Resolving remote operations of Windows XP system

Compared with Windows 98 and Windows 2000, Windows XP has more powerful network functions, but how much do you use this powerful network function? Now let's experience the remote operation in Windows XP.

Remote Assistance

For me and other rookies, there are some problems that I can’t solve myself. I’ll probably find friends around me to help, but every time I’m in trouble, I’ll go to the door, time. I will be embarrassed when I grow up, and sometimes my friends may not be able to solve it personally. I can't tell you on the phone. How can this be good?

Fortunately, with the remote assistance of Windows XP, as long as the network, friends can personally operate the problematic computer thousands of miles away, solve the problem step by step.

To use Remote Assistance, you must first meet certain conditions, that is, both computers have Windows XP operating system installed; and in order to achieve better results, you must have a fast network connection, and you must have a public Network IP, if one party is inside the LAN, some settings of the network may cause remote assistance to fail. Another point is that remote assistance can only solve problems that are not too serious (at least the computer can still access the Internet). If the problem is serious and the system cannot start normally, then remote assistance will not be available. Get ready to start after satisfying these conditions! Here we simulate a demonstration of two users for remote assistance, where the A user's computer has encountered some minor problems, and the B user helps him through the network.

Sending an invitation:

The easiest way for User A is to email the invitation file to User B. A click on the "Help - Support & Support" tab, click "Invite your friends to connect to your computer with Remote Assistance", and the interface of Figure 1 will appear.

If you have sent invitations, you can also view some details and status of past invitations here. If you only need to send a new invitation, just click “ Invite someone to help you ”, then the window of Figure 2 appears

There are two ways to invite others, Windows Messenger and Email. . First look at how to invite by email. Enter User B's email address at "type an email address", then click “Invite this person", then you can enter some messages that you want to be seen by User B, for example, a general description of what you encountered The question and how you want him to help you, etc., click "Continue" after inputting, and the interface of Figure 3 will appear.

For security reasons, you can set the expiration time of the invitation. For some small problems, it is usually set. Expiration after one hour is sufficient, and you can also protect the invitation with a password. If User B wants to connect to your computer through this remote assistance file, you must enter a pre-set password. The password needs to be told by phone or other means. he. When using email to invite others, you need to be aware that you must specify a default email client program on your computer. For example, OE, Outlook, Foxmail, etc., which we usually send and receive emails. Be aware that when you use email to invite someone to help, after you send the invitation letter, make sure that the IP address has not changed, otherwise the other party will not be able to find you.

If you want to invite friends using Windows Messenger, both of them must have Windows Messenger open (note that Windows Messenger is required instead of MSN Messenger, although the names are similar but they are never equivalent), then Under User B's dialog window, "I want to &helquo;” in the directory click "Look for Remote Assistance", and then you can wait for User B to accept the invitation. Or you can select an online contact direct invitation in the interface of Figure 2.

Accepting Invitations:

User B can accept your invitation via email or Windows Messenger. If it is an email, the email received from B will have an attachment with the file name rcBuddy.MsRcIncident. Double-click the file and enter the password (if needed) to start remote assistance. In Windows Messenger, it's even simpler. Just agree to accept the invitation from the other party and you can start connecting.

Start Assistance:

When User B starts to connect to A's computer, A's computer will pop up a window asking if B connection is allowed (Figure 4),

A Need to click & ldquo; is & rdquo;. Note that B can only view A's screen at this time without control. At this point, both parties can try to solve the problem by looking at the screen and typing a dialogue. If B can't solve the problem just by looking at the screen, you can try to gain control. Click on “Receive Control” on User B's Remote Assistance window, and then A's consent is required. After agreeing, B can directly operate A's computer in his remote assistance window (Figure 5).

If the network conditions are good enough, both parties can also voice conversations and send files during the assistance process. For your safety, remember to delete the invitation in the help and support after the assistance is over.

Remote Desktop

Imagine that when you arrive at the unit, you will find that your computer is not turned off, or that an unmanned computer in the distance needs maintenance and you cannot reach the site. What should I do if I encounter this situation? It's easy to do with remote desktops.

By default, Windows XP's Remote Desktop feature is disabled. First enable it by right-clicking on the "My Computer" icon and selecting "Properties" to open the System Properties dialog. Box, then open the "Remote" tab, select "Allow users to remotely connect to this computer", and click the "Select User" button to select which users are allowed to connect remotely (Figure 6), after setting It can be started.

Remote Desktop has no special requirements for the operating system. For Windows XP, click “Start-All Programs-Accessories-Communication-Remote Desktop Connection” for Windows XP. For Windows 98 or other versions, you can directly Put the XP CD into the CD-ROM drive, click “Execute Other Tasks - Set Remote Desktop Connection” on the auto-run interface, and follow the wizard settings.

After opening the remote desktop connection, the interface of Figure 7 will appear. Enter the IP of the computer you want to connect to and the username and password you use to log in, and click “Connect”. Wait a moment to get started.

There are several issues to be aware of for remote desktops:

For Windows XP Professional, users who have logged in locally when logging in to the system through the remote desktop function will be logged out. It is a system feature that cannot be solved. Windows Server 2003 Remote Desktop does not have this limitation.

In addition, only the Professional version of Windows XP has the remote desktop feature, the Home version does not. However, the Home version can be used as a remote login client.

Due to security concerns, user accounts without passwords cannot be used for remote desktop login.

Remote Management Registry

In fact, we can do too many operations on remote computers through the network. Try running regedit to open the registry editor, then click on the "Files" menu under the "Files" menu, select a computer in the LAN to try, is it easy to get a partial registration of the remote computer Table data (the other party's Remote Registry service must be running). You can also view more information about remote computers by adding console options after running MMC. If there is a domain in the LAN, the network function of Windows will be more powerful. These related contents can look at the help of Windows and some documents on the Internet. I won't say more here.

Security Issues

Through the above experiments we already know that connecting a remote computer is not a difficult task. In the past, some Trojan horse programs may need to be secretly implanted, but the remote operation function built into the system now becomes a super large Trojan if it is used improperly, so the security problem becomes more and more prominent.

First, if you are not going to use Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop features on your computer, you should disable them under the Remote tab of the System Properties. You can also disable the Remote Registry service by running Services.msc to open the service configuration dialog.

Secondly, if you need to use these features, you can only consider the security of the user account. Remember to disable the Guest account, it is best to rename the Administrator account. And each account can be set to a strong password, the number of passwords can not be too short, you can not use ready-made English words or any commemorative date and other numbers, it is best to mix letters and numbers.

With this setup, your system should be safer, and your remote capabilities will not be affected.