Remote install of VNC

Are you a lazy administrator. I am, I like to administer my network resources from my desk as much as possible. Here are instructions on how to remotely install VNC and remotely manage a users NT/2000 desktop.

1. Prerequsites
Note:  You need to be an administrator able to log in remotely to install this.
Getting admin rights when you are not is another story (and another document).

You will need several files.  All Free.  Download the Windows Version of VNC
from http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/download.html

Download psexec from sysinternals
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml

2. File Preparation
Install VNC as a service and set up a password

Install the software on your on a Windows NT/2000 machine and retrieve the files
WinVNC.exe
VNCHooks.dll
omnithread_rt.dll

Also, run regedit and export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL to a reg file 
called vnc.reg 

3. Service Installation
Copy the files to the remote machine

Start -> Run -> \\machinename\c$\winnt\system32

Copy these files to the folder
WinVNC.exe
VNCHooks.dll
omnithread_rt.dll
vnc.reg

Use psexec to log in to the remote machine
psexec \\machinename cmd 

If you are not there change directory into c:\winnt\system32
c:
cd \winnt\system32

install winvnc
winvnc -install

install winvinc password
regedit /s c:\vnc.reg

delete reg file
del c:\vnc.reg

Start the service
net start winvnc

4. Now You can connect
Now you can connect to your box via gui
by using vncviewer
or
by using your java enabled web browser (IE 5 works) and go to
http://machinename:5800

5. Remote removal of VNC
Use psexec to log in to the remote machine
psexec \\machinename cmd 

Stop the service
net stop winvnc

Remove the Service
winvnc -remove

If you are not there change directory into c:\winnt\system32
c:
cd \winnt\system32

Delete the files
del WinVNC.exe
del VNCHooks.dll
del omnithread_rt.dll

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