Remote Assistance in Win 2000

[ericf10]

I am running Windows Messenger 5.1 on a Win 2000 computer. I do not have an
option for remote assistance. Is there a way to enable this feature in Win
2000?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Nope, Remote Assistance is not a feature of Windows Messenger, it is a Windows XP feature
which Windows Messenger essentially runs when you click the option. It will never be
available in Windows 2000.

Instead, just use Application Sharing, it's slightly more involved but effectively will do
the same thing.

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"ericf10" > wrote in message
...
>I am running Windows Messenger 5.1 on a Win 2000 computer. I do not have an
> option for remote assistance. Is there a way to enable this feature in Win
> 2000?

[ericf10]

Thanks. I assume that MSN Messenger behaves the same way as well.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Nope, Remote Assistance is not a feature of Windows Messenger, it is a Windows XP feature
> which Windows Messenger essentially runs when you click the option. It will never be
> available in Windows 2000.
>
> Instead, just use Application Sharing, it's slightly more involved but effectively will do
> the same thing.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "ericf10" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I am running Windows Messenger 5.1 on a Win 2000 computer. I do not have an
> > option for remote assistance. Is there a way to enable this feature in Win
> > 2000?
>
>
>