Disable TakeControl from listening on TCP port 80

By default TeamViewer binds to TCP port 80 on the local machine. Although TakeControl does have a slightly delayed start-up to allow other processes to bind to this port first, sometimes it still overrides other slower starting services (normally web servers) from binding to the local port.

The following Automated Task script (save as VBS) can be uploaded to GFI MAX RM as a user-defined script to automatically make a registry change to prevent the TakeControl Host service from binding at all.

This shouldn't actually affect the standard TakeControl functionality.

http://db.tt/ozStJUJ

Forcing Attended Remote Control in GFI MAX Remote Management

Suprisingly, after TakeControl functionality (TeamViewer) was added to GFI MAX RemoteManagement we have had a few partners inform us that their customers are only comfortable with attended remote support and there needed to be an option for this.

The VBS script below can be run as an GFI MAX RM Automated Task (or be modified to run as a login script) and changes the TeamViewer configuration to request permission for the user when the session is established.

The script also makes another change, allowing for the exception that unattended remote support is allowed when target workstation/server is not logged in.

Script available here:
http://db.tt/1AmtQZ

Updated 12/08/2010 - In some cases the logic wasn't correct depending on how TeamViewer had been configured.