Question:
Windows Remote Assistance not working?
2009-11-20 17:24:41 UTC
I have Windows XP and I was trying to help a friend out who has Windows Vista. She did everything right on her end and when I enter her password and click Yes I want to connect to the computer, it comes up with this message:

A Remote Assistance connection could not be established. You may want to check for network issues or determine if the invitation expired or was cancelled by the person who sent it.

I have connected to her computer before so I'm not sure what the problem is. Thanks so much for your help!
Three answers:
DotCom
2009-11-20 18:03:44 UTC
Hello calories,,



"A Remote Assistance connection could not be established"



To configure the Offer Remote Assistance policy setting:



Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Group Policy snap-in: Click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type: gpedit.msc. Then, click OK.



Note: In a Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory domain you can easily accomplish the same task by creating and linking a GPO to the entire domain or OU in which the computers are located.



Start > Run, type gpedit.msc. Then, click OK

Local Computer Policy

Administrative Templates

System

Remote Assistance -> 2 X Remote Assistance Enabled, Allow helpers to remote;y control this computer



Locate the Offer Remote Assistance policy in the Local Computer Policy'Computer Configuration'Administrative Templates'System'Remote Assistance folder.

Double-click Offer Remote Assistance.

On the Offer Remote Assistance Properties dialog box, click Enable.

Select whether or not the expert users can :

View the computer of the novice user



View and control the computer of the novice user



Note: This setting is for the entire group that is listed. The Offer Remote Assistance policy setting does not provide a mechanism to enable one group of users to have the ability to view the computer of the novice user and a second group of users to have the ability to view and control the computer of the novice user. There can be only one group.



Click Show. The Show Contents dialog box is displayed.



Click Add to add the Domain Users and Domain User Groups. There is no mechanism to verify that the groups and users you entered exist.

Click OK, and then click OK to close the Show Contents dialog box and the Offer Remote Assistance Properties dialog box.

Quit the MMC Group Policy snap-in.



Aside from that, it's a more complex registry modification, which I don't want to get into a forever lasting message board, LOL



Hope this helps,

dtcom
ramdev
2016-10-02 16:19:45 UTC
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2009-11-20 17:31:35 UTC
might not work using a wireless network, plug in the ethernet cable and also your friend


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