# Need Remote Access to my Mom's Computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-remote-access-to-my-moms-computer/699989>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 30, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-remote-access-to-my-moms-computer/699989 "2014-09-30T17:55:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-remote-access-to-my-moms-computer/699989/21 "2014-10-03T05:59:14Z")

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> [@gazpacho](#):
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> Zipper are you talking about using windows remote assistance to create a file that you then send to your business partner? That does look like it would be pretty useful in this situation. I never knew about that.

Yup. Easy as pie. And to get to it in Windows 7 you type “ass” in the program search box 🙂

I always suggest it when this topic comes up and no one ever, ever uses it. _shrug_

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