How can I get RealVNC to accept incoming connections in Windows 7?

Question

On a Vista machine, I can get the free version of RealVNC to accept incoming connections (i.e., other people can VNC to it).

However, I have not been able to get it to work under Windows 7 - the client gets the below error when trying to connect.

Has anyone else been able to get RealVNC to accept connections under Windows 7?

VNC Viewer : Question

read: Connection aborted (10053)
Do you wish to attempt to reconnect to MACHINE_NAME?

Yes   No   

Answer 1

This RealVNC as a server workaround for Vista should also work for Windows 7.

Answer 2

I just figured it out. The connection will get rejected if the color settings are wrong. If you change it to Full Colors in the options, it will connect

Answer 3

Alternative:

I've sucessfully used teamviewer's free client with Win7. It's worth a look. I've installed the TeamViewer Server version, as it's on my Media server at home.

Not sure about RealVNC, so I apologize I cannot help further with that program.

Answer 4

try uvnc.com. it supports win7 32 or x64 and vista too..

Answer 5

Running as Server (not Service) worked for me as well with Windows 7. Changing to Full Color did not work.

Answer 6

Just to note that the free version of RealVNC does not support Windows 7 so don't bother there. The pay-for products all support it nicely. Or just use Ultra or Tight or something!

Answer 7

On the VNC Server Enterprise Edition E4.5.4, click "Configure" and uncheck "Prompt VNC Server user to approve connections". I'm running VNC server on Windows 7.