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<blockquote data-quote="zanharjabir" data-source="post: 7272939" data-attributes="member: 56443"><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><span style="font-size: 22px">156 Useful Run Commands</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">About a year ago now, I wrote an article on my old site, FixMyXP, called 99 Useful Run Commands. Over the course of the year, this article has brought in an enormous amount of traffic and really put FixMyXP on the map, over 800,000 hits! This article even has been plagerized numerous times (other websites copying and pasting into their websites, and claiming it as their own)...(Continued)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">... Because there was so much interest in this topic, I revisited it a few times (raising the total number of Run Commands from 99 to 113). I felt it was time again, to update. I was suprised that I was able to add an addtional 43 more Run Commands, bringing the total to 156! I hope you enjoy!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">11/27/05</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Added 16 Additional Run Commands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Removed 2 Duplicates.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Total : 113 Run Commands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">3/18/06</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Added 2 Additional Run Commands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Removed 1 Duplicate.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Total : 114 Run Commands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">3/27/06</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Added 42 Additional Run Commands,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Blue">Total : 156 Run Commands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Do you use the Run feature in Windows XP? For most, this feature remains unused (or rarely used). Why is that? Well, First off nearly all of the Run Commands Correspond to a particular Control Panel Item or a Utility, Tool or Task that can be accessed through Windows. There are, however, tools and utilities that I bet you never knew you had that can be accessed through the Run feature. The main reason most people don't use the Run feature is because they don't know the Commands. So, to solve that problem, I decided to put together the following listing, which lists 99 Run Commands and what they correspond too...</span>To Access… Run Command</p><p>Accessibility Controls access.cpl</p><p>Accessibility Wizard accwiz</p><p>Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl</p><p>Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl</p><p>Administrative Tools control admintools</p><p>Adobe Acrobat (if installed) acrobat</p><p>Adobe Designer (if installed) formdesigner</p><p>Adobe Distiller (if installed) acrodist</p><p>Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready</p><p>Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop</p><p>Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl</p><p>Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt</p><p>Calculator calc</p><p>Certificate Manager certmgr.msc</p><p>Character Map charmap</p><p>Check Disk Utility chkdsk</p><p>Clipboard Viewer clipbrd</p><p>Command Prompt cmd</p><p>Component Services dcomcnfg</p><p>Computer Management compmgmt.msc</p><p>Control Panel control</p><p>Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl</p><p>DDE Shares ddeshare</p><p>Device Manager devmgmt.msc</p><p>Direct X Control Panel (if installed)* directx.cpl</p><p>Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag</p><p>Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr</p><p>Disk Defragment dfrg.msc</p><p>Disk Management diskmgmt.msc</p><p>Disk Partition Manager diskpart</p><p>Display Properties control desktop</p><p>Display Properties desk.cpl</p><p>Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color</p><p>Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32</p><p>Driver Verifier Utility verifier</p><p>Event Viewer eventvwr.msc</p><p>Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz</p><p>File Signature Verification Tool sigverif</p><p>Findfast findfast.cpl</p><p>Firefox (if installed) firefox</p><p>Folders Properties folders</p><p>Fonts control fonts</p><p>Fonts Folder fonts</p><p>Free Cell Card Game freecell</p><p>Game Controllers joy.cpl</p><p>Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc</p><p>Hearts Card Game mshearts</p><p>Help and Support helpctr</p><p>HyperTerminal hypertrm</p><p>Iexpress Wizard iexpress</p><p>Indexing Service ciadv.msc</p><p>Internet Connection Wizard icwconn1</p><p>Internet Explorer iexplore</p><p>Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl</p><p>Internet Setup Wizard inetwiz</p><p>IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all</p><p>IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns</p><p>IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns</p><p>IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release</p><p>IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew</p><p>IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns</p><p>IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid</p><p>IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid</p><p>Java Control Panel (if installed) jpicpl32.cpl</p><p>Java Control Panel (if installed) javaws</p><p>Keyboard Properties control keyboard</p><p>Local Security Settings secpol.msc</p><p>Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc</p><p>Logs You Out Of Windows logoff</p><p>Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt</p><p>Microsoft Access (if installed) msaccess</p><p>Microsoft Chat winchat</p><p>Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel</p><p>Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) <strong>frontpg</strong></p><p>Microsoft Movie Maker <strong>moviemk</strong></p><p>Microsoft Paint <strong>mspaint</strong></p><p>Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) <strong>powerpnt</strong></p><p>Microsoft Word (if installed) <strong>winword</strong></p><p>Microsoft Syncronization Tool <strong>mobsync</strong></p><p>Minesweeper Game <strong>winmine</strong></p><p>Mouse Properties control <strong>mouse</strong></p><p>Mouse Properties <strong>main.cpl</strong></p><p>Nero (if installed)<strong> nero</strong></p><p>Netmeeting <strong>conf</strong></p><p>Network Connections <strong>control netconnections</strong></p><p>Network Connections <strong>ncpa.cpl</strong></p><p>Network Setup Wizard <strong>netsetup.cpl</strong></p><p>Notepad <strong>notepad</strong></p><p>Nview Desktop Manager (if installed) <strong>nvtuicpl.cpl</strong></p><p>Object Packager packager</p><p>ODBC Data Source Administrator <strong>odbccp32.cpl</strong></p><p>On Screen Keyboard <strong>osk</strong></p><p>Opens AC3 Filter (if installed)<strong> ac3filter.cpl</strong></p><p>Outlook Express <strong>msimn</strong></p><p>Paint<strong> pbrush</strong></p><p>Password Properties <strong>password.cpl</strong></p><p>Performance Monitor <strong>perfmon.msc</strong></p><p>Performance Monitor <strong>perfmon</strong></p><p>Phone and Modem Options <strong>telephon.cpl</strong></p><p>Phone Dialer <strong>dialer</strong></p><p>Pinball Game <strong>pinball</strong></p><p>Power Configuration <strong>powercfg.cpl</strong></p><p>Printers and Faxes <strong>control printers</strong></p><p>Printers Folder <strong>printers</strong></p><p>Private Character Editor <strong> eudcedit</strong></p><p>Quicktime (If Installed) <strong>QuickTime.cpl</strong></p><p>Quicktime Player (if installed) <strong>quicktimeplayer</strong></p><p>Real Player (if installed) <strong>realplay</strong></p><p>Regional Settings<strong> intl.cpl</strong></p><p>Registry Editor <strong>regedit</strong></p><p>Registry Editor <strong>regedit32</strong></p><p>Remote Access Phonebook <strong>rasphone</strong></p><p>Remote Desktop <strong>mstsc</strong></p><p>Removable Storage <strong>ntmsmgr.msc</strong></p><p>Removable Storage Operator Requests <strong>ntmsoprq.msc</strong></p><p>Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) <strong>rsop.msc</strong></p><p>Scanners and Cameras <strong>sticpl.cpl</strong></p><p>Scheduled Tasks <strong>control schedtasks</strong></p><p>Security Center <strong>wscui.cpl</strong></p><p>Services <strong>services.msc</strong></p><p>Shared Folders <strong>fsmgmt.msc</strong></p><p>Shuts Down Windows <strong>shutdown</strong></p><p>Sounds and Audio <strong>mmsys.cpl</strong></p><p>Spider Solitare Card Game <strong>spider</strong></p><p>SQL Client Configuration <strong>cliconfg</strong></p><p>System Configuration Editor <strong>sysedit</strong></p><p>System Configuration Utility <strong>msconfig</strong></p><p>System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)<strong> sfc /scannow</strong></p><p>System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) <strong>sfc /scanonce</strong></p><p>System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) <strong>sfc /scanboot</strong></p><p>System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default) <strong>sfc /revert</strong></p><p>System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) <strong>sfc /purgecache</strong></p><p>System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) <strong>sfc /cachesize=x</strong></p><p>System Information <strong>msinfo32</strong></p><p>System Properties <strong>sysdm.cpl</strong></p><p>Task Manager <strong>taskmgr</strong></p><p>TCP Tester <strong>tcptest</strong></p><p>Telnet Client <strong>telnet</strong></p><p>Tweak UI (if installed) <strong>tweakui</strong></p><p>User Account Management <strong>nusrmgr.cpl</strong></p><p>Utility Manager <strong>utilman</strong></p><p>Windows Address Book <strong>wab</strong></p><p>Windows Address Book Import Utility <strong>wabmig</strong></p><p>Windows Backup Utility (if installed) <strong>ntbackup</strong></p><p>Windows Explorer <strong>explorer</strong></p><p>Windows Firewall <strong>firewall.cpl</strong></p><p>Windows Magnifier <strong>magnify</strong></p><p>Windows Management Infrastructure <strong>wmimgmt.msc</strong></p><p>Windows Media Player <strong>wmplayer</strong></p><p>Windows Messenger <strong>msmsgs</strong></p><p>Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) <strong>wiaacmgr</strong></p><p>Windows System Security Tool <strong>syskey</strong></p><p>Windows Update Launches <strong>wupdmgr</strong></p><p>Windows Version (to show which version of windows) <strong>winver</strong></p><p>Windows XP Tour Wizard <strong>tourstart</strong></p><p>Wordpad <strong>write</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zanharjabir, post: 7272939, member: 56443"] [COLOR="DarkOrange"][SIZE="6"]156 Useful Run Commands[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]About a year ago now, I wrote an article on my old site, FixMyXP, called 99 Useful Run Commands. Over the course of the year, this article has brought in an enormous amount of traffic and really put FixMyXP on the map, over 800,000 hits! This article even has been plagerized numerous times (other websites copying and pasting into their websites, and claiming it as their own)...(Continued) ... Because there was so much interest in this topic, I revisited it a few times (raising the total number of Run Commands from 99 to 113). I felt it was time again, to update. I was suprised that I was able to add an addtional 43 more Run Commands, bringing the total to 156! I hope you enjoy! [COLOR="Blue"]11/27/05 Added 16 Additional Run Commands Removed 2 Duplicates. Total : 113 Run Commands 3/18/06 Added 2 Additional Run Commands Removed 1 Duplicate. Total : 114 Run Commands 3/27/06 Added 42 Additional Run Commands, Total : 156 Run Commands[/COLOR] Do you use the Run feature in Windows XP? For most, this feature remains unused (or rarely used). Why is that? Well, First off nearly all of the Run Commands Correspond to a particular Control Panel Item or a Utility, Tool or Task that can be accessed through Windows. There are, however, tools and utilities that I bet you never knew you had that can be accessed through the Run feature. The main reason most people don't use the Run feature is because they don't know the Commands. So, to solve that problem, I decided to put together the following listing, which lists 99 Run Commands and what they correspond too...[/SIZE]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) formdesigner 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 (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32 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 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 (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid Java Control Panel (if installed) jpicpl32.cpl Java Control Panel (if installed) javaws 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) msaccess Microsoft Chat winchat Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) [B]frontpg[/B] Microsoft Movie Maker [B]moviemk[/B] Microsoft Paint [B]mspaint[/B] Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) [B]powerpnt[/B] Microsoft Word (if installed) [B]winword[/B] Microsoft Syncronization Tool [B]mobsync[/B] Minesweeper Game [B]winmine[/B] Mouse Properties control [B]mouse[/B] Mouse Properties [B]main.cpl[/B] Nero (if installed)[B] nero[/B] Netmeeting [B]conf[/B] Network Connections [B]control netconnections[/B] Network Connections [B]ncpa.cpl[/B] Network Setup Wizard [B]netsetup.cpl[/B] Notepad [B]notepad[/B] Nview Desktop Manager (if installed) [B]nvtuicpl.cpl[/B] Object Packager packager ODBC Data Source Administrator [B]odbccp32.cpl[/B] On Screen Keyboard [B]osk[/B] Opens AC3 Filter (if installed)[B] ac3filter.cpl[/B] Outlook Express [B]msimn[/B] Paint[B] pbrush[/B] Password Properties [B]password.cpl[/B] Performance Monitor [B]perfmon.msc[/B] Performance Monitor [B]perfmon[/B] Phone and Modem Options [B]telephon.cpl[/B] Phone Dialer [B]dialer[/B] Pinball Game [B]pinball[/B] Power Configuration [B]powercfg.cpl[/B] Printers and Faxes [B]control printers[/B] Printers Folder [B]printers[/B] Private Character Editor [B] eudcedit[/B] Quicktime (If Installed) [B]QuickTime.cpl[/B] Quicktime Player (if installed) [B]quicktimeplayer[/B] Real Player (if installed) [B]realplay[/B] Regional Settings[B] intl.cpl[/B] Registry Editor [B]regedit[/B] Registry Editor [B]regedit32[/B] Remote Access Phonebook [B]rasphone[/B] Remote Desktop [B]mstsc[/B] Removable Storage [B]ntmsmgr.msc[/B] Removable Storage Operator Requests [B]ntmsoprq.msc[/B] Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) [B]rsop.msc[/B] Scanners and Cameras [B]sticpl.cpl[/B] Scheduled Tasks [B]control schedtasks[/B] Security Center [B]wscui.cpl[/B] Services [B]services.msc[/B] Shared Folders [B]fsmgmt.msc[/B] Shuts Down Windows [B]shutdown[/B] Sounds and Audio [B]mmsys.cpl[/B] Spider Solitare Card Game [B]spider[/B] SQL Client Configuration [B]cliconfg[/B] System Configuration Editor [B]sysedit[/B] System Configuration Utility [B]msconfig[/B] System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)[B] sfc /scannow[/B] System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) [B]sfc /scanonce[/B] System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) [B]sfc /scanboot[/B] System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default) [B]sfc /revert[/B] System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) [B]sfc /purgecache[/B] System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) [B]sfc /cachesize=x[/B] System Information [B]msinfo32[/B] System Properties [B]sysdm.cpl[/B] Task Manager [B]taskmgr[/B] TCP Tester [B]tcptest[/B] Telnet Client [B]telnet[/B] Tweak UI (if installed) [B]tweakui[/B] User Account Management [B]nusrmgr.cpl[/B] Utility Manager [B]utilman[/B] Windows Address Book [B]wab[/B] Windows Address Book Import Utility [B]wabmig[/B] Windows Backup Utility (if installed) [B]ntbackup[/B] Windows Explorer [B]explorer[/B] Windows Firewall [B]firewall.cpl[/B] Windows Magnifier [B]magnify[/B] Windows Management Infrastructure [B]wmimgmt.msc[/B] Windows Media Player [B]wmplayer[/B] Windows Messenger [B]msmsgs[/B] Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) [B]wiaacmgr[/B] Windows System Security Tool [B]syskey[/B] Windows Update Launches [B]wupdmgr[/B] Windows Version (to show which version of windows) [B]winver[/B] Windows XP Tour Wizard [B]tourstart[/B] Wordpad [B]write[/B] [/QUOTE]
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