Opening CMD when it is blocked.

Easy tip for schools/networks where CMD is blocked.

Open Notepad.exe
Type:
@echo off
command.com

Save this as a .bat file (just type the name of the file and add .bat eg "cmd.bat") and it will give you access to the command prompt.

-wave

Remotely shutting down a computer on your network.

Remotely shutting down a computer on your net work can be used by network administrators or if you just wanted to play a prank on someone.

First,open CMD. (start-All Programs-Accessories-Command Prompt)
You will need the IP address of the computer you want to shut down,if you do not know this type "netstat" and a list of IP addresses on your network will show up.

Next,type "shutdown -i" This will bring up the Remote Shut-down Dialog:

Click "add" to and type the computers IP that you want to shut down, and choose the action you want it to do and you can type a comment to the user.

Have fun with this when on a public network ;)