starting service in many PC's

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Greetings,

Assuming we're talking about the "Messenger Service" in Windows (not Windows Messenger the
application), yes you can, using group policies or simply using the sc command (go to the
Command Prompt, type sc /? to see how to use it).

Security threat? Not if they're running SP2 (as you've already indicated they are).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"sridhar" <sridhar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:78054483-8B61-4CD7-8F9B-8168B9202A77@microsoft.com...
> Hi help
>
> Is there a way to enable & then start this messenger service in all the PC's
> of the network from my PC instead of going to each PC and doing it.
>
>
> all the PCs we have are XP Pro with SP2.
>
> Also is there any secuity threat to enabling this service ?
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

thanks Kay

But is there a single command to start this messenger service in all PC's of
the domain or should i do this one by one for each PC


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Assuming we're talking about the "Messenger Service" in Windows (not Windows Messenger the
> application), yes you can, using group policies or simply using the sc command (go to the
> Command Prompt, type sc /? to see how to use it).
>
> Security threat? Not if they're running SP2 (as you've already indicated they are).
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "sridhar" <sridhar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:78054483-8B61-4CD7-8F9B-8168B9202A77@microsoft.com...
> > Hi help
> >
> > Is there a way to enable & then start this messenger service in all the PC's
> > of the network from my PC instead of going to each PC and doing it.
> >
> >
> > all the PCs we have are XP Pro with SP2.
> >
> > Also is there any secuity threat to enabling this service ?
> >
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Hi,

If you want to do all of them you'll have to make this a policy and push it across your
domain. SC will only let you do each PC individually.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"sridhar" <sridhar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10FCBAC3-C7BF-4F7F-9FAC-D3C8D3222FAF@microsoft.com...
> thanks Kay
>
> But is there a single command to start this messenger service in all PC's of
> the domain or should i do this one by one for each PC
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Assuming we're talking about the "Messenger Service" in Windows (not Windows Messenger the
>> application), yes you can, using group policies or simply using the sc command (go to the
>> Command Prompt, type sc /? to see how to use it).
>>
>> Security threat? Not if they're running SP2 (as you've already indicated they are).
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "sridhar" <sridhar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:78054483-8B61-4CD7-8F9B-8168B9202A77@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi help
>> >
>> > Is there a way to enable & then start this messenger service in all the PC's
>> > of the network from my PC instead of going to each PC and doing it.
>> >
>> >
>> > all the PCs we have are XP Pro with SP2.
>> >
>> > Also is there any secuity threat to enabling this service ?
>> >
>>
>>
>>