Re: Help Desk App - Need ideas or directions

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On Dec 5, 3:51 pm, "Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <notmyfirstn...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
cfps. probably is for this an ASP/ASP.Net or whatever webbased solution the
worst you can think about.

A webpage is meant to show what is on a server and not visa versa. Even
more, most security is done to prevent others to see on a workstation while
the browser is used.

But you can of course install on all your desktops IIS making servers of
that.

With most more expensive versions of the Microsoft OS that is possible. You
can then as well enable FTP on those computers to make it possible to
install the websites online.

Be aware that you then direct have to install as well all kind of firewall
software as your computers are also used to go to internet.

Be aware that this will never be as good as any terminalservice solution. A
print or what ever of the computers will probably be more effective then
your solution using ASP/ASPNET.

Just my idea.

Cor

Its not really my idea to do this in ASP, my shop just thinks
everything must be done in a webpage and I can't stress enough how
wrong that is. My particular idea was to allow the user to run a
quick windows app that would just send screens from the user's pc to
the help desk pc (similar to remote desktop). After the program is
run it removes itself and everyone is happy.
.

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