Remote Assistance

I was able to use the messanger to talk with someone, but when this person
ask for remote assistance and I accepted I received a message about not being
able to connect to host or that there was a problem with host name. Any
Ideas? Thanks!
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Relevant Pages

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  • Re: Working Remotely Anothers PC
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    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
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    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely)