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Ian D. Weatherall - 27 May 2005 04:43 GMT

Hi Folks,
I want to launch a bat file on a network computer, so that it executes on
that computer and not on the computer I am using, I know I can use a VNC
software but I want to avoid that if possible as the only thing I want to do
is to shut down the other pc.
Regards,
Ian

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abc - 27 May 2005 06:54 GMT

> Hi Folks,
> I want to launch a bat file on a network computer, so that it executes on
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> Regards,
> Ian

A batch file will not work, try the following:

1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage.
2. On the Action menu, press Connect to another computer ....
3. Double-click a computer in the list.
4. Right-click Computer Management (<Name>) and press Properties.
5. On the Advanced tab, press Startup and Recovery.
6. Press the Shut Down button.
7. Select an Action:
Log off Current User
Shut Down
Restart
Power down (if supported)
8. Select a Force Apps Closed action and press OK

Or you can follow these guides
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/MS_DOS_Remote_system_shutdown-t15700.html

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Ian D. Weatherall - 28 May 2005 04:19 GMT

Hello,
Thank you for the suggestion and I apologise for not being clearer in my
post, the networked computer I want to shut down is runnin Win98SE, the main
machine is XPPro.
Regards,
Ian

>> Hi Folks,
>> I want to launch a bat file on a network computer, so that it executes on
[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]
> Or you can follow these guides
> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/MS_DOS_Remote_system_shutdown-t15700.html

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Tim C - 31 May 2005 20:56 GMT

> Hello,
> Thank you for the suggestion and I apologise for not being clearer in my
> post, the networked computer I want to shut down is runnin Win98SE, the main
> machine is XPPro.
> Regards,
> Ian

I'm surprised no one has recommended Cygwin with OpenSSH. You should
be able to do a small installation and set openssh to run in the background.
I suspect you'll need the cgywin DLL, cygrunsrv and openssh, though if
you've got the disk space and time you may want everything just for fun. ;)

You should be able to execute your batch file from SSH, remotely
calling "RebootMe.exe" or equivalent.

Good luck,
-TC

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