Start Menu Shortcuts - Run Box - Direct Commands

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Windows® XP Version: Pro and Home.

Description: Start Menu -> Run commands/shortcuts

How To: Start -> Run and enter the command


Windows Environment Commands

• %ALLUSERSPROFILE% -Open the All User's Profile
• %HomeDrive% -Opens your home drive e.g. C:\
• %UserProfile% -Opens you User's Profile
• %temp% Opens -temporary file Folder
• %systemroot% -Opens Windows folder

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Management Consoles

• certmgr.msc --Certificate Manager
• ciadv.msc --Indexing Service
• compmgmt.msc --Computer management
• devmgmt.msc --Device Manager
• dfrg.msc --Defragment
• diskmgmt.msc --Disk Management
• fsmgmt.msc --Folder Sharing Management
• eventvwr.msc --Event Viewer
• gpedit.msc --Group Policy -XP Pro only
• iis.msc --Internet Information Services
• lusrmgr.msc --Local Users and Groups
• mscorcfg.msc --Net configurations
• ntmsmgr.msc --Removable Storage
• perfmon.msc --Performance Manager
• secpol.msc --Local Security Policy
• services.msc --System Services
• wmimgmt.msc --Windows Management

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Shortcuts

• access.cpl --Accessibility Options
• hdwwiz.cpl --Add New Hardware Wizard
• appwiz.cpl --Add/Remove Programs
• timedate.cpl --Date and Time Properties
• desk.cpl --Display Properties
• inetcpl.cpl --Internet Properties
• joy.cpl --Joystick Properties
• main.cpl keboard --Keyboard Properties
• main.cpl --Mouse Properties
• ncpa.cpl --Network Connections
• ncpl.cpl --Network Properties
• telephon.cpl --Phone and Modem options
• powercfg.cpl --Power Management
• intl.cpl --Regional settings
• mmsys.cpl sounds --Sound Properties
• mmsys.cpl --Sounds and Audio Device Properties
• sysdm.cpl --System Properties
• nusrmgr.cpl --User settings
• firewall.cpl --Firewall Settings (sp2)
• wscui.cpl --Security Center (sp2)

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Run Commands

• Calc --Calculator
• Cfgwiz32 --ISDN Configuration Wizard
• Charmap --Character Map
• Chkdisk --Repair damaged files
• Cleanmgr --Cleans up hard drives
• Clipbrd --Windows Clipboard viewer
• Cmd --Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)
• Control --Displays Control Panel
• Dcomcnfg --DCOM user security
• Debug --Assembly language programming tool
• Defrag --Defragmentation tool
• Drwatson --Records programs crash & snapshots
• Dxdiag --DirectX Diagnostic Utility
• Explorer --Windows Explorer
• Fontview --Graphical font viewer
• Ftp -ftp.exe program
• Hostname --Returns Computer's name
• Ipconfig --Displays IP configuration for all network adapters
• Jview --Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes
• MMC --Microsoft Management Console
• Msconfig --Configuration to edit startup files
• Msinfo32 --Microsoft System Information Utility
• Nbtstat --Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP
• Netstat --Displays all active network connections
• Nslookup--Returns your local DNS server
• Ping --Sends data to a specified host/IP
• Regedit --Registry Editor
• Regsvr32 --Register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX
• Regwiz -Registration wizard
• Sfc /scannow --System File Checker
• Sndrec32 --Sound Recorder
• Sndvol32 --Volume control for soundcard
• Sysedit --Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.)
• Taskmgr --Task manager
• Telnet --Telnet program
• Tracert --Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host
• Winipcfg --Displays IP configuration
• Wupdmgr --Takes you to Microsoft Windows Update