How to Send Pop-Up Messages to Other PCs

Microsoft included a feature in Windows 2000 and Windows XP that allows you to send messages to other computers. The messages open on the destination computer as a dialog box. This administrative tool can help users communicate between two rooms on a home network without any third-party messaging applications. This feature was removed in later versions of Windows because of vulnerabilities exploited by hackers. You can only use this feature in Windows 2000 and XP.

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  Click your "Start" menu. Click "Run."

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  Type "cmd" in the "Run" dialog box. Click "OK."

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  Type the following command: net send computer_name Hello. Press "Enter" on your keyboard. Replace "computer_name" with the name of the destination computer and replace "Hello" with a personalized message. This sends a dialog box to the destination computer.