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To send, you would use the "net send" command where the syntax is
"net send computername (or username) message"

You could write a little batch file to send it to all the computers on your network simultaneously.

you can also use a gui called NThail. find it here at:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/1999/NT_Hail.html

You can also send a message through Server Manager. Highlight the server and click computer and send message. To keep people from logging in stop the server service and the workstation service. The Server service not running will disallow logins and the workstation service will disallow people to conect via network neighborhood...

You can use the net send command to send to all by using the /domain or /users and then just stop the server service and nobody can login.

There is no easy way to do the net send. You can grab a list of connected users by opening Server Manager and looking at "In Use" for users names or computers, as you can net send to both. As far as preventing logging back in, the preferred method is to stop the "Netlogon" service. Stopping the server and/or workstation services may yield the same result, but may complicate other matters. Netlogon will prevent any further logons and authentication to that server, but you may have to close open connections just to make sure everyone is off.

Ok I have tried them all...Net hail is good ..but even better utility that will let you do alot more than just send...si DameWareNT ..You can find it at bhs.com...Trust me on this one it is a great!!! Utility and another made by AT&T is called VNC..for remote control.....Try 'em you'll agree...

Rick
CBH Net ADMIn
MCSE

Hi,

You can do this with the Net Send command as people have mentioned but for Win9x stations to recieve these messages they must be running WinPopUp, WindowsNT stations must be running the messenger service.

Hope this helps.

As stated by a number of people:
You can use Server manager - to send a message (that appears as a dialog box) to all user of a domain.
You can use net send - to send a message to a specific user and it also appears as a dialog box.

After the desired amount of time prior to kicking people off of the server you should check that everybody is infact off of the machine. This can be done trough the Control Panel:Server tool. Then to make sure that nobody access the server you should stop the Server service.

Select the server in server manager
From the Computer menu select send message
Type message click ok
Shut the server down and stop the server service
cmd net stop server

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