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1439296 2017-09-19 03:20:00 Anyone can suggest who can help an elderly relation who lives in Mission Bay?
Need GMail set up on his home PC (have all the account details).
Have tried to contact some computer people around the area but no replies!
It's got to be hands on rather than by remote.
Just that I live away away down south.
Many thanks
stuffed (1469)
1439297 2017-09-19 03:31:00 Could have done it with teamviewer, but since you said remote guess not. Speedy Gonzales (78)
1439298 2017-09-19 04:12:00 Yea why does it need to be hands on?
Something like that is easily done by remote support, using Teamviewer or whatever.
CYaBro (73)
1439299 2017-09-19 05:30:00 For a person who was born in 1927 technology is a challenge and to start and ask him to register and download TeamViewer or whatever is a mountain to climb they don't need, hence why looking for someone. stuffed (1469)
1439300 2017-09-19 05:44:00 For a person who was born in 1927 technology is a challenge and to start and ask him to register and download TeamViewer or whatever is a mountain to climb they don't need, hence why looking for someone.

it can be a VERY painfull experience,on both sides of the phone, trying to get non PC savvy users to download & run TeamVeiwer quicksupport
that alone can be a 20 minute nightmare, only to then find they allready have TV installed & a blue TV shortcut was on the desktop all along, despite asking them
several times if a blue TV icon was on the desktop
:badpc:
:badpc:
1101 (13337)
1439301 2017-09-19 06:07:00 If it was Waitakere I would, but Mission bay? Not so keen on the driving far in Akld these days....

Someone over that way?
pctek (84)
1439302 2017-09-19 06:51:00 You dont need Teamviewer if she has Windows 10.

NO downloads required.

All you do (over the phone) Tell her to click on the search, (icon next to the start button-- or press the windows + S key), type in QUICK - Select Quick Support. She Clicks on "Get Assistance" - A box opens.

YOU do the same but click on "Give Support", YOU need to sign in with a MS account, (she doesn't) that then generates a 6 digit number - you tell the person the number over the phone, they type it in, click "Summit".

Wait a few moments, A message will show on her end saying you are trying to connect - She Clicks ALLOW - few seconds later Desktop of person appears- Tell them to sit back Touch nothing.

Heres how in two videos, the first part and most of the second. (this PC is always logged in so no prompt to show)

It fails on the Summit becasue It cant connect to its self. Normally it would connect, say XXX is trying to connect - allow.

Give Assistance (www.screencast.com) & Get Assistance (www.screencast.com)
wainuitech (129)
1439303 2017-09-19 07:03:00 Adding to above - the 10 minute timer you see a countdown to how long the person has to enter the code and accept, after that it times out and a new code given. Once it disconnects the code is dead, so further connections require a new generated code.

Typo above should be Give Assistance, not Give support. AND 2nd - Quick Assist, not quick Support -- Rushing b4 timer ran out here-- My Bad :p
wainuitech (129)
1439304 2017-09-19 07:04:00 You dont need Teamviewer if she has Windows 10.

NO downloads required.

All you do (over the phone) Tell her to click on the search, (icon next to the start button-- or press the windows + S key), type in QUICK - Select Quick Support. She Clicks on "Get Assistance" - A box opens.

YOU do the same but click on "Give Support", YOU need to sign in with a MS account, (she doesn't) that then generates a 6 digit number - you tell the person the number over the phone, they type it in, click "Summit".

Wait a few moments, A message will show on her end saying you are trying to connect - She Clicks ALLOW - few seconds later Desktop of person appears- Tell them to sit back Touch nothing.

Heres how in two videos, the first part and most of the second. (this PC is always logged in so no prompt to show)

It fails on the Summit becasue It cant connect to its self. Normally it would connect, say XXX is trying to connect - allow.

Give Assistance (www.screencast.com) & Get Assistance (www.screencast.com)

Might be the Quick Assist app now, so all done in there.
CYaBro (73)
1439305 2017-09-19 07:53:00 Its a LOT easier than trying to talk someone through downloading TV. The only Time I use TV these days is if a person doesn't have W10, or a permanent remote connection is required that can be accessed when someones not there ( Maintainence outside of hours work) wainuitech (129)
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