Remote control of a PC from a Mac

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Hi, I'm looking to help a friend with their PC. when they call for help I'd like to be able to access their PC (with their permission) so they can watch my cursor actions. Its so much easier than trying to explain it.! Its like remote access you'd have in an office support environment idea.

Is this possible between PC and MAC, and if so, can anyone offer the procedures to configure the setups or direct me as to where I might find such instructions?
Thanks in advance...Paul
Oh... The Macbook Pro OS is 10.6.8 using Safari and I think the PC is either XP or Vista and uses Internet Explorer
 
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the easiest way is with a logmein account

otherwise you would use VPN, but that requires a lot more set up on the two machines and any routers that connect to the internet
 

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You could also set up port forwarding and use Remote Desktop (RDP) from your machine to remote control. But I agree with Louishen that LogMeIn.com is far easier, more secure and can be setup in seconds.
 

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