I use them both pretty regularly. (TightVNC and Remote Desktop, that is.) As Dan pointed out, VNC is good for interacting with the user...very useful for me when doing remote support on staff computers. However, I also actually prefer RD. Provides a better, more seamless remote experience.<br clear="all">
<br>However, to answer the OP's question, I'd take a look at the firewall. As a quick test, you could simple disable the firewall entirely to prove/disprove the theory. If you're new to Win7/Vista, the firewall is considerably more advanced than XP. More complicated, but considerably more flexible once you wrap your brain around it. It's more of a real firewall versus XP's token nod.<br>
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<br><font size="1"><i>Full LAN/WAN consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</i></font><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Dan Will <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:willda@oplin.org" target="_blank">willda@oplin.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Roger,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> I quit using it years ago. The only advantage I could find was that you could see what the user was doing when there was a problem. That was the good point & the bad point. The ability to actually watch a patron (though I have way more to do than sit & watch what a patron is doing) was considered as too much of a possible problem. I agree. Remote desktop can do anything that I want. I can log on as the patron or admin. I have UAC set to ask for passwords so……..that’s no problem. If it was just me, I would still use remote desktop and not VLC. Don’t get me wrong VLC is a good product & I like it. I just think that you might be better served with Remote Desktop.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">Dan Will</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><a href="tel:740.992.6140" value="+17409926140" target="_blank">740.992.6140</a> (fax)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">the church that belongs to God and the public library that belongs to you. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The public library is the great equalizer.” <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Keith Richards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org]" target="_blank">[mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>R Young<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 27, 2012 10:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> OPLINTECH<br><b>Subject:</b> [OPLINTECH] vnc and win 7<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">
is anyone out there using vnc with windows 7? I just recently downloaded <br>enterprise edition ver. 6.9.5.0 for a trail run. I have not been <br>successful in getting it to work with win 7 machines and am hoping for some <br>
pointers.<br><br>thanks <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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