Check if program is running in remote computer

[onepieceking]

Hi,

Is there a way (using ASP.NET/VB.NET web form) to check if a program is running at a remote computer? If the program is running, then do nothing. If the program is not running, through the web form, start the program on the remote computer side.

Remote computer is in the same network as the client.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Anti-Rich]

maybe you could use a web service? but im not sure if you could get access to running processes through the webservice (which is on another computer obviously).

what do u think?

 

[onepieceking]

I am not familiar with web services, but dun think i need to use web server.

Anyway, I have thought of a solution but not sure if it will work. I am thinking of using process to find out if the program is running and then use a batch file to run the program.