Simple way for remote shutdown in XP?

Zico · 12 Jul 2006 at 22:28

What is the easiest way to perform a remote shutdown on a Windows XP machine on a LAN without having to be setup with specific accounts?

I want to be able to switch off a pc (after it's supposed to be turned off by my younger brother) but I want make sure nobody can stop the process.

Otacon · 12 Jul 2006 at 22:40

Scheduled task probably.

Code:

shutdown -s -f -t 05

5 second warning, then poof.

unknowndomain · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:05

Otacon said:
Scheduled task probably.

Code:

shutdown -s -f -t 05

5 second warning, then poof.

You can also use this command to send it to a remote computer but you have to be a domain administrator of that computer I belive.

Zico · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:07

A Scheduled task would be ok if it were not for the sake of weekends/holidays. I don't often access the pc physically as a) I can't be bothered b) I've stopped all ability to download from the internet and have automatic virus/spyware protection setup (only last checked 2 days ago) hence a).

It's more for the occasion when he's purely acting up that I can just flick a switch my side and he won't know the difference.

reefoid · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:16

shutdown -m //ipaddress -s -f

will do it.

lokkers · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:18

providing you have a user account (admin rights) on the machine you can do the following:

Start | Run | Cmd

type "shutown /i" (without the quotes).

Add the machine name, and hit shutdown. Works great, i use it a lot to shut my machine down from this laptop because i'm too lazy to get out of bed

Zico · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:31

KoR said:
shutdown -m //ipaddress -s -f

will do it.

Access is denied

lokkers said:
providing you have a user account (admin rights) on the machine you can do the following:

Start | Run | Cmd

type "shutown /i" (without the quotes).

Add the machine name, and hit shutdown. Works great, i use it a lot to shut my machine down from this laptop because i'm too lazy to get out of bed

Microsoft XP remote shutdown

That is what I checked out before. I'd prefer not to have to make accounts between the two though I may have to do so.

lokkers · 13 Jul 2006 at 08:01

Zico said:
That is what I checked out before. I'd prefer not to have to make accounts between the two though I may have to do so.

Don't think there'll be any other way to do it. I suppose you could always set the administrator accounts up to match one another, providing he doesnt use that one (i.e. he has his own account). That might work.

The_KiD · 13 Jul 2006 at 08:29

you can do it with pstools from sysinternals using the psshutdown command.

It allows you to specify a username and password so you dont have to create an account.

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsTools.html

You can use PsShutdown to initiate a shutdown of the local or a remote computer, logoff a user, lock a system, or to abort an imminent shutdown.

usage: psshutdown [[\\computer[,computer[,..] | @file [-u user [-p psswd]]] -s|-r|-h|-d|-k|-a|-l|-o [-f] [-c] [-t nn|h:m] [-n s] [-v nn] [-e [u|p]:xx:yy] [-m "message"]

the sysinternals tools are free.

Blackstar_solar · 13 Jul 2006 at 09:33

http://www.ss64.com/nt/shutgui.html

The gui is good if u cba to use command line. We use it in work all over the domain, but not sure what permissions etc are required.