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How to Send Local Messages to Computers on LAN in Windows 7 and Vista
This short, two-step tutorial shows you how easy it is to send messages to other computers on your LAN. This method can also be used to send messages to multiple computers on the LAN at once with just a little bit of modification.
STEP 1 - PICKING A DESTINATION:
To send a popup message to a computer on your local area network, first identify the computers name you want to send the message to by logging into your router and checking the device list or wherever the computers on your network are listed within your routers configuration pages. Pick one or more computer(s) from the list to send the message to.
STEP 2 - SENDING THE MESSAGE:
Both Windows Vista and Windows 7 come prepackaged with a command for sending messages to other local area network users. It is called ‘msg’. To use it, use the syntax below.
Syntax:
C:\Windows\System32>msg /SERVER:[type computer name here] * /TIME:[type amount of time (in seconds) to display message before it’s automatically closed] “[type the message you want to send here]”
Example 1:
C:\Windows\System32>msg /SERVER:Jeffs-PC * /TIME:300 “Hi Jeff! The server will be shutting down at 11:45 PM tonight for security and maintenance purposes. Please be sure to finish and save all of your work by then. Thanks –James”
That’s really all there is to it. Be sure to use the help command included with the 'msg' command to see more options and features you may use, and practice with sending messages to your own PC until you feel more confident and comfortable with using the command to send important, real messages to others.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-) OS Windows 7 x64 CPU Intel i7 2600k Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3 Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866 Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga) Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2) Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack) PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan Cooling Zalmann Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA) Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider. Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build (by me) OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit CPU Core 2 Duo E8500 Motherboard eVGA e-7150/630i Memory Kingston RAM 2 X 2.0GB = 4.0GB Graphics Card Palit GeForce GT 430 2048MB (2GB) DVI/VGA/HDMI Sound Card Realtek HD Audio (onboard) 8-Channels Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VH242H 23.6" HDMI HD 1080p Monitor Screen Resolution 1080p
Keyboard Logitech Elite Keyboard LE Mouse Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical PSU Xion PowerReal 1000W Case Cooler Master Elite 331 Cooling Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Hard Drives Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB SATA Hard Drive Internet Speed 23.72mb/s
System Manufacturer/Model Number Jeepmann/Custom Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (@4.5Ghz@1.230v) Motherboard Asus Maximus IV Extreme LGA 1155 Intel P67 Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 1600Mhz (4 x 4GB) (Stock) Graphics Card x2 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Stock) in SLI Surround Sound Card On-Board Monitor(s) Displays 3x Acer 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 3@ 1920x1080 (5760x1080 In Surround)
Keyboard Logitech G510 Mouse Zalman M300 PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 1000W Case COOLER MASTER HAF X Black Cooling CORSAIR Hydro H70 Hard Drives Samsung 830 128gb ssd
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 2tb 7200 RPM Internet Speed 30mbps-ish Down & 5mbps-ish Up Other Info I installed the stock 140mm case fan outside of case then installed the H70+ 1 of its 120mm fans inside case. Used the 2nd 120mm from the H70 to go in the Gpu tunnel.
230mm Front,200mm side,200mm top,120mm Gpu tunnel,120mm&140mm on H70.
All I get is a black box that quickly pops up then gone just as fast.
This behavior is typical on restricted networks. Please, check your firewall settings and try again. If you cannot access these settings, ask your IT Administrator to do it for you.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build (by me) OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit CPU Core 2 Duo E8500 Motherboard eVGA e-7150/630i Memory Kingston RAM 2 X 2.0GB = 4.0GB Graphics Card Palit GeForce GT 430 2048MB (2GB) DVI/VGA/HDMI Sound Card Realtek HD Audio (onboard) 8-Channels Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VH242H 23.6" HDMI HD 1080p Monitor Screen Resolution 1080p
Keyboard Logitech Elite Keyboard LE Mouse Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical PSU Xion PowerReal 1000W Case Cooler Master Elite 331 Cooling Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Hard Drives Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB SATA Hard Drive Internet Speed 23.72mb/s
All I get is a black box that quickly pops up then gone just as fast.
This behavior is typical on restricted networks. Please, check your firewall settings and try again. If you cannot access these settings, ask your IT Administrator to do it for you.
-James
It is just a Home Network. What firewall setting? (windows Firewall)? I am the Admin.
Its not a Big deal just wanted to use this to mess with the kids and gf....lol
System Manufacturer/Model Number Jeepmann/Custom Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (@4.5Ghz@1.230v) Motherboard Asus Maximus IV Extreme LGA 1155 Intel P67 Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 1600Mhz (4 x 4GB) (Stock) Graphics Card x2 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Stock) in SLI Surround Sound Card On-Board Monitor(s) Displays 3x Acer 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 3@ 1920x1080 (5760x1080 In Surround)
Keyboard Logitech G510 Mouse Zalman M300 PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 1000W Case COOLER MASTER HAF X Black Cooling CORSAIR Hydro H70 Hard Drives Samsung 830 128gb ssd
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 2tb 7200 RPM Internet Speed 30mbps-ish Down & 5mbps-ish Up Other Info I installed the stock 140mm case fan outside of case then installed the H70+ 1 of its 120mm fans inside case. Used the 2nd 120mm from the H70 to go in the Gpu tunnel.
230mm Front,200mm side,200mm top,120mm Gpu tunnel,120mm&140mm on H70.
OS Windows 7 Pro 64bit CPU Intel Core i7 920 Motherboard evga x58 Memory OCZ Gold 6gb Graphics Card GTX285 Sound Card asus xonar st Monitor(s) Displays Samsung T240HD
Keyboard Logitech Illuminated Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel PSU Corsair 850watt Case Antec 900 Cooling Xigmatek Dark Knight and stock Antec 900 fans Hard Drives 3xWD black 500gb
All I get is a black box that quickly pops up then gone just as fast.
This behavior is typical on restricted networks. Please, check your firewall settings and try again. If you cannot access these settings, ask your IT Administrator to do it for you.
-James
It is just a Home Network. What firewall setting? (windows Firewall)? I am the Admin.
Its not a Big deal just wanted to use this to mess with the kids and gf....lol
System Manufacturer/Model Number Jeepmann/Custom Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit + xp,Vista,ubuntu in V-Box's CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (@4.5Ghz@1.230v) Motherboard Asus Maximus IV Extreme LGA 1155 Intel P67 Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB 1600Mhz (4 x 4GB) (Stock) Graphics Card x2 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Stock) in SLI Surround Sound Card On-Board Monitor(s) Displays 3x Acer 24" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 3@ 1920x1080 (5760x1080 In Surround)
Keyboard Logitech G510 Mouse Zalman M300 PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 1000W Case COOLER MASTER HAF X Black Cooling CORSAIR Hydro H70 Hard Drives Samsung 830 128gb ssd
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 2tb 7200 RPM Internet Speed 30mbps-ish Down & 5mbps-ish Up Other Info I installed the stock 140mm case fan outside of case then installed the H70+ 1 of its 120mm fans inside case. Used the 2nd 120mm from the H70 to go in the Gpu tunnel.
230mm Front,200mm side,200mm top,120mm Gpu tunnel,120mm&140mm on H70.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer) OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz Motherboard Aspire M3400 Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA) Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit) Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit) PSU Stock (400W) Case Acer M3400 Cooling Stock Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle Antivirus Avast Browser Chrome Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
Quote: Originally Posted by jeepmann4x4 
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