Winpopup on Windows XP Home?

[Andrew Scott]

Hi all,
I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers to
XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there is a
simelar program with XP Home?

TIA
Andrew

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

You don't need it - you have the messenger service.

Go to a command prompt and type "net send /?" for help.


Andrew Scott wrote:
> Hi all,
> I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
> messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the
> computers to XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone
> tell me if there is a simelar program with XP Home?
>
> TIA
> Andrew

[Hans-Georg Michna]

On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 12:26:53 +0100, "Andrew Scott"
> wrote:

>I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
>messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers to
>XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there is a
>simelar program with XP Home?

Andrew,

Lanwench already gave you a solution, but if you prefer a
graphical user interface, you may want to have a look at
http://www.michna.com/software.htm and download NTPopup, a
small, simple, unobtrusive program for the task.

Hans-Georg

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[Andrew Scott]

"Hans-Georg Michna" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 12:26:53 +0100, "Andrew Scott"
> > wrote:
>
> >I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
> >messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers
to
> >XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there
is a
> >simelar program with XP Home?
>
> Andrew,
>
> Lanwench already gave you a solution, but if you prefer a
> graphical user interface, you may want to have a look at
> http://www.michna.com/software.htm and download NTPopup, a
> small, simple, unobtrusive program for the task.
>
> Hans-Georg
>
Thanks guys. I wish they'd tell you about these things LOL

Thanks,
Andrew

[Andrew Scott]

"Hans-Georg Michna" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 12:26:53 +0100, "Andrew Scott"
> > wrote:
>
> >I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
> >messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers
to
> >XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there
is a
> >simelar program with XP Home?
>
> Andrew,
>
> Lanwench already gave you a solution, but if you prefer a
> graphical user interface, you may want to have a look at
> http://www.michna.com/software.htm and download NTPopup, a
> small, simple, unobtrusive program for the task.
>
> Hans-Georg
>
> --
> No mail, please.

Thanks for that guys. Another quick question. Does XP Home have any
replacement for the "Net Watcher" utility that came with 98, or shall I
search and find a 3rd party utility?

Thanks again
Andrew

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >,
"Andrew Scott" > wrote:
>Thanks for that guys. Another quick question. Does XP Home have any
>replacement for the "Net Watcher" utility that came with 98, or shall I
>search and find a 3rd party utility?
>
>Thanks again
>Andrew

Right-click My Computer and click Manage | Shared Folders. You can
then see shares, sessions, and open files like in Ne****cher.
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[Elmware]

"Andrew Scott" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
> I had a home network with all PC's running Windows 98 and used to pass
> messages around using Winpopup. I have now upgraded one of the computers
to
> XP Home and I dont seem to have Winpopup. Can anyone tell me if there is
a
> simelar program with XP Home?
>
> TIA
> Andrew
>
>
The command for sending messages is NET SEND
Run DOS Prompt and type it in there, and it will show instructions.