Remote shutdown?

[IEatChildren]

I know you can shutdown networked systems with the shutdown.exe program, but when I do, it doesn't power off, whereas if I shut down from the start menu, the computer actually shuts off.
Why does it do this, and is there any way to make it power off?

 

[Nosaj]

You need to get the freeware pstools from sysinternals. These are invaluable tools that I use daily. For example, to poweroff (actually poweroff, not just shutdown) a machine, simply type:

psshutdown -k -f -t 0 \\computername

Other tools allow you to see who is logged on to a station, execute remote programs (like telnet), and many more.


Have fun!

 

[IEatChildren]

great, thanks