Abstract

This article will help you get familiar with the Windows Vista Remote Assistance utility from the command line view.

In order to launch the Windows Vista Remote Assistance utility from the command line follow these steps:

1. Click on "Start".

2. Type CMD at the new Windows Vista start menu, or click on Run at the classic menu and type CMD.

3. Type cd \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32.

4. Type MSRA.EXE in order to start the friendly user-interface remote assistance (see figure).

5. In order to know how to start specific action from the command line type MSRA.EXE /?, the question mark (?) will helps you learn the usage MSRA.EXE switches.

 

For example, here some MSRA lines with useful switches that I've wrote:

1. MSRA.EXE /novice – type /novice in order to ask help from expert.

 

2. MSRA.EXE /saveasfile c:\netanelremoteass P@ssw0rd – this command will save an invention file named netanelremoteass.msrcincident at the root of drive C: (C:\) that the password for this file is P@ssw0rd. beside the file creation at C:\ the command launch automatically the Remote Assistance in order to accept incoming connection to help (see figure).

 

3. MSRA.EXE /expert – type /expert in order to help someone who needs help.