Windows Server - net Send vs MSG

Asked By Thomas Grassi

09-Feb-10 11:15 PM

I have a Windows 2003 R2 Standard DC server SP2
Windows XP Pro pc
Windows 7 Pro
Windows Vista Business

when I do a net send *  test all it shows on all my windows 2003 servers and
my windows xp pro pc's
the vista and win 7 do not get it
after some work i found that windows vista and win 7 do not have the
messenger service and you need to use msg.exe to send it to them but when I
do from my windows 2003 server this command msg * /server:VISTA test message
i get these errors

error opening terminal server vista
error (1722) the rpc server is unavalable

what do i need to set on the vista and win 7 pc to allow them to receive
msg's

I use Kaspersky Internet Suite on both they both have a firewall so i am not
using wndows firewall
I stopped the firewall on both and I still get the same messages

Any Ideas or suggestions

Thanks

Tom

10-Feb-10 11:51 AM

You may try to enable File and Printer Sharing. This search result may help.

Vista RPC server is unavailablePosted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:07 pm Post
subject: Vista: RPC server is unavailable ... folders from new PC i get an
error that RPC server is unavailable. ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/rpcunavailble.htm


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10-Feb-10 05:23 PM

Bob

I do not have a printer connected to my laptop running vista

But

Network Discovery is ON
File Shareing is ON

not sure where to go from here

Thanks

Tom

12-Feb-10 03:03 AM

The old "net send" functionality no longer exists on Vista/W7.

12-Feb-10 03:40 PM

Dave

Yes I know that net send is not available on Vista and Win 7

I am not trying to use net send I was just given an example of what i did
do.

I am now using the msg.exe and it still does not work


Thats what I need help with

Thanks

Tom