That NET SEND approach has been unreliable for years. I'd look at something like IM, which already handles this.
As has been noted already, these are not the best way to handle primary notifications, so what type of "emergencies" are you considering here? *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * 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
