Re: How can I boot Windows from Linux ?

essteeaenn_at_worldbadminton.com
Date: 07/27/05 

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:52:32 +0000 (UTC)

Timothy Murphy <tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
: I have a dual boot machine (Windows-XP + Fedora-4)
: on my otherwise Linux network.

: Is there any way I can persuade this machine to reboot
: when it is running Windows
: from a Linux box?
: (It boots from grub, and Linux is the default,
: so if it re-boots it will start up in Linux.)

: I can ping the machine when it is running Windows
: from my Linux box.
: Is there any message I can send it
: to persuade it to re-boot?

Easiest way is likely to use the built-in tools:

log onto the XP box using rdesktop ( you of course need
to first enable this in XP) then bring up a shell, switch
to administrator ( if you didn't already log on as admin )
 and type in "shutdown -r"

Stan 

-- 
Stan Bischof ("stan" at the below domain)
www.worldbadminton.com

Relevant Pages

  • Re: OT: LInux stuff again
    ... running Windows. ... Likely Ubuntu for me, I set up a dual boot Linux/MacOSX ... computers with Linux is a laugh - not meant for serious business use at all. ... OOffice etc. do offer a lot for small businesses and home users ...
    (alt.guitar)
  • Re: Linux over Network to Windows
    ... However, my main computer will, almost always, be running Windows. ... I would like to setup a network of some sort so that I can access files ... Linux Linux file access ... Debian ships with NFS enabled by default, so it's just a question of ...
    (Debian-User)
  • P4P800E-Deluxe good for Windows only ???
    ... I have been running Windows 2000 on the P4P800E-Deluxe perfectly and at ... successfully time after time - BUT ONLY IF SPECIFY IN THE KERNEL BOOT ... I get the following message by the Linux kernel: ... Misrouted IRQ fixup and polling support enabled ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: Viruses
    ... Small Linux on Virtual Machines here, ... corporate environment, with hundreds of servers, some running *nix, ... and others running Windows, both had problems, but those with *nix ...
    (rec.photo.digital)
  • Re: How can I boot Windows from Linux ?
    ... > on my otherwise Linux network. ... > Is there any way I can persuade this machine to reboot ... > I can ping the machine when it is running Windows ... In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie." ...
    (comp.os.linux.misc)