Getting started with Win NT4 - SOLVED

[Pitcher, George]

Thanks largely to tips from Richard Harris, my problems have been solved.

Thanks to all who contributed.

George

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pitcher, George [mailto:G.Pitcher "at" napier.ac.uk]
> Sent: 25 April 2002 16:12
> To: 'vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com'
> Subject: RE: Getting started with Win NT4
> 
> 
> Jacob,
> 
> The version is 3.3.3 R9, while the Win 2000 setup on my 
> laptop which works
> is v 3.3.3 R2. Maybe I should go retro!
> 
> I just followed the installer, where there were no options 
> for all/service
> and it got installed as a service.
> 
> I'll see if I can download 3.3.3 R2 to see if that cures it.
> 
> Regards
> 
> George
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jacob Hoover [mailto:jacob.hoover "at" marathonelectric.com]
> > Sent: 25 April 2002 16:00
> > To: vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
> > Subject: RE: Getting started with Win NT4
> > 
> > 
> > George,
> > 
> > Questions:
> > 1) What version of WinVNC are you using?
> > 2) Are you trying to run it as a service or an application?
> > 
> > 
> > Jacob Hoover
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pitcher, George [mailto:G.Pitcher "at" napier.ac.uk]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:29 AM
> > To: 'vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com'
> > Subject: Getting started with Win NT4
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Brand new to this.
> > 
> > I need to work closely with a couple of NT boxes sited 400 
> > miles away from
> > my office. I was there yesterday and the local staff had 
> > installed vnc onto
> > the machines and I could access one from the other - cool.
> > 
> > They installed vnc onto my laptop which came home with me. 
> > When I tried to
> > log in this morning I got an authentication error.
> > 
> > So, in the way of familiarising myself with the product, I 
> > then installed
> > vnc onto an NT server in my office and tried to log onto 
> > that, with no joy.
> > 
> > I have looked at the documentation and talked to the tecchie 
> > who did the
> > first installation and it appears that when I first-run the 
> > server, I should
> > be asked for a password. This did not happen. In fact, it became
> > automatically installed as a service. Some of the controls 
> > are unavailable
> > to me even though I am logged on as the administrator.
> > 
> > Any tips?
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > George Pitcher
> > 
> > Technical Manager
> > HERON Technical Unit
> > Merchiston Learning Centre
> > Napier University
> > 10 Colinton Road
> > Edinburgh EH10 5DT
> > 
> > Tel: 0131-455 2435
> > 
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