Hi guys. I was messing about with the 'msg' command. I type: msg pirol 123 and the message '123' pops up on my computer. My username is pirol. But when I try anyone elses username, I get the message: XXXXX does not exist or is disocnnected. Can anyone tell me what the problem is? Thank you

The other user must be logged on to the same machine as the one you are using. If you want to send a message to another user on another machine on the local network, you can use NET SEND. Type NET HELP SEND for more information.

Ok thanks, I used net send username message. But no message goes through (It is an XP thing.) - cant change settings on my pc as it is controlled by It guys! Thanks Klint

Try using the other user's machine name, instead of username. Also, make sure he is running the Messenger Service - look in Services under Control Panel on his machine.

"cant change settings on my pc as it is controlled by It guys!" There is a good chance they have disabled netsend. Also when you say "It is an XP thing" do you mean that the target machine is not running xp? I remember reading that vista ships with netsend disabled by default, but I can't verify this. Win9x use don't have net send at all, I think they use a different method/command. As for the msg command it can apparently be used over a network but I could never get it to work.... I believe it is reliant on the "terminal services" service.

Thanks Judago, I read that XP has disabled netsend by default, and I cant change it due to restrictions on the network! Dead end here, but thanks.