reboot an XP machine remotely ????

is it possible to reboot a windows xp machine remotely over a network?
Im happy to have a go at most things .... excluding a very long stick to poke the reset button with

Thanks

RF

I seem to remember from previous posts that you're using XP, in which case you're in luck

There's the shutdown command. Click Start, Run and type cmd. In the Command Prompt type shutdown and it'll show you how to use it. Anyway, something like this would work:

shutdown -r -m \\computername -t 0

ok, i have tried what you said but...
it says it can't be shut down without the force option so i have added it in after the -t but that just displays the info about shutdown again
any ideas how to use the force function...

Thanks

RF

dw i have dun it put the -f between the r and the m and your sorted

what happens when it says access denied is there way around it?

thanks

RF

edit : is there a way i can put this in a batch file or something that i can allow people to run on their computers?? thanks

Batch file is easy: just copy the contents into a file and save as something like "reboot.bat".

If you are getting access denied, you need to get permissions sorted. In a home environment, you'll need to make sure that you're using an account with exactly the same username and password on both computers. This should sort you. If it doesn't, try the same process using an account with admin priviledges.

great thanks i will have a go with the batch file....

i would rather the people using it didnt have admin privaledges to the machine....

RF

edit .. i made a reboot.bat file in notepad but when i double click on it notepad opens...how could i make it run?

I'm not sure about the admin thing - have you tried with normal users but the same username and password on both?

In Notepad you need to enter the text, click File, Save As. In the File Name box enter "reboot.bat" (with the quotes). For save as filetype, select All files. Just to let you know: by default notepad adds .txt to the end of the filename, so it stays a text file. That's why you need the quotes.

Update: if it doesn't work with the normal users, you can allow normal users as well as admins to shutdown from remote computers. Open teh Local Security Settings from the Administrative Tools in the Control Panel. Expand Security Settings, Local Policies, User Rights Assignment and find the entry Force shutdown from a remote system. Add something like Power Users, Authenticated Users or Users.

great ... sorted the batch file thing...
will set up new users etc in the morning

thanks

RF

No problem

I'm pretty certain that setting that security setting should allow you to reboot the system with a normal user account.

i hope so, i dont want them to be able to log on to the machine locally. and i only want them to have VERY Limited access when accessing remotely!!

Thanks for all your help

RF

If you look down that security thing, there are quite a lot of cool settings

But changing the privileges of normal users for shutting down the pc shouldn't have any effects on the security of the rest of the machine