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Could u please tell me how to send a pop-up instant message to all lan users , i havw 12 clients win xp , before it was easy w win 98 using the run command. Thanks

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by mark

Try this http://messageexplorer.com/send_network_messages.html

The NET SEND command works if messenging is on, but it also allows abusers to use it. Type NET SEND /? for the syntax. Here are some examples of using NET SEND.
Net Send--Examples
To send the message "Meeting changed to 3 p.m. Same place." to the user robertf, type

net send robertf Meeting changed to 3 p.m. Same place.

To send a message to all users connected to the server, type

net send /users This server will shut down in 5 minutes.

To send a message that includes a slash mark, type

net send robertf "Format your disk with FORMAT /4"

by sbrooks46

If the messaging service is enabled
You can use net send to send messages to all your user's on the network

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