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Useful Run Commands


To Access:                                              Run Command:


Accessibility Controls                              access.cpl


Accessibility Wizard                                accwiz


Add Hardware Wizard                             hdwwiz.cpl


Add/Remove Programs                        appwiz.cpl


Administrative Tools                            control admintools


Adobe Acrobat (if installed)                 acrobat


Adobe Designer (if installed)                   acrodist


Adobe Distiller (if installed)                    acrodist


Adobe ImageReady (if installed)               imageready


Adobe Photoshop (if installed)                   photoshop


Automatic Updates                                   wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard                            fsquirt

Calculator                                                    calc


Certificate Manager                                 certmgr.msc


Character Map                                        charmap


Check Disk Utility                                    chkdsk


Clipboard Viewer                                    clipbrd


Command Prompt                                   cmd


Component Services                               dcomcnfg


Computer Management                         compmgmt.msc


Control Panel                                           control


Date and Time Properties                        timedate.cpl


DDE Shares                                             ddeshare


Device Manager                                    devmgmt.msc


Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*           directx.cpl


Direct X Troubleshooter                           dxdiag


Disk Cleanup Utility                                cleanmgr


Disk Defragment                                      dfrg.msc


Disk Management                                    diskmgmt.msc


Disk Partition Manager                               diskpart


Display Properties                                    control desktop


Display Properties                                  desk.cpl


Display Properties                                    control color

(w/Appearance Tab Preselected)


Dr. Watson System                                  drwtsn32
Troubleshooting Utility


Driver Verifier Utility                                   verifier


Event Viewer                                          eventvwr.msc


Files and Settings Transfer Tool                  migwiz


File Signature Verification Tool                  sigverif


Findfast                                                    findfast.cpl


Firefox (if installed)                                   firefox


Folders Properties                                      control folders


Fonts control                                                 fonts


Fonts Folder                                                    fonts


Free Cell Card Game                                      freecell


Game Controllers                                           joy.cpl


Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)                       gpedit.msc


Hearts Card Game                                         mshearts


Help and Support                                            helpctr


HyperTerminal                                                 hypertrm


Iexpress Wizard                                              iexpress


Indexing Service                                             ciadv.msc


Internet Connection Wizard                                icwconn1


Internet Explorer                                               iexplore


Internet Properties                                            inetcpl.cpl


Internet Setup Wizard                                          inetwiz


IP Configuration                                                  ipconfig /all

(Display Connection Configuration)


IP Configuration                                              ipconfig /displaydns

(Display DNS Cache Contents)



IP Configuration                                              ipconfig /flushdns

(Delete DNS Cache Contents)



IP Configuration                                         ipconfig /release

(Release All Connections)



IP Configuration                                          ipconfig /renew

(Renew All Connections)



IP Configuration                                             ipconfig /registerdns

(Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)



IP Configuration                                                ipconfig /showclassid

(Display DHCP Class ID)



IP Configuration                                                   ipconfig /setclassid

(Modifies DHCP Class ID)



Keyboard Properties control                                    keyboard


Local Security Settings                                               secpol.msc


Local Users and Groups                                         lusrmgr.msc


Logs You Out Of Windows                                       logoff


Malicious Software Removal Tool                                mrt


Microsoft Access (if installed)                                   access.cpl


Microsoft Chat                                                             winchat


Microsoft Excel (if installed)                                          excel


Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)                                   frontpg


Microsoft Movie Maker                                               moviemk


Microsoft Paint                                                      mspaint


Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)                              powerpnt


Microsoft Word (if installed)                                    winword


Microsoft Syncronization Tool                                  mobsync


Mouse Properties control                                          mouse


Mouse Properties                                                      main.cpl


Nero (if installed)                                                      nero


Netmeeting                                                              conf


Network Connections control                         netconnections


Network Connections                                    ncpa.cpl


Network Setup Wizard                                     netsetup.cpl


Notepad                                                      notepad


Object Packager                                       packager


ODBC Data Source Administrator                   odbccp32.cpl


On Screen Keyboard                                     osk


Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)                      ac3filter.cpl


Outlook Express                                            msimn


Paint                                                              pbrush


Password Properties                                 password.cpl


Performance Monitor                                  perfmon.msc


Performance Monitor                              perfmon


Phone and Modem Options                       telephon.cpl


Phone Dialer                                              dialer


Pinball Game                                            pinball


Power Configuration                              powercfg.cpl


Printers and Faxes                                   control printers


Printers Folder                                           printers


Private Character Editor                                eudcedit


Quicktime (If Installed)                          QuickTime.cpl


Quicktime Player (if installed)                     quicktimeplayer


Real Player (if installed)                                  realplay


Regional Settings                                           intl.cpl


Registry Editor                                              regedit


Registry Editor                                               regedit32


Remote Access Phonebook                           rasphone


Remote Desktop                                               mstsc


Removable Storage                                     ntmsmgr.msc


Removable Storage Operator Requests              ntmsoprq.msc


Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)                     rsop.msc


Scanners and Cameras                                    sticpl.cpl


Scheduled Tasks control                             schedtasks


Security Center                                                   wscui.cpl


Services                                                        services.msc


Shared Folders                                            fsmgmt.msc


Shuts Down Windows                               shutdown


Sounds and Audio                                           mmsys.cpl


Spider Solitare Card Game                                  spider


SQL Client Configuration                            cliconfg


System Configuration Editor                            sysedit


System Configuration Utility                            msconfig


System Information                                         msinfo32


System Properties                                    sysdm.cpl


Task Manager                                         taskmgr


TCP Tester                                               tcptest


Telnet Client                                            telnet


Tweak UI (if installed)                         tweakui


User Account Management                     nusrmgr.cpl


Utility Manager                                        utilman


Windows Address Book                        wab


Windows Address Book Import Utility              wabmig


Windows Backup Utility (if installed)                ntbackup


Windows Explorer                                       explorer


Windows Firewall                                         firewall.cpl


Windows Magnifier                                         magnify


Windows Management Infrastructure              wmimgmt.msc


Windows Media Player                                      wmplayer


Windows Messenger                                            msmsgs


Windows Picture Import Wizard                       wiaacmgr

(need camera connected)



Windows System Security Tool                       syskey


Windows Update Launches                         wupdmgr


Windows Version                                            winver

(to show which version of windows)



Windows XP Tour Wizard                        tourstart


Wordpad                                                      write

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