Sunday, November 08, 2009

Installing TeamViewer 4

TeamViewer will allow you to log on to aanother computer also running TeamViewer so tha tyou may operate that computer. Extra features such as File Transfer and Chat make this a handy tool for computer/software support functions.

Setting it up is easy but a couple of pointers are worth noting, IMHO...

1st, you want the Normal Installation. Unless you seriously want your computer sitting and waiting for a connection from the outside world, a potential security flaw and a load on the computer resources (making it slower) then you don't want it to start automatically with Windows.



Personal setup if you are not a company, in which case there is a need to purchase a license.



In the image below you can see the final screen, after setup has finished.
Your computer's ID and pwd - generated randomly each time you run TeamViewer.

You provide these details to anyone wanting to log in and operate your computer and you request similar from them, first putting their ID into the field on the right hand side and then providing the pwd when it asks.