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Enable AClient Remote Control in WinPE 1.6 

May 23, 2008 11:00 AM

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).

  1. On step 8, you will have the chance to edit the aclient.inp file.
  2. Replace ";PromptRemoteControl=Yes | No" with "PromptRemoteControl=No"
  3. Replace ";AllowRemoteControl=Yes | No" with "AllowRemoteControl=Yes"
  4. Save the changes to aclient.inp
  5. Regenerate your boot environment.

Now you can remote control your clients while they are in WinPE Automation!

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Migration User
Dec 10, 2010 10:52 AM

Any news on this?  Where you able to get this working with WinPE 2.1? 

Migration User
Jun 09, 2010 04:36 AM


Any news about getting remote control to work with WinPE2.1?

Migration User
May 28, 2008 07:57 PM

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.

Jason Gallas
May 28, 2008 03:42 PM

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.

Stu Harris
May 27, 2008 01:35 PM

Nice! Any idea if this works in PE 2.x?

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