Start service on XP from Win Mobile?

[ewans]

I would like to be able to start and stop a service on my home media PC which is upstairs, running XP Home, preferably using my Windows Mobile (T-Mobile Compact 4 with shaks cooked ROM). The PC is wired to the network and the mobile connects via WiFi. Any idea if this is possible?

Bit more background - I have ps3 media server running on the PC, but sometimes need to restart and I'm too lazy to run up and downstairs each time.

Mortscript maybe?

[l3it3r]

First convert your XP home to Pro and install RDP.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/14/install-and-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-xp-home-edition/

Then just use your Remote Desktop Connection app in WinMob to connect via WiFi or 3G.

(To connect via 3G forward the RDP Port 3389 on your router to your computer)

[l3it3r]

OR

If you have Outlook, setup a rule that when you email yourself, with "Restart PS3 Media Server" as the subject, it will open a batch file on your drive.

In the batch file, you'd have the following lines: (open notepad and type in this)

taskkill /IM "XXX.exe" (Change XXX to the application's file name)
"C:\Program Files\PS3 Media\etc.exe" (change this to the proper folder and file)

Save as C:\RestartPS3.bat

[ewans]

Thanks for the suggestions, I like the look of the first idea, I think I'll give that a go. Any issues you know of with changing Home to Pro?

[l3it3r]

I don't know of any issues personally as I've never dealt with XP home. Did you try it out?

[larsdennert]

XP Media Center also has RDP.

If you can't get your hands on a new XP, look into something like VNC like Real VNC and then google the sourceforge .net vnc viewer

Or

get a Telnet client and telnet into your pc. That'll give you a command prompt.

Or an ssh server and client like pocketputty
Or gotomypc
etc etc

[sliight]

OR

If you have Outlook, setup a rule that when you email yourself, with "Restart PS3 Media Server" as the subject, it will open a batch file on your drive.

In the batch file, you'd have the following lines: (open notepad and type in this)

Save as C:\RestartPS3.bat

I've done some creative outlandish stuff on my home network, but I hadn't ever thought of the e-mail fix. Simple instructions, and a simple fix. I'll be using that for a fix in the future for the newbs who always call needing a fix.

Granted most of them already have remote desktop so I can just fix it instead of spending 45 minutes walking them through how to fix it.

I'm just posting to give you a kudos to your idea. Impressive.

Bummer you can't thank posts in this forum... the forum I use for web design stuff lets you do that.

Anyways, thanks!

[l3it3r]

I've done some creative outlandish stuff on my home network, but I hadn't ever thought of the e-mail fix. Simple instructions, and a simple fix. I'll be using that for a fix in the future for the newbs who always call needing a fix.

Granted most of them already have remote desktop so I can just fix it instead of spending 45 minutes walking them through how to fix it.

I'm just posting to give you a kudos to your idea. Impressive.

Bummer you can't thank posts in this forum... the forum I use for web design stuff lets you do that.

Anyways, thanks!


Thanks for the kudos! I do outlandish stuff for a living and I find that it makes for an interesting day :D