Rebooting W2K Server...

[RIOT]

Is there a way to make a W2K server reboot on its own? I'd like the server to reboot on a Sat. or Sun. because of the tape backups during the weekdays. If there isn't a way, how do I send a message to all the users logged in that the server will be rebooted in 5, 10, 15 minutes?

[Elbatcho]

there is a utility called shutdown.exe which can do this for you, you can write a batch file with a timer built in to do the rebbot and set it off as you leave. If you want to get more complicated you would have to get event driven or calander driven software which would allow you to reboot and send messages. To send a message you would have to write a batch file which utilizes netmesseenger or windows messenger to go out and send the message network is rebooting.