Installing VNC Server and Viewer

How to install VNC Server and viewer to connect to pre-XP Windows operating systems

Difficulté

Medium Moyen

Durée

10 minute(s) minute(s)

VNC, Teamviewer, Remote Installing_VNC_Server_and_Viewer_vnc_icon.png

Introduction

Teamviewer are withdrawing support and are very dismissive of helping out with teamviewer issues for older operating systems. Sometimes the problem just has to be solved, so there are other tools that can be used to "piggy back" onto a teamviewer connection to an office PC.

A reliable, free and simple method is to use VNC.

This involves

1. Installing VNC Server on the old PC that you want to control
2. Installing VNC Viewer on the Piggy-back PC

VNC Viewer can be downloaded here

VNC Server can be downloaded here

Étape 1 - Get a teamviewer connection to a newer PC to use as the piggy back device

Étape 2 - Connect to a shared drive on the older PC

From the piggy back PC, connect to

\\Bnnn\
or
\\Bnnn\saw
[Where Bnnn is the build number - eg M012, F002 etc]

on the older PC. If using the build number does not work, you may need to use IP addresses

\\192.168.1.54\saw
(Look up the IP address using ipconfig from the command prompt, or network settings)

Étape 3 - Copy the VNC viewer file over to the shared drive

Étape 4 - Get a tech-savy operator to install it

Find it in windows explorer

1. Click Next
2. Accept T&Cs
3. Default Directory
4. Full Installation, Click Next
5. Default Start Menu Folder, click Next
6. Ensure VNC Server boxes both ticked, click install on next screen

Étape 5 - First run of VNC Server

On the first run of VNC server, ensure "No Authentication" is ticked

Click OK

Click OK on License screen

Click Finish

Étape 6 - Install VNC Viewer on Piggy back machine

Copy the VNC Viewer install file across

After installation, attempt connection with the old PC using the PC name

if this fails, use the IP address

en none 0 Draft