How to Remotely Restart a PC

This tweak explains alternative ways of shutting down your PC and more options for shutting down.

To shut down your computer from the command line, type "shutdown -s". This could be used in a batch file, for example. However, this does not shut down immediately - it gives a 30 second countdown. To see further options for the shutdown command, type "shutdown" at the command prompt and it will show you a list of options. You can even shut down another PC remotely! Logoff and restart are other options.

Here are some of the other flags you can use along with the another ussage example:

Usage: shutdown [-i | -l | -s | -r | -a] [-f] [-m \\computername] [-t xx] [-c "comment"] [-d up:xx:yy]

-i Display GUI interface, must be the first option

-l Log off (cannot be used with -m option)

-s Shutdown the computer

-r Shutdown and restart the computer

-a Abort a system shutdown

-m \\computername Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort

-t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds

-c "comment" Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)

-f Forces running applications to close without warning

-d [u][p]:xx:yy The reason code for the shutdown
u is the user code
p is a planned shutdown code
xx is the major reason code (positive integer less than 256)
yy is the minor reason code (positive integer less than 65536)

Enable Remote Desktop onnection on Vista

Remote Desktop is disabled by default in Windows Vista, but it's easy enough to turn it back on. If you need to access your Vista PC from another box, it's an essential thing to turn on.
To get to the configuration page, you can either right-click the Computer icon and choose properties, or you can type in system into the start menu search box. It'll be the 4th item in the list.Now you'll want to click the Remote Settings link on the left hand side.Now you can finally turn it on. To connect from another Vista PC on the same network, click the bottom radio button. If you need to connect from an XP/2k machine, click the "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop" radio button.

Enable Remote Desktop connections on Vista

Remote Desktop is disabled by default in Windows Vista, but it's easy enough to turn it back on. If you need to access your Vista PC from another box, it's an essential thing to turn on.

To get to the configuration page, you can either right-click the Computer icon and choose properties, or you can type in system into the start menu search box. It'll be the 4th item in the list, as you can see here:

Now you'll want to click the Remote Settings link on the left hand side:

Now you can finally turn it on:

To connect from another Vista PC on the same network, click the bottom radio button. If you need to connect from an XP/2k machine, click the "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop" radio button.

Don't worry about setting up firewall rules, Vista does that for you automatically.

Note: This will not work for Home editions of Windows Vista.

 

How To View Your Computer Name

How to View your Computer Name:

1. Click Start\Run
   
2. Type in the box: sysdm.cpl
   
3. Click Ok.
   
4. Select the "Computer Name" Tab
   
5. You should see you "Full Computer Name" listed
   

Or

1. Right Click on My Computer
   
2. Select Properties
   
3. Click the "Computer Name" Tab
   

USB Drive Letter Conflict

USB Drive Letter Conflict

This fix is completed in the registry…

1. Click Start\Run – Type regedit

2. Browse to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices

a. Here you’ll find the drive letter that may need to be deleted

Introduction

The purpose of this blog is to share faqs and general support information about Windows XP for the average home user. Feel free to post questions, and I will reply as soon as I can.