Silent Alarm Software

any shortcut can be set to launch on the use of a hotkey.

create a batch file i.e.
msg * Silent Alarm
save it, create a shortcut to it in the shortcut properties press a key this will be the hotkey
ctrl-alt-<KEYPRESSED>

Hiya,

Thanks for the response. This sounds like a fantastic way of doing it but are you able to offer any advice or resources for batch file scripting?

Thanks!

What do you want it to do.. I cut my eye teeth in dos

Hiya,

Apologies for taking so long to reply.
I would like the batch file to send an alert to another user or multiple users on the network preferably with a pop-up on screen that stays on the screen until someone clicks OK.
It's a kind of panic button for my advisors which they would double click to alert other members of staff if they were in a threatening situation.

I hope that helps and I really appreciate your time and expertise!

Vista and Above: msg.exe * "I need some help here"
Below  net msg * "I need some help here"
this will send the message to all users in the workgroup

ok thats great and works well but can the same thing be done for a specific group of users within a domain rather than a workgroup?

yes type msg /? for a complete list of the available commands and you can use a text file for the list of users

Ok, I can't seem to get this to work. I've tried various commands and combinations with it and am not getting anywhere with it.

Are you able to provide me with a code example for the batch file?

Thanks.

good answer, thanks =)