I am busy prepping my spare PC (Vista x64) to replace mum's old XP machine, and it would be nifty if I could hijack the thing easily over the internet in order to check on it/sort it out - that way I can bolt down everything and take care of any installs etc myself without needing to spend hours on the phone or go to Wales or risking her being caught out by some malware.
What's the best way of doing this? RDP/VNC would presumably need some faffing about with IP addresses and so on, which I'm not sure I can be bothered with. Would it work well running them over Hamachi or similar?
Are LogMeIn or GoToMyPC any good for this sort of thing? I'd like it be completely bullet-proof, require no user intervention at the far end, and ideally be free or cheap. Obviously, some solid security is also desireable.
Hailp, as Penelope Pitstop would say.