Aug 16, 2011

Shutdown your Computer Using a Cellphone

What you will need is:
1. Outlook and Email
2. kwiry account
3. Txt capable cellphone.

the first thing you want to do is create a file called shutdown.bat to this open up notepad and type in c:\windows\system32\shutdown -s -f -t 00. After that save the file anywhere in the c: drive and make sure the name is shutdown.bat because this is very important.


Next you need to setup a pop3 capable email address. if you don't have one or you don't know, you can sign up for free gmail account.

Next thing you want to is setup microsoft outlook for a pop3 account. so open up microsoft outlook, go to tools email account, click next and add a POP3 account. and then just type in your information. the pop server is pop.gmail.com, smtp server is smtp.gmail.com.click on more setting, make sure to set the outgoing server to enabled, and in incoming pop 3 server type in 995. and then check the boxes below. and then click ok.


The next thing you want to is sign up for kwiry account. open up a web browser, type in www.kwiry.com.
this program allows you to send a txt messages with something in it and it will send it to your email account. so 

Next is to setup a rule in microsoft outlook. the first thing you want to do is setup the send and receive settings so that it updates and check for new messages every minute. then go to tools > Rules and Alerts, and create a new rule. create a blank rule and check the messages when they arrive click next. and check on the box "with specific words in the subject. click on the specific word and type in your kwiry - shutdown. click on add and click ok.

after that you want to check on the box start application. click on application and search for the shutdown.bat that you created earlier. click on next and click on finish. click on apply and ok.

now test by sending a message to kwiry by sending shutdown to 59479 which is your kwiry account. whenever outlook recieves the email its going to start the shutdown.bat

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