Remote Shutdown PC via Email
Remote shutdown your Windows XP machine with a text message and Outlook.
When your are not at home shutdown your PC just via a single mail.One thing should be kept in mind that this method will turn off a computer with an “constant” internet connection i.e.(cable,DSL).
Basically you setup a rule in outlook to look for say a keyword in the subject line of an email. Then you select run application as the action for when that keyword is found. Then all you have to do is write a simple dos batch file and use the shutdown command with the -f parameter to ensure the shutdown is not aborted by any running applicatios. After that the rest is simple you simply send a sms text message from your cell phone or other source to your email address. You must have autmotic send and recieve turned on for this to work.
Extract them to your C: drive so the path to the shutdown batch file is C:\sms_functionsshutdown.bat Now open outlook and adjust your settings to send and recieve email every minute on the minute (1 minute for testing time can be increased if a delayed shutdown is desired.)now in Outlook in the file menu click Tools and select Rules and Alerts with the Rules and Alerts dialog open click the options button on the far upper right portion of the dialog window. Choose import rules from the options dialog and browse to the file.
Now send a text message from your cell phone to your email address and in the subject use the keyphrase smsshutdown%% and send it. When the email is recieved and found with the smsshutdown%% in the subject Outlook runs the dos batch file containing the shutdown -f command and shut’s down your computer.