How to Send a Remote Assistance Invitation in Vista
- 1). Click the Windows "Start" menu, select "All Programs," select "Maintenance," and then click "Windows Remote Assistance" to launch the remote assistance.
- 2). Click the "Invite someone you trust to help you" link, and then click the "Open the Remote tab in System Properties" link to enable remote assistance. The system properties dialog box will launch.
- 3). Click the "Allow Remote Assistance Connections to this Computer" check box, and click "OK" to save your changes.
- 4). Select the option you want to use to send a remote assistance invitation. You can select from email or saving the invitation as a file. If you choose "Saving the invitation as a file" option, choose the path and file name to save the file to, and type the password you want to use. This is the password you will give to the person helping you.
- 5). Click the "Finish" button. Remote assistance will begin to connect. Upon a successful connection, the remote session will begin. You can begin chatting with your helper and select what she has access to from the "Settings" section. When you finish, click "Stop Sharing" to terminate the remote session.
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