Control a PC from a different PC without remote software?

[Recall]

I've set up a PC running a database in a warehouse.  Occasionally the database encounters a problem (not very often).  I have a link to the PCs harddrive.  Is there anyway that I can close the database down on that PC and start it up again from my PC without using some kind of remote connection software?  I was thinking of just clicking a batch file to close the database and then reopen it, however if I run it from my machine it tries to close the database then reopen it on my machine, not the PC in the warehouse.

Any suggestions?

[hmar]

Are both machines running XP? You can use RDP to do this.

[Recall]

Excuse the ignorance but what is RDP and how do I use it?

[Recall]

Yes both machines are XP

[qinghao]

RDP is a good choice!

you can start it like this:
"start"->"run"->type in "mstsc.exe"->"OK"

[qinghao]

Can  you tell us what's the type of you DBMS

[Recall]

MS Access.  Front end program on the PC, back end data sits on the server.

[soybean]

Excuse the ignorance but what is RDP and how do I use it?

Since no one else answered the question, I believe it means Remote Desktop Protocol.  This may also be helpful: How to use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC)

[merlin]

Batfile....rewrite the autoexe file

[soybean]

Batfile....rewrite the autoexe file

I don't see how such a brief response can be of any help.  It seems to me he needs remote access.  Why create some bat file that's going to routinely close and reopen the database when this is an occasional problem?  I think closing and opening the database when not necessary would be quite annoying to users of it.

[CBMatt]

Batfile....rewrite the autoexe file

I don't see how such a brief response can be of any help.

Take a look at his posting history.  About 98% of his posts aren't of any help.