!"
This leaves little room for interpretation.
>