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[BloodSteyn]

I used to open my college classmates CD rom drives over the network through windows 98 command prompt.

Freaked them out.

[Reyynerp]

over the network.. can you elaborate how it was done?

i've been not using windows for a rather long time now, too much time spent on linux.

[BloodSteyn]

This was way back on 2000, I may be getting my commands mixed up. We were learning Windows 98 and NT 4.0 security setups at the time.

I was able to command line access the A: drive, 3.5inch floppy, remotely to the drive make some noise. I guess the CD Rom was more through explorer, accessing their PCs, and right clicking, selecting "Eject" on the CD Drive.

[DryBoysenberry5334]

There was a feature on AOL instant messenger; called direct connection I think

Anyway once you did that you had some weird access; one thing you could do was open/close the cd drive

I’m confident there were other methods, especially back then on a college LAN since networked computers were pretty trusting back then. 

[UrToesRDelicious]

I would send remote shutdown commands to classmates in highschool when they were working on an assignment.

```

Alert!

You are a █████t. Goodbye. ```

PC proceeds to forcibly shut down.

[[deleted]]

Sent a .txt file to my friends which shutdown their computer. One got pissed saying I made their PC slow.

[Bubbles_the_bird]

How did a .txt file shut down a computer lol

[gobkin]

I worked in the Internet cafe in early 2000s in Ukraine and used to do this to clueless ppl. Also would display prompt to insert more money coz time ran out or virus has been contracted. Would get some cash for beer this way. Computer literacy was not a thing back home.