156 useful Run Commands
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 156 Run Commands and what they correspond too...
| To Access…. | Run Command |
|---|---|
| AC3 Filter (if installed) | ac3filter.cpl |
| Add/Remove Programs | appwiz.cpl |
| Calculator | calc |
| Certificate Manager | certmgr.msc |
| Character Map | charmap |
| Check Disk Utility | chkdsk |
| Disk Cleanup Utility | cleanmgr |
| SQL Client Configuration | cliconfg |
| Command Prompt | cmd |
| Computer Management | compmgmt.msc |
| Control Panel | control |
| Accessibility Options | control access.cpl |
| Administrative Tools | control admintools |
| Add/Remove Programs w/Add New Programs Preselected | control appwiz.cpl,,1 |
| Add/Remove Programs w/Add Remove Windows Components Preselected | control appwiz.cpl,,2 |
| Add/Remove Programs w/Set Program Access & Defaults Preselected | control appwiz.cpl,,3 |
| Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) | control color |
| Display Properties | control desktop |
| Fonts | control fonts |
| Keyboard Properties | control keyboard |
| Mouse Properties | control mouse |
| Network Connections | control netconnections |
| Printers and Faxes | control printers |
| Scheduled Tasks | control schedtasks |
| Component Services | dcomcnfg |
| Display Properties | desk.cpl |
| Device Manager | devmgmt.msc |
| Phone Dialer | dialer |
| Disk Management | diskmgmt.msc |
| Disk Partition Manager | diskpart |
| Direct X Troubleshooter | dxdiag |
| Private Character Editor | eudcedit |
| Event Viewer | eventvwr.msc |
| Microsoft Excel (if installed) | excel |
| Windows Explorer | explorer |
| Firefox (if installed) | firefox |
| Windows Firewall | firewall.cpl |
| Fonts Folder | fonts |
| Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) | frontpg |
| Shared Folders | fsmgmt.msc |
| Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) | gpedit.msc |
| Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl |
| Internet Explorer | iexplore |
| Iexpress Wizard | iexpress |
| Adobe ImageReady (if installed) | imageready |
| Internet Properties | inetcpl.cpl |
| Regional Settings | intl.cpl |
| 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 (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) | ipconfig /registerdns |
| IP Configuration (Release All Connections) | ipconfig /release |
| IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) | ipconfig /renew |
| IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) | ipconfig /setclassid |
| IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) | ipconfig /showclassid |
| Java Control Panel (if installed) | javaws |
| Game Controllers | joy.cpl |
| Java Control Panel (if installed) | jpicpl32.cpl |
| Logs You Out Of Windows | logoff |
| Local Users and Groups | lusrmgr.msc |
| Windows Magnifier | magnify |
| Mouse Properties | main.cpl |
| Files and Settings Transfer Tool | migwiz |
| Sounds and Audio | mmsys.cpl |
| Microsoft Syncronization Tool | mobsync |
| Microsoft Movie Maker | moviemk |
| Malicious Software Removal Tool | mrt |
| Microsoft Access (if installed) | msaccess |
| System Configuration Utility | msconfig |
| Outlook Express | msimn |
| System Information | msinfo32 |
| Microsoft Paint | mspaint |
| Remote Desktop | mstsc |
| Network Connections | ncpa.cpl |
| Nero (if installed) | nero |
| Notepad | notepad |
| On Screen Keyboard | osk |
| Paint | pbrush |
| Performance Monitor | perfmon |
| Performance Monitor | perfmon.msc |
| Adobe Photoshop (if installed) | photoshop |
| Power Configuration | powercfg.cpl |
| Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) | powerpnt |
| Quicktime (If Installed) | QuickTime.cpl |
| Quicktime Player (if installed) | quicktimeplayer |
| Remote Access Phonebook | rasphone |
| Real Player (if installed) | realplay |
| Registry Editor | regedit |
| Registry Editor | regedit32 |
| Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) | rsop.msc |
| Local Security Settings | secpol.msc |
| Services | services.msc |
| System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) | sfc /cachesize=x |
| System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) | sfc /purgecache |
| System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default) | sfc /revert |
| System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) | sfc /scanboot |
| System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) | sfc /scannow |
| System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) | sfc /scanonce |
| Shuts Down Windows | shutdown |
| File Signature Verification Tool | sigverif |
| System Properties | sysdm.cpl |
| System Configuration Editor | sysedit |
| Windows System Security Tool | syskey |
| Task Manager | taskmgr |
| Phone and Modem Options | telephon.cpl |
| Telnet Client | telnet |
| Date and Time Properties | timedate.cpl |
| Windows XP Tour Wizard | tourstart |
| Tweak UI (if installed) | tweakui |
| Utility Manager | utilman |
| Driver Verifier Utility | verifier |
| Windows Address Book | wab |
| Windows Address Book Import Utility | wabmig |
| Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) | wiaacmgr |
| Windows Version (to show which version of windows) | winver |
| Microsoft Word (if installed) | winword |
| Windows Management Infrastructure | wmimgmt.msc |
| Windows Media Player | wmplayer |
| Wordpad | write |
| Security Center | wscui.cpl |
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