SRL Archive - Computer Help and Tutorials

This guide is for anybody who might travel a lot or are almost never able to get to the computer where their auto is running.
Everything in this guide is completely free although you can upgrade the software for various costs.

Some Things You Could Do if you like this tutorial:
A. Vote that you like it in the survey.
B. Give me a reputation point.
C. Post your results and any questions you may have.
D. Rate this thread.
E. All of the Above.

System requirements:
A working email address
24 megabytes of free space on you hard drive
An Internet connection

Installing LogMeIn:
1. Go to http://logmein.com/
2. Click “Create New Account”

3. Click “Sign up” next to LogMeIn free

4. Fill out the form

5. Click add new computer

download LogMeIn

6. Complete LogMeIn Setup







P.S. Check your email address for an activation letter… it may take a day… but you can still use your account without activation.

Viewing your computer:
1. Got to http://logmein.com/ and make sure you're logged in, then click my computer

2. Click the computer name you entered during installation

3. Enter in you User name and password for your computer account

4. Click Remote Control

I hope you found this useful. Post you results and any problems you may have.

Some Stuff You Can Do to Control Invisibly:
1. install it some place other than the program files.
2. delete logmeinsystray.exe
3. delete logmein from the start menu
4. when in the control menu
-go to preferences
-go to remote control settings
-check the boxes next to the following phrases:
*Disable host keyboard and mouse
*Blank the host's monitor
*Full Control (and Remote Control D) access rights bypass interactive user's permission:
-uncheck *Ask for permission from interactive user
5. go to preferences
security settings
Access control
uncheck *Display "Enable/Disable LogMeIn" option on the system tray menu
6. preferences
advanced options
check *Remote Control notification window cannot be closed

The Safe Way TO Reboot A Computer While Being Controlled
go to preferences
then reboot options

[edit]guide updated[/edit]

Ah yes, the great LogMeIn! I've been using the free version for about a month and it is pretty amazing. Good tutorial btw…even though I already have it :p

isnt this like the MSN 1?

Nice this is very useful. Now i can check my auto at school thanks man!!! Oh and btw why is your name like this? ░░░░ i don't understand…

@korbman- really? i couldn't find any tuts for remote control on this forum site
@p1nk- ummm… idk
@pierre- thx and my name is spelled with alt code… try it… hold down alt and press different numbers… my name is 5 alt 176s…

Very nice tut :)

I was wondering about the features… How much can you exactly do with it? Like say what it can/can't do out of the following things…

1) Power on/off
2) Download files and use them
3) Does it like control the mouse or…?

i currently use this in order to get to my basement computer from my laptop, and this was a very detailed and accurate tut on how to do it. nice job ░░░░

you can turn it off but not on… your computer must be on already to use this… you can do every thing you can normally do on your computer… you just control it through a java applet on the web that you can access… and you can click on the screen but i dont think it controls the mouse since you can setup meeting on your computer with it… and you can transfer items throught the clip board

From: ░░░░░;348155
you can turn it off but not on… your computer must be on already to use this… you can do every thing you can normally do on your computer… you just control it through a java applet on the web that you can access… and you can click on the screen but i dont think it controls the mouse since you can setup meeting on your computer with it… and you can transfer items throught the clip board

So from what I understand you basically can click and type and all that, you just can't do stuff that you wouldn't be able to do with just a mouse and keyboard, right?

What do you mean by 'setup meeting on your computer'? And could I do something like this -

Say I have a very good computer (ex: 200GB HDD, 2GB RAM, and a good video card) on one computer, and I set it up with this logmein thing. Then I go to some old, crappy computer and start remote controlling the good computer. Could I run RAM hungry applications (like games and such) on the old computer without stressing it? in other words would I just be watching my good comp run the stuff, or would the old comp be running the stuff too, making it unable to run RAM hungry applications?

From: Runescapian321
So from what I understand you basically can click and type and all that, you just can't do stuff that you wouldn't be able to do with just a mouse and keyboard, right?

What do you mean by 'setup meeting on your computer'? And could I do something like this -

Say I have a very good computer (ex: 200GB HDD, 2GB RAM, and a good video card) on one computer, and I set it up with this logmein thing. Then I go to some old, crappy computer and start remote controlling the good computer. Could I run RAM hungry applications (like games and such) on the old computer without stressing it? in other words would I just be watching my good comp run the stuff, or would the old comp be running the stuff too, making it unable to run RAM hungry applications?

ummm… what other important input devices are there other than mouse and computer… basically you do the open my computer steps then after you click remote control a java applet will open and you will see the computer you are accessing… you can whatever you could do as if you were siting at the computer… just you are controlling it from a java applet in your internet browser…

what i mean by a meeting is… since this program was designed for bussinesses… you can have a chat between the computer you are accessing and the computer you are on…

p.s. even though you cant see it… this whole thing is run throguh your internet and you internet browser

From: ░░░░░;348172
ummm… what other important input devices are there other than mouse and computer… basically you do the open my computer steps then after you click remote control a java applet will open and you will see the computer you are accessing… you can whatever you could do as if you were siting at the computer… just you are controlling it from a java applet in your internet browser…

what i mean by a meeting is… since this program was designed for bussinesses… you can have a chat between the computer you are accessing and the computer you are on…

p.s. even though you cant see it… this whole thing is run throguh your internet and you internet browser

Other input device (or somewhat like them :p) - Power button on your tower, microphone/WebCam, monitor on/off button, and maybe a few more.

Thats awesome! Ok a few more questions….

1) Do you think if I had a video game CD in the computer (The one I'm not next to) I could play the game?

2) Can you put the computer in Stand-by and then make it wake up?

3) If somebody happened to come up to the computer I'm remote controlling, would they see exactly what I'm doing?

4) Do you have to download anything on the computer you're using as the remote control?

So far this thing sounds sweet :D

1. yes
2. idk try it for youself
3. yes
4. no i said that your control is a java applet in you internet browser

Sweet tut, using it now and it works great.

thx… and thx pierre for the rep point

From: ░░░░░;348210
thx… and thx pierre for the rep point

Who said it was [only] pierre? :rolleyes:

Anyways thanks ░░░░░ :)

This could go horribly wrong if somebody got ahold of your password though lol. Oh well, I'll take that chance.

From: Runescapian321
Who said it was [only] pierre? :rolleyes:

Anyways thanks ░░░░░ :)

This could go horribly wrong if somebody got ahold of your password though lol. Oh well, I'll take that chance.

well it only say i have gotten 1 point so far and i have a total of 11 now… anyway why would you tell anyone you pass in the first place… happy remote controlling… i guess :p… anyway i also got to go in like 5 mins…

wow… no comments… ive been home all day… i have a fever of a fever of 100.5… my throats all dry and phlegmy… my ears hurt… i feel weak and tired… and to top it all off i have a chance of having the flu…

OMFG! althou is it possible to set this on some one else's computer and control it with out them knowing? lol

From: M_A_I_N_FTW
OMFG! althou is it possible to set this on some one else's computer and control it with out them knowing? lol

i dont think so since it appears in the tray and they can right click and disable it so you cant access the computer until they turn logmein back on…

[offtopic]i home again today and i feel worse… i get these really bad headaches… but today i gonna go to the doctors…[/offtopic]

Oo, nice tutorial. I've been using VNC, all I do is run the server on my computer, then go to school and type in my IP address in the address bar, and I login and I can control my computer from Internet Explorer.

I'll try this though, my way is laggy (when opening Runescape and playing or something) but it works.

Is your way laggy too?

not at all when i use it… and i have some pretty slow computers… like 996 mhz 384 mb ram and it still runs perfectly fine

LogMeIn lags for me when I use it from work .. but, it's an awesome tool to maintain your Army when you aren't at home to do it yourself :) I went to Thailand for Christmas .. set up Munk's Forefeathers before I left .. was able to check it every day using LogMeIn to re-set my Falses and start it again after an update.

dont be afraid to give me a rep point or to atleast vote in the pole :p

Hm, logmein.com is blocked at my school. Going to that website is the only way to access your computer remotely, right?

idk… i havent tried it yet since i have like a sever cold so ive been out for the past 4 days and tomorrow too…

but yeah the website is the only way access it….

well this is simply amazing, thank you for this wonderful tutorial, i am on my shitty laptop accessing my quad-core 4gb ram comp, its lagging a little, but it works nontheless!

continue your good work!

thanks again,
prince

Great tut! Keep up the good work!

SG

From: Prince
well this is simply amazing, thank you for this wonderful tutorial, i am on my shitty laptop accessing my quad-core 4gb ram comp, its lagging a little, but it works nontheless!

continue your good work!

thanks again,
prince

if its too laggy you can go to either the properties of setting or something when you are in the menu to remote you computer… and change it to a different program applet to see if it will run faster for you…

From: serraog
Great tut! Keep up the good work!

SG

like i said before… you could always give me a reputation point… =)

This very laggy but very useful for me, thanks for the tut.

From: donbogan
This very laggy but very useful for me, thanks for the tut.

your welcome…

[offtopic]guide updated[/offtopic]

So basically this is one fucking big trojan horse?

lol kidding :P

sounds cool ima test this.

not a trojan horse at all… i dont think any antivirus would think it was… but you can send it jotti if you want…
i've been using this for a month now and i still recommend it to people…
its works awesome with VM too…

You all should try windows remote desktop (aka. RDP) if you have XP Pro (Or Vista Business and greater I believe).

And, RDP may not be blocked from your schools.
(Unless you have a power hungry network Nazi like the one at my school)

i just use portable tor and portable firefox to bypass the school school block… i have it all downloaded to my flash drive…

so will i like be able to use this to start a script if im away or something?

From: redmans
so will i like be able to use this to start a script if im away or something?

yeah and much, much more… you can basically control your computer from another computer…

WoW! Nice one!

I will be sure to try this one out whenever I get some spare time!

I prefer RealVNC, but good tutorial though :)

Care to explain what RealVNC is?

Oh, and by the way, I just did this, it's freaking awesome! It lags though is all…

From: Lacky
Care to explain what RealVNC is?

Oh, and by the way, I just did this, it's freaking awesome! It lags though is all…

yeah it lags some but overall its a great program… its fun to use your computer from school… but you need to use a proxy…

Yeh. On Monday, I am going to test this out. I don't know if they have blocked this site at school, I daresay they have, but if they haven't, well, I do know of ONE proxy site so far they HAVEN'T blocked yet…well, not since the last time I checked which was yesterday lol =P

I still haven't successfully gotten through to another website with the proxy though…hmmmm heh

try installing this on to your flash drive…. guide is here… proxy sites i don't use cause they get blocked a day afterward…

I Really hate it they Monitor the things we do so i think they will notice if i login and run a proxy site or a Portable USB

From: Hermpie
I Really hate it they Monitor the things we do so i think they will notice if i login and run a proxy site or a Portable USB

do you mean they monitor you with a program or do you mean they watch you like as a person… cause if it was just a person they wouldn't notice… and if it was a program… i'm sure you could find a way to block it…

From: ░░░░░;373370
try installing this on to your flash drive…. guide is here… proxy sites i don't use cause they get blocked a day afterward…

Sweet! Thanks! Will try to do this.

From: Hermpie
I Really hate it they Monitor the things we do so i think they will notice if i login and run a proxy site or a Portable USB

They do that for us as well.

From: ░░░░░;373624
do you mean they monitor you with a program or do you mean they watch you like as a person… cause if it was just a person they wouldn't notice… and if it was a program… i'm sure you could find a way to block it…

For us, it's both. Mainly a program though.

Very cool, I'm using it now.

From: jdisco
Very cool, I'm using it now.

then feel free to give me a rep point or vote that you like it in my poll

From: ░░░░░;373370
try installing this on to your flash drive…. guide is here… proxy sites i don't use cause they get blocked a day afterward…

You can still use them for the one time. :p

From: ░░░░░;373624
do you mean they monitor you with a program or do you mean they watch you like as a person… cause if it was just a person they wouldn't notice… and if it was a program… i'm sure you could find a way to block it…

I don't think that you would be able to block a program, in about 30 minutes (lunch), and you have restricted access to files.

Our school is kind of lazy this year, we can access the System C:/ Drive. :p They blocked Command Prompt though, except for on the Laptops.

From: ░░░░░;374633
then feel free to give me a rep point or vote that you like it in my poll

Woops, forgot to do that, will do now. ^_^

The reason why it appears to be lagging is probably because of a slow internet connection. The reason for this is that the program has to send an image of your desktop on the remote controlled computer to the one that is controlling it.

Personally i use RealVNC and it works great, it has a option to use less colors when displaying the desktop of the remote controlled computer thus making it less "laggy".

Tried using VNC over a Gigabit lan network, then it appeared to run pretty damn smooth but… there is not that much point in controllig your computer at home from another computer at home.

From: Dr Feelgood
The reason why it appears to be lagging is probably because of a slow internet connection. The reason for this is that the program has to send an image of your desktop on the remote controlled computer to the one that is controlling it.

Personally i use RealVNC and it works great, it has a option to use less colors when displaying the desktop of the remote controlled computer thus making it less "laggy".

Tried using VNC over a Gigabit lan network, then it appeared to run pretty damn smooth but… there is not that much point in controllig your computer at home from another computer at home.

logmein does the same thing… it changes the desktop to a solid blue default color for less lagging…

From: Dr Feelgood
The reason why it appears to be lagging is probably because of a slow internet connection. The reason for this is that the program has to send an image of your desktop on the remote controlled computer to the one that is controlling it.

Personally i use RealVNC and it works great, it has a option to use less colors when displaying the desktop of the remote controlled computer thus making it less "laggy".

Tried using VNC over a Gigabit lan network, then it appeared to run pretty damn smooth but… there is not that much point in controllig your computer at home from another computer at home.

Indeed, VNC ftw :D

From: ░░░░░;375808
logmein does the same thing… it changes the desktop to a solid blue default color for less lagging…

Yeh. But there is an option if you want it to show up. I checked it on, and now, even thought I have checked it off, it still comes up with my background.

From: Dr Feelgood
The reason why it appears to be lagging is probably because of a slow internet connection. The reason for this is that the program has to send an image of your desktop on the remote controlled computer to the one that is controlling it.

Personally i use RealVNC and it works great, it has a option to use less colors when displaying the desktop of the remote controlled computer thus making it less "laggy".

Tried using VNC over a Gigabit lan network, then it appeared to run pretty damn smooth but… there is not that much point in controllig your computer at home from another computer at home.

Wow, VNC sounds cool. Is there any links on this site, or somewhere explaining in a tutorial on how to set it up, and what it is perhaps?

i hate to do this but here is a link to RealVNC

From: ░░░░░;375808
logmein does the same thing… it changes the desktop to a solid blue default color for less lagging…

Well the thing is VNC has the option to remove the background as well, but it does also have the option to use less colors on everything not just the background for example you can use:

Full colors (All available colors)
256 colors (Medium)
64 colors (Low)
8 colors (Very Low)

Using full colors makes it appear laggy unless you are connecting over lan even then it might appear a bit laggy.

256 and 64 colors works well most of the time and looks pretty decent.

8 colors look pretty much horrible although it's very fast.

But everything really depends on how good/fast your connection is.

From: ░░░░░;376293
i hate to do this but here is a link to RealVNC

I am guessing VNC and RealVNC are the same thing?

From: Dr Feelgood
Well the thing is VNC has the option to remove the background as well, but it does also have the option to use less colors on everything not just the background for example you can use:

Full colors (All available colors)
256 colors (Medium)
64 colors (Low)
8 colors (Very Low)

Using full colors makes it appear laggy unless you are connecting over lan even then it might appear a bit laggy.

256 and 64 colors works well most of the time and looks pretty decent.

8 colors look pretty much horrible although it's very fast.

But everything really depends on how good/fast your connection is.

Sounds cool. Will try this out.

Does LogMeIn work with NAT ?

From: KoodiHirmu
Does LogMeIn work with NAT ?

ummm… i'm not sure… check the logmein forum… here

Wow, this is really neat and well…awesome. This is pure awesomeness that means that I can check my computer and stuff away from home, I guess? Not only that, but I could hopefully remote control other people's computers if I'm sneaky… :p

From: Minoizuri
Wow, this is really neat and well…awesome. This is pure awesomeness that means that I can check my computer and stuff away from home, I guess? Not only that, but I could hopefully remote control other people's computers if I'm sneaky… :p

thats exactly what you can do…

This is pretty cool, I think I'm gonna download it myself. I've seen my friend use something like this at school before, it seemed to work well.

From: bandwevil
This is pretty cool, I think I'm gonna download it myself. I've seen my friend use something like this at school before, it seemed to work well.

have fun and don't forget you can rep for me and/or vote in the poll

PS i havent been on srl as much as i used to be… mainly because i'm grounded… but i have been sneaking on every once in a while when i'm doing my homework…

hey can logmein remotely turn on ur comp??

I believe you have to have the LogMeIn computer you want to access on, with the program on just too access it, I think.

aww man. my comp is never on unless im there so whats the point….

From: scissormetimbers
hey can logmein remotely turn on ur comp??

From: Lacky
I believe you have to have the LogMeIn computer you want to access on, with the program on just too access it, I think.

From: scissormetimbers
aww man. my comp is never on unless im there so whats the point….

i'm pretty sure you can log on to it from standby setting… and the point of this is… an example would be… say your out of town but you still want to run your auto… well you leave your auto on with logmein on… and whenever you want to check the autos progress or need to correct it or even to access some other files on your computer… this would be a great thing to use…

This is sweet, thank you!

From: JesusFreak3838
This is sweet, thank you!

your welcome and thank you for making you first post in my thread… i just hope you don't only spam your post count to 10 and then become an über-script-leecher…