Vista - Remote Assistance to Vista

When I use my XP machine to offer remote assistance to a Vista machine I get
"Automation server can't create object"

Yes it is enabled. If Vista desn't start playing nice with remote
assistance and XP it won't get installed on any of our systems for years.

Have you considered Remote Desktop? Obviously this isn't as easy to get onto
your clients' PCs with, but if you can get them to open the necessary ports
on their router you can do it into Vista/XP.

I appreciate these are not solutions, rather workarounds, but I don't know
what else there is to say about it.

"Marky P" <mark@pringle.plus.com> wrote in message
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> Have you considered Remote Desktop? Obviously this isn't as easy to get
> onto your clients' PCs with, but if you can get them to open the necessary
> ports on their router you can do it into Vista/XP.
>
> I appreciate these are not solutions, rather workarounds, but I don't know
> what else there is to say about it.

What about the free VirtualPC 2007? Couldn't that be a solution?

ss.

It should enable the helper to remote into an XP to give assistance from a
Vista machine.

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Marky P" <mark@pringle.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:ud56A%23WHHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Have you considered Remote Desktop? Obviously this isn't as easy to get
>> onto your clients' PCs with, but if you can get them to open the
>> necessary ports on their router you can do it into Vista/XP.
>>
>> I appreciate these are not solutions, rather workarounds, but I don't
>> know what else there is to say about it.
>
> What about the free VirtualPC 2007? Couldn't that be a solution?
>
> ss.

What?
This is not a port/router issue. I can offer remote assistance to XP
machines fine. Just not Vista.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> It should enable the helper to remote into an XP to give assistance from a
> Vista machine.
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
> news:e4KzKAXHHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > "Marky P" <mark@pringle.plus.com> wrote in message
> > news:ud56A%23WHHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Have you considered Remote Desktop? Obviously this isn't as easy to get
> >> onto your clients' PCs with, but if you can get them to open the
> >> necessary ports on their router you can do it into Vista/XP.
> >>
> >> I appreciate these are not solutions, rather workarounds, but I don't
> >> know what else there is to say about it.
> >
> > What about the free VirtualPC 2007? Couldn't that be a solution?
> >
> > ss.
>

On the Vista machines, go to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\System, on
the left is Remote Settings. Check the box to allow remote assistance
connections to this computer. Remote desktop permissions are also there.
The Vista machines will need the exceptions checked in the firewall settings
too.

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"Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What?
> This is not a port/router issue. I can offer remote assistance to XP
> machines fine. Just not Vista.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> It should enable the helper to remote into an XP to give assistance from
>> a
>> Vista machine.
>>
>> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
>> message
>> news:e4KzKAXHHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > "Marky P" <mark@pringle.plus.com> wrote in message
>> > news:ud56A%23WHHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> Have you considered Remote Desktop? Obviously this isn't as easy to
>> >> get
>> >> onto your clients' PCs with, but if you can get them to open the
>> >> necessary ports on their router you can do it into Vista/XP.
>> >>
>> >> I appreciate these are not solutions, rather workarounds, but I don't
>> >> know what else there is to say about it.
>> >
>> > What about the free VirtualPC 2007? Couldn't that be a solution?
>> >
>> > ss.
>>

This has been done already. no go. Any other ideas?

Are there others that can offer remote assistance from XP to Vista and vice
versa?

"Jane C" wrote:

> On the Vista machines, go to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\System, on
> the left is Remote Settings. Check the box to allow remote assistance
> connections to this computer. Remote desktop permissions are also there.
> The Vista machines will need the exceptions checked in the firewall settings
> too.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E9D655FA-70F7-40D2-A40D-0BF6B64CFA93@microsoft.com...
> > What?
> > This is not a port/router issue. I can offer remote assistance to XP
> > machines fine. Just not Vista.
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> >
> >> It should enable the helper to remote into an XP to give assistance from
> >> a
> >> Vista machine.
> >>
> >> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:e4KzKAXHHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> > "Marky P" <mark@pringle.plus.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:ud56A%23WHHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Have you considered Remote Desktop? Obviously this isn't as easy to
> >> >> get
> >> >> onto your clients' PCs with, but if you can get them to open the
> >> >> necessary ports on their router you can do it into Vista/XP.
> >> >>
> >> >> I appreciate these are not solutions, rather workarounds, but I don't
> >> >> know what else there is to say about it.
> >> >
> >> > What about the free VirtualPC 2007? Couldn't that be a solution?
> >> >
> >> > ss.
> >>
>

Hi there well it's quite simple, Longhorn and Vista both have a new
authentication method for terminal service connections called *Network
Level Authentication,* as you can read here
'_http://www.tweakvista.eu/show_tweak.php?tweak=114_'
(http://www.tweakvista.eu/show_tweak.php?tweak=114)
just upgrade your XP SP2 box to the new RDP service, and off you
go...

Just tested it and it works fine here


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We get the same error. It is very hard to consider adopting Vista when SMS
Remote Control *AND* Remote Assistance do not work. Does Microsoft want
corporate users to use VNC or other open source alternatives?

I'd appreciate a response about this, more and more searches are returning
back this "Automation server can't create object". I do have the latest RDP
client installed.

"Super1" wrote:

> When I use my XP machine to offer remote assistance to a Vista machine I get
> "Automation server can't create object"
>
> Yes it is enabled. If Vista desn't start playing nice with remote
> assistance and XP it won't get installed on any of our systems for years.
>
>
>

This is nice, however it does not solve the "Automation server object"...
issue.

"bassie``" wrote:

>
> Hi there well it's quite simple, Longhorn and Vista both have a new
> authentication method for terminal service connections called *Network
> Level Authentication,* as you can read here
> '_http://www.tweakvista.eu/show_tweak.php?tweak=114_'
> (http://www.tweakvista.eu/show_tweak.php?tweak=114)
> just upgrade your XP SP2 box to the new RDP service, and off you
> go...
>
> Just tested it and it works fine here
>
>
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