LAN messaging with windows 7

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With Windows XP Pro, I used to use a small portable program called Net Send to send messages to other machines on the network. This is a very versatile program that allows a message to be sent to an individual, to the entire workgroup, entire domain etc.

Unfortunately it does not work with Windows 7 Professional. So I am looking for a suitable replacement.

Requirements are 1. Free, 2. Portable (no install) and 3. Versatile.

Appreciate any suggestions.
Jay

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Hi LA-Jay,

My first assumption is you are looking for a GUI based front-end, is this correct?

I have not got any immediate suggestions but a little background information. Microsoft Vista and upwards have replaced the “net send” command set with a new command “msg.exe”

Send a message to a user.

Code:

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.

Things to note are:

– MSG does not require the Messenger service to be running.

– Apparently only Vista Business and upwards have the MSG command by default. The assumption could be made that Windows 7 has followed this same line.

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