Take a look at ACEMessage: http://www.spydaman.com/ACEmessage/index.htm
Not 100% and not free, but it works well for us. Roger Wright ___ If there's an exception to every rule, is there an exception to that rule? On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Reimer, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > Back in the day, “net send” was used to send messages to users/computers. I > tried msg.exe (Windows 7), but didn’t have much luck. I understand I need to > change a registry setting on all Windows 7 machines for this to work. I also > understand that Net Send doesn’t work on Windows (and needs message service > turn on which is turned off by default), and msg.exe doesn’t work for XP > (unless there is a download for it????) > > > > We support XP and Windows 7, with a couple of Vista machines (all pro > versions, i.e. no home versions). There are also a few Macs on the network. > > > > What can we do to support an emergency message to all “turned-on/connected > to the lan” computers? Price will be a factor, so free is best J. > > > > Ideas? > > > > Thanks. > > Mark > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
