Software to view and do certain commands on my Networked PC's

[Relemar]

I'm Networked and I am the main PC on the Network I set it up etc etc. I want a free full version software so that I can see what my fellow Networked people are on, send them a message and basically control there PC if they need help etc etc.


Like they use nowadays in classrooms, especially ours.. We have Advanced net Monitor I want something to replace that for free and the full version. So i can view there screens as thumbnails then enlarge so I see full screen, send them a note, restart or shutdown there PC block them using certain stuff etc etc. They use this kinda software in schools and stuff..

Any help? Deperately need one for free and full thanks.

[Nick Rhodes]

Hi, if the machines are XP or newer the easiest thing to do is to use the remote desktop connection.
An alternative is to use vnc (tightvnc or or realvnc are good versions), but this will require installing software on every machine.

The other thing you can do is in computer manager (under advanced in the control panel in XP) is connect to other computers and view thier event logs, see what services are running etc.

Both these are built into XP.
You will need to set correct permissions.

As far as messages go, I dont really know what is best option is.