Winpopup on Windows XP Home?

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Hi all,
I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers to
XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there is a
simelar program with XP Home?

TIA
Andrew
 
You don't need it - you have the messenger service.

Go to a command prompt and type "net send /?" for help.
 
I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers to
XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there is a
simelar program with XP Home?
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Andrew,

Lanwench already gave you a solution, but if you prefer a
graphical user interface, you may want to have a look at
http://www.michna.com/software.htm and download NTPopup, a
small, simple, unobtrusive program for the task.

Hans-Georg
 
Hans-Georg Michna said:
Andrew,

Lanwench already gave you a solution, but if you prefer a
graphical user interface, you may want to have a look at
http://www.michna.com/software.htm and download NTPopup, a
small, simple, unobtrusive program for the task.

Hans-Georg
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Thanks guys. I wish they'd tell you about these things LOL

Thanks,
Andrew
 
Hans-Georg Michna said:
Andrew,

Lanwench already gave you a solution, but if you prefer a
graphical user interface, you may want to have a look at
http://www.michna.com/software.htm and download NTPopup, a
small, simple, unobtrusive program for the task.

Hans-Georg
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Thanks for that guys. Another quick question. Does XP Home have any
replacement for the "Net Watcher" utility that came with 98, or shall I
search and find a 3rd party utility?

Thanks again
Andrew
 
Thanks for that guys. Another quick question. Does XP Home have any
replacement for the "Net Watcher" utility that came with 98, or shall I
search and find a 3rd party utility?
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AIUI, Right-click "My Computer" and click Manage, go to "Shared
Folders" and then in "Sessions" you can see who is connected and in
"Open Files" you can see what files they're accessing.
 
Thanks for that guys. Another quick question. Does XP Home have any
replacement for the "Net Watcher" utility that came with 98, or shall I
search and find a 3rd party utility?

Thanks again
Andrew
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Right-click My Computer and click Manage | Shared Folders. You can
then see shares, sessions, and open files like in NetWatcher.
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Andrew Scott said:
Hi all,
I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers to
XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there is a
simelar program with XP Home?

TIA
Andrew
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The command for sending messages is NET SEND
Run DOS Prompt and type it in there, and it will show instructions.
 
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