A friend has asked me to have a look at some problems he's having on his PC. I would like to be able to link his laptop to mine so I can run my virus checkers, etc, on his hard drive. Chris Rowbury
You could link them using a crossover cable to connect the two Ethernet ports. However, I recommend copying whatever software you need to a "thumb drive" and plugging this into the USB port of your friend's laptop. I have a memory drive for exactly this purpose. I loaded it with SysInternals' Process Explorer, HiJackThis and Silent Runners), among other things. These run from the USB port without installation. Windows XP also includes a Remote Assistance feature so you can control your friend's PC using Windows Messenger over the internet. See Windows help and support.
