Re: XP Home Remote Access and Virus Infection
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:14:13 -0500
In news:0FCA2C2E-F9E4-45BE-BDEA-629E50B9669A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Rpdude <Rpdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> Yes, remote assistance from one XP home machine to another, exactly.
> I hoped so and kind of figured it since I cannot drag one file from
> my window to theirs. Just wanted to make sure, since this is the
> first time I used this feature. Kind of cool, I was able to clean my
> daughter's pc of Trojans using it.
>
Handy, isn't it!
> Thank you so much for the quick reply, you rock!
You're most welcome; glad you got the PC cleaned up.
>
> RP
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Rpdude" <Rpdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:687C8549-74CD-4575-A7CE-1C1287271697@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I have searched the forum and could not determine the following:
>>> While accessing a person's computer using windows remote access via
>>> messenger, is
>>> it possible that my pc could get infected by the computer I am
>>> trying to fix?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> RP
>>>
>>
>> Meaning, remote assistance/remote desktop? No - you're opening it in
>> a window of sorts. I suppose if you enabled local drive redirection
>> there'd be some chance that you could get something, but it seems
>> highly unlikely.
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