Hi All I have two pc, one with xp pro, one with ms-dos. this two pc works correctly in a tcp/ip network and each pc has an ip address assigned. Can I reboot ms-dos pc from my xp machine over network? (like shutdown.exe -m does between two xp computers) Thanks for any reply

There were third party dos commands--warmboot, coldboot and reboot--that would reboot an dos PC. A google search should turn up download sites. I don't know if they'd work across a network but I guess you could try it and see.

Create a batch file named REBOOT.BAT on the remote machine containing the following two lines: echo HPS[Alt-203]>coldboot.com coldboot Notes: 1) The "HPS" must be UPPERcase 2) The "[Alt-203]" means that while holding down the [Alt] key, type 203 on the keys on the numeric keypad (_not_ the keys at the top of the keyboard), and then release the [Alt] key. Doing so should produce ASCII character number 203 which looks something like a little double-line "T" character. Now type: reboot to launch your REBOOT.BAT file and the system should reboot, (a cold boot). Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

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