Windows 7 How do I use msg in Windows 7?

[sinkingshriek]

Ok so I searched the whole internet for this but I still can't figure out what the problem is. I just want to send simple txt message between local computers. We are all in the same group "workgroup" but everytime I type:
msg * "test message"
I only get the message and noone else gets it.
And when I try:-
msg /:server:workgroup friend_username "test message"
I get an error message saying
Error 1722 getting session names

I and my friend's PC both have Windows 7 and we are on same group. Why can't I send a simple txt message between my local computers?? Someone help.

Thanks

 

[kemical]

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[Trouble]

sinkingshriek:
Hello and welcome to the forums. Good luck getting it to work, I gave up after a while, when most research seemed to indicate that msg.exe was only for use in terminal server environments. You might want to take a look at this as a free alternative WinSent Messenger - frequently asked questions. If WinSent does not work, help, install, setup, problem solving, winpopup and net send. I don't need it bad enough to try it, so the decision is up to you. But I sure do miss good ole WinPopUp and NetSend
Hope this helps
Randy

 

[ethenshaw]

Next, test MSG.EXE by typing the following command:

C:'Windows'system32>msg /?
Send a message to a user.

MSG {username | sessionname | sessionid | @filename | *}
[/SERVER:servername] [/TIME:seconds] [/V] [/W] [message]

username Identifies the specified username.
sessionname The name of the session.
sessionid The ID of the session.
@filename Identifies a file containing a list of usernames,sessionnames, and sessionids to send the message to.
* Send message to all sessions on specified server.
/SERVER:servername server to contact (default is current).
/TIME:seconds Time delay to wait for receiver to acknowledge msg.
/V Display information about actions being performed.
/W Wait for response from user, useful with /V.
message Message to send. If none specified, prompts for it or reads from stdin. Running a command like this one:

C:'msg /server:seidon daniel "Please contact help desk immediately!"
Will result in a message being sent to the seidon computer, to Daniel's session.
Cool.
BTW, the MSG.EXE command does NOT require the Messenger service to be running on the target computer.

 

[vinomalo]

Hello, I did not manage to work out .msg command, so I tried dmessage and winpopup ... You can try them too Good luck

 

[TheCric]

And when I try:-
msg /:server:workgroup friend_username "test message"
I get an error message saying
Error 1722 getting session names

I and my friend's PC both have Windows 7 and we are on same group. Why can't I send a simple txt message between my local computers?? Someone help.

Thanks

I suppose the message "Error 1722 getting session names"
is translated by MS to french as
"Erreur 5 lors de l'obtention des noms de session"

For my "french" computers the solution is to change AllowRemoteRPC to 1
in the registry of the machines you want to address to

launch regedit.exe (You have to be administrator to do that)
goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
and change AllowRemoteRPC from the value 0 to the value 1
on each machine which should be able to receive a message

this is tested ok between computers with Seven enterprise or Ultimate, I don't know for the other