Enable AClient Remote Control in WinPE 1.6
Updated: 07 Jul 2009 | 5 comments
If you are using WinPE 1.6, you will probably be interested to know that you can enable AClient Remote Control. This allows you to right-click any computer that is running a job in automation so that you can view the progress and troubleshoot any problems that may arise. If you notice that a computer has been stuck in automation for a long time, you can simply remote control the computer to fix the problem.
To enable AClient Remote Control in WinPE 1.6, you will need to edit your Boot Disk Configuration (From PXE or the Boot Disk Creator).
- On step 8, you will have the chance to edit the aclient.inp file.
- Replace ";PromptRemoteControl=Yes | No" with "PromptRemoteControl=No"
- Replace ";AllowRemoteControl=Yes | No" with "AllowRemoteControl=Yes"
- Save the changes to aclient.inp
- Regenerate your boot environment.
Now you can remote control your clients while they are in WinPE Automation!
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Same for PE 2.x?
Nice! Any idea if this works in PE 2.x?
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Will not work for PE 2.1
This method will not work for WinPE 2.1, because WinPE2.1 uses the DAgent, which does not have DS remote control support. I am investigating other options to remote control in WinPE 2.1.
Any news about getting remote
Any news about getting remote control to work with WinPE2.1?
WinPE 2.1
I earlier thought that I had an issue with WinPE 2.1 and the remote control. After further testing it appears the boot image just got corrupted so I had to rebuild it. I will update when I find out if it works or not using these settings.
Any news on this? Where you
Any news on this? Where you able to get this working with WinPE 2.1?
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