Filename
|
Purpose
|
winpush.exe |
Will push a
window to another computer running winpull.exe |
winpush.ini |
Contains
configuration parameters used by winpush.exe |
winpull.exe |
Will pull a
window on another computer running winpush.exe |
What is
WinPP?
WinPP is a remote window control
application. Essentially, WinPP is a very basic instance
of PCAnyWhere. The typical scenario involves using your
primary computer to control a window running on a
secondary computer. WinPP is designed for computers that
are connected to a fast network - like a LAN. Although you
can push a window across a modem connection, you probably
will not like the experience.
Installing
WinPP
Do the following on your primary and
secondary computers:
On your
primary computer:
1) Download and save winpull.exe
on your desktop.
(or anywhere you want)
2) Find your primary computer
ip address:
a) Click Start/Run
b) Type cmd
c) Click OK
d) At the command prompt type
ipconfig
e) Press ENTER
(Note: you will need this ip address to configure your winpush.ini
file on your secondary machine)
On your
secondary computer:
1) Create a desktop folder
called winpp (or any name you want)
(or anywhere you want)
2) Download and save winpush.exe
and winpush.ini into this folder.
(they must be in the same folder)
3) Edit your winpush.ini
file with the ip address and port of your primary
computer.
(note: use the ip address from ipconfig on your
primary machine)
# |
remotehost |
port |
frame |
rate |
mouse |
keyboard |
--------------------------------------------- |
a |
192.168.xxx.xxx |
80 |
c |
1 |
y |
y |
--------------------------------------------- |
Simply replace 192.168.xxx.xxx
with the correct primary ip address.
(see the documentation notes in winpush.ini for
more details)
Running
WinPP
Here is an example what-to-do for
the game of Solitaire:
1) Run winpull.exe on your
primary computer.
2) Tell winpull.exe to start listening for
winpush.exe
3) Run solitaire on your secondary computer.
4) Run winpush.exe on your secondary computer.
5) Pick the solitaire window
Run
WinPull on your destination computer:
1) Launch winpull.exe
on the destination computer.
The destination computer is where you want the window to
be shown.
The source computer has the window you want to show.
2) Select the desired
incoming port if necessary.
(note: this is the port that winpush will connect to - see
winpush.ini for details)
3) Select a higher refresh
rate if you want.
(note: your network speed is a big issue here)
4) Press ESCAPE or
click StartStop to begin listening for winpush.
Run
Solitaire on your source computer:
Click Start/Programs/Accessories/Games/Solitaire
[solitaire window image omitted]
Run
WinPush on your source computer:
1) Launch winpush.exe
on the source computer.
2) Press the keyboard letter key 'b' for Solitaire.
3) You should see winpull.exe
change to the Solitaire window and you should have mouse
and keyboard control there (assuming you configured them
in the .ini)
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