Remote Screen Viewing/etc.?

Teletubby · 09-15-2009, 01:56 PM

I have no idea where to put this question, so please forgive me if this is the wrong area.

I am looking for an application I can run on a couple of my computers so that I can view their screens from my laptop. I want to be able to see exactly what they are seeing, without them knowing (maybe run the program as a background service?).

I heard tightVNC would work for this, but haven't tried it yet. I need some that is fairly easy to set up, and is very secure...and preferably free. Any ideas?

clyde123 · 09-16-2009, 02:01 PM

Any VNC programme would do this, but they generally have an icon in the tray which turns a different colour when in use.
Anything which runs "in secret" would come under the heading of spyware, and I don't think such discussion is proper on this forum.

Teletubby · 09-16-2009, 09:57 PM

Well, it's spying on my little brothers to make sure they are doing their homework. lol.

09-15-2009, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Teletubby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 89 OS: Win xp	Remote Screen Viewing/etc.? I have no idea where to put this question, so please forgive me if this is the wrong area. I am looking for an application I can run on a couple of my computers so that I can view their screens from my laptop. I want to be able to see exactly what they are seeing, without them knowing (maybe run the program as a background service?). I heard tightVNC would work for this, but haven't tried it yet. I need some that is fairly easy to set up, and is very secure...and preferably free. Any ideas? __________________ Currently working towards A+ and MCSA certification.

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clyde123 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 397 OS: xp sp2	Re: Remote Screen Viewing/etc.? Any VNC programme would do this, but they generally have an icon in the tray which turns a different colour when in use. Anything which runs "in secret" would come under the heading of spyware, and I don't think such discussion is proper on this forum.

09-16-2009, 09:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Teletubby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 89 OS: Win xp	Re: Remote Screen Viewing/etc.? Well, it's spying on my little brothers to make sure they are doing their homework. lol. __________________ Currently working towards A+ and MCSA certification.