How can I remotely restart a Windows XP machine?

I would like to restart a remote XP machine by executing a script on my Windows machine. Any help would be appreciated.

1 Answer

Use shutdown command.

Example:

shutdown \\REMOTEMACHINENAME /r /t:0

or

shutdown /m \\REMOTEMACHINENAME /r /t 0

where \\REMOTEMACHINENAME is name of remote computer.

For full description shutdown command, see How To Use the Remote Shutdown Tool to Shut Down and Restart a Computer in Windows 2000