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Fooling Windows!

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  • 09-08-2004 5:34pm
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    Polonious
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭


    Does anybody know of a way that I can trick windows into thinking I've rebooted!??? Basically when I do a windows update, sometimes I download the .exe files directly from the MS website and install them. However most of these require a reboot, which means i've to stay back late or come in extra early in order to reboot our servers so as not to affect users!!! Is there a way around this???


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Can't you reboot your servers remotely? Or schedule it?


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Short answer, no, as sometimes its necessary for Windows to use these files on startup, hold them in memory, or use them close to the kernel level of the OS.


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    jim_bob
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭jim_bob


    why not put pcanywhere on as a service or set up terminal services

    and then just log on from home and do it that way


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    You should be able to schedule reboots to occur when you're not there.


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    Polonious
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Polonious


    No worries, thought there may be a shortcut. There used to be in Win98. Not to worry. Will go with the scheduling idea. Cheers guys!


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