Windows Vista Help: Google Chrome on 64 Bit & Remote Assistance

Windows Vista help tutorial for running Google Chrome on Vista 64 bit edition

Nowadays, everyone wants a computer with s64 bit processor and you might be wondering which one you ought to go for- a 32 bit or a 64 bit. To get this confusion out of your mind, you need to understand the advantages of 64 bit processor. To put it simply, a 64 bit computer can manage greater amounts of information than a 32 bit PC. As 64 bit computers can use 4 GB RAM and more, it has great response time while running multiple programs at same time.

If you are using the 64 bit edition of Windows Vista on your computer, you might sometimes face issues with running Google Chrome. In order to run it properly, you need to make some minor alterations. This article contains instructions to do the same.

Windows Vista help instructions

Windows Vista Help

Use Google Chrome on 64 Bit Vista

What you can find below are the instructions which will assist you run Google Chrome better on your Windows Vista 64 bit edition.

  1. Start off this by downloading and installing the current version on Google Chrome web browser. To do this, open the Google search engine on your web browser, type “Google Chrome free download” in the search field, click “Enter”, click on the first link of the search results, click on the link labeled “Download Google Chrome” and finally double click on the downloaded exe file to start the installation process.
  2. Continue with this procedure by closing the Google Chrome if it’s open already. Look for the short icon titled “Google Chrome” on your desktop.
  3. Right click on the shortcut icon of Google Chrome and click on “Properties” from the given menu. Go to the tab labeled “Shortcut”.
  4. Add “- -in-process-plug-ins” without quotations next to “chrome.exe” in the “Target” field. Make sure to put two dashes before the “in-process” part.
  5. It must now look like “C:\ProgramFiles\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” –in-process-plug-ins.
  6. Finally end this procedure by clicking “Ok” to save your settings.

If you have followed all the above mentioned Windows Vista help instructions correctly, Google Chrome will now be working properly on your Windows Vista 64 bit edition computer. If you face any trouble, feel free to get assistance from a good and reliable technical support team.

Windows Vista Help for Remote Assistance

As you might be well aware, Windows Remote Assistance is a support tool offered by Microsoft that allows a remote user to access your Windows PC from another location. Once allowed, the remote user will be able to see your Windows desktop as it is and operate on it.

Owing to the explosion of opportunities provided by the internet, we have come to rely heavily on remote assistance mechanisms, for accessing our PCs from distant locations as well as for availing of technical assistance. However, as the Windows Vista help team says, configuring remote assistance is quite a complex task and needs to be carried out meticulously. As such here we make an attempt to give you an account of Remote Assistance, and the procedure for configuring the same on your Windows Vista PC.

Remote Assistance on Windows Vista

As mentioned above, Remote Assistance proves most fruitful when a technician wants to gain firsthand knowledge of any issue with your PC, and want to get them resolved instantly. You can also let a remote user directly access your current session on your PC, via his/her remote mouse and keyboard. However, it’s worth mentioning that the connection is password protected and all the information transmitted between the two systems is encrypted.

Configuring Remote Assistance on Windows Vista

As the Windows Vista help team says, the following steps are in order for configuring Remote Assistance on your Windows Vista PC:

  1. Click on the “Start” menu, followed by “All Programs”.
  2. Select “Maintenance” from the list of programs, and click on the “Windows Remote Assistance” icon, whereby the concerned window shall be
    Windows Vista Help

    Windows Vista Remote Assitance

    launched.

  3. You may now select the mail icon next to the option “Use Email to Send an Invitation”, whereby a password prompt screen shall appear.
  4. Enter the password correctly in both the fields. You may also create a new password for the purpose.
  5. Click on “Next”, to open an email message in your email program.
  6. Now enter the email address of the person from you wish to avail of remote assistance, in the “To” field and send the email.
  7. Once the email has been sent, the Windows Remote Assistance wizard shall open a window titled as “Waiting for Incoming Connection”.
  8. Finally, confirm that you want to allow the remote user to connect to your PC, when prompted.

By performing the above steps, you would have successfully configured Remote Assistance on your Windows Vista PC.

For any further assistance, please contact the Windows Vista help team.

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