Run Windows Xp Commands

So many problems associated with operating systems can be cured or located using the Command Prompt. Heres a little info I'd like to pass on to you, maybe this will help if you do face any problems--or--it will give you something to do when your Bored!!

To run these programs and start a command prompt you would do the following steps:




Step 1: Click on the Start Menu



Step 2: Click on the Run option



Step 3: Type the appropriate command in the Open: field. For example if we are using Windows XP we would type cmd.exe.



Step 4: Click on the OK button

To use the command prompt you would type in the commands and instructions you want and then press enter. In the next section we will discuss some useful commands and how to see all available built in commands for the command prompt.

Useful 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) .............................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

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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) .............................frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker..................... moviemk

Microsoft Paint ..........................mspaint

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) .............................powerpnt

Microsoft Word (if installed) ............................winword

Microsoft Syncronization Tool .................................mobsync

Minesweeper Game ..........................winmine

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

Nview Desktop Manager (if installed) .............................nvtuicpl.cpl

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 ................................fsmgm.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 File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) ..............................sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) ........................sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) ............................sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default) ............................sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) ........................sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) ....................sfc /cachesize=x

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 (need camera connected).................. wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool ....................syskey

Windows Update Launches .....................wupdmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows) .........................winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard ...................tourstart

Wordpad ................write