In news:8842B0E3-7824-4283-9D53-E4AC117C37ED@microsoft.com,
jhanna9579 <jhanna9579@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> I am trying to use the Remote Assistence to connect to my Mother's
> computer. Both systems are home networked systems in different
> locations in the USA. The problem I have is with reliability of the
> connection. It seems the Messenger service causes frequent
> disconnects, so even when I am successful in making the Remote
> Assistence connection I may not last much more then 10 minutes. I
> have a similar problem with Messenger itself. That is I get frequest
> disconnects and have to log back in even though I have not done
> anything on my computer to generate a signoff.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated
The Messenger service? That should be disabled by default in Windows XP SP2?
Perhaps you can/should consider looking into an alternative if you're
looking for stability.
www.realvnc.com has a free version available. Password protection and
uninstallation (or disabling it from startup) is a must for security
reasons.
To disable it (but still keep it) from starting on boot see here:
Pesky Startup Apps:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/startupapps.html
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