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Friday, October 26, 2007

Very Useful Run Commands

Getting to know your Run dialog box is like mastering your PC's applications and how to open them quickly as possible. In this list of run commands (partially complete), you may find this useful and very convenient to use. This guide also includes secret commands to open hidden applications.

Let us start on how to open your Run dialog box.

Here is the step using your mouse:
Go to, and click on the Start button, then select and click Run... while the keyboard technique is [Windows] - [R]. The [Windows] key is located between the [Ctrl] and [Alt] key.


Run

This is your Run Dialog Box:

Run Dialog Box

So here are the list of the Run commands. Just type it on the Run Dialog Box.

Accessibility Controls: access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard: hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs: appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools: control.exe admintools

Automatic Updates: wuaucpl.cpl

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

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.exe desktop

Display Properties: desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected): control.exe color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility: drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility: verifier

Event Viewer: eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool: sigverif

Findfast: findfast.cpl

Folders Properties: control.exe folders

Fonts: control.exe fonts

Fonts Folder: fonts

Free Cell Card Game: freecell

Game Controllers: joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof): gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game: mshearts

Iexpress Wizard: iexpress

Indexing Service: ciadv.msc

Internet Properties: inetcpl.cpl

Java Control Panel (if installed): jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (if installed): javaws

Keyboard Properties: control.exe keyboard

Local Security Settings: secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups: lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of W*NDOW$: logoff

Mcft Chat: winchat

Minesweeper Game: winmine

Mouse Properties: control.exe mouse

Mouse Properties: main.cpl

Network Connections: control.exe netconnections

Network Connections: ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl

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

Password Properties: password.cpl

Performance Monitor: perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor: perfmon

Phone and Modem Options: telephon.cpl

Power Configuration: powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes: control.exe printers

Printers Folder: printers

Private Character Editor: eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed): QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings: intl.cpl

Registry Editor: regedit

Registry Editor: regedit32

Removable Storage: ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests: ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy: rsop.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof): rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras: sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks: control.exe schedtasks

Security Center: wscui.cpl

Services: services.msc

Shared Folders: fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down W*NDOW$: 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: sfc

System Properties: sysdm.cpl

Task Manager: taskmgr

Telnet Client: telnet

User Account Management: nusrmgr.cpl

User Passwords: Control userpasswords2

Utility Manager: utilman

W*NDOW$ Firewall: firewall.cpl

W*NDOW$ Magnifier: magnify

W*NDOW$ Management Infrastructure: wmimgmt.msc

W*NDOW$ System Security Tool: syskey

W*NDOW$ Update Launches: wupdmgr

W*NDOW$ XP Tour Wizard: tourstart

Wordpad: write

Direct X Diagnostics: dxdiag

Microsoft Notepad: notepad

Microsoft Paint: mspaint

Microsoft Word: msword

Microsoft Excel: excel

Microsoft PowerPoint: powerpnt

Microsoft FrontPage: frontpg

Microsoft Access: msaccess

Microsoft Outlook: outlook

Internet Explorer: iexplore, iexplore -k for kiosk mode (fullscreen mode) ,
iexplore -e to open Windows Explorer at the left pane

Windows Explorer: explore

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