DOS Tricks and Shortcuts

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DOS Tricks and Shortcuts

>Accessibility Controls access.cpl

>Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl

>Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl

>Administrative Tools control admintools

>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

timedate.cpl 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

>File Signature Verification Tool sigverif

>Findfast findfast.cpl

>Folders Properties control 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

>Iexpress Wizard iexpress

>Indexing Service ciadv.msc

>Internet Properties inetcpl.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 (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

>Microsoft Chat winchat

>Minesweeper Game winmine

>Mouse Properties control mouse

>Mouse Properties main.cpl

>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

>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 printers

>Printers Folder printers

>Private Character Editor eudcedit

>Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl

>Regional Settings intl.cpl

>Registry Editor regedit

>Registry Editor regedit32

>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 fsmgmt.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 Next Boot) sfc /scanonce

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

>System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert

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

>System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) sfc /cachesize=x

>System Properties sysdm.cpl

>Task Manager taskmgr

>Telnet Client telnet

>User Account Management nusrmgr.cpl

>Utility Manager utilman

>Windows Firewall firewall.cpl

>Windows Magnifier magnify

>Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc

>Windows System Security Tool syskey

>Windows Update Launches wupdmgr

>Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart

>Wordpad write

Run line commands can be very useful some times, its better to know them here are all the commands that i know u might find them usefull too Commands are same for Windows xp pro and home

Run Line Commands These are GUI applications that can be opened from the run line. These applications are not located in the C:\windows\system32\ directory, the keys for these applications are located in the registry under: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths BCKGZM.EXE - Backgammon CHKRZM.EXE - Checkers CONF.EXE - NetMeeting DIALER.EXE - Phone Dialer HELPCTR.EXE - Help and Support HRTZZM.EXE - Internet Hearts HYPERTRM.EXE - HyperTerminal ICWCONN1.EXE - Internet Connection Wizard IEXPLORE.EXE - Internet Explorer INETWIZ.EXE - Setup Your Internet Connection INSTALL.EXE - User's Folder MIGWIZ.EXE - File and Settings Transfer Wizard MOVIEMK.EXE - Windows Movie Maker MPLAYER2.EXE - Windows Media Player Version 6.4.09.1120 MSCONFIG.EXE - System Configuration Utility MSIMN.EXE - Outlook Express MSINFO32.EXE - System Information MSMSGS.EXE - Windows Messenger MSN6.EXE - MSN Explorer PBRUSH.EXE - Paint

PINBALL.EXE - Pinball RVSEZM.EXE - Reversi SHVLZM.EXE - Spades TABLE30.EXE - User's Folder WAB.EXE - Windows Address Book WABMIG.EXE - Address Book Import Tool WINNT32.EXE - User's Folder WMPLAYER.EXE - Windows Media Player WRITE.EXE - Wordpad These .EXE files reside in (c:\windows\system32\) or (c:\windows\) directory. ACCWIZ.EXE - Accessibility Wizard CALC.EXE - Calculator CHARMAP.EXE - Character Map CLEANMGR.EXE - Disk Space Cleanup Manager CLICONFG.EXE - SQL Client Configuration Utility CLIPBRD.EXE - Clipbook Viewer CLSPACK.EXE - Class Package Export Tool CMD.EXE - Command Line CMSTP.EXE - Connection Manager Profile Installer CONTROL.EXE - Control Panel DCOMCNFG.EXE - Component Services DDESHARE.EXE - DDE Share DRWATSON.EXE - Doctor Watson v1.00b DRWTSN32.EXE - Doctor Watson Settings DVDPLAY.EXE - DVD Player DXDIAG.EXE - DirectX Diagnostics EUDCEDIT.EXE - Private Character Editor EVENTVWR.EXE - Event Viewer EXPLORER.EXE - Windows Explorer FREECELL.EXE - Free Cell FXSCLNT.EXE - Fax Console FXSCOVER.EXE - Fax Cover Page Editor FXSEND.EXE - MS Fax Send Note Utility IEXPRESS.EXE - IExpress 2.0 LOGOFF.EXE - System Logoff MAGNIFY.EXE - Microsoft Magnifier MMC.EXE - Microsoft Management Console MOBSYNC.EXE - Microsoft Synchronization Manager MPLAY32.EXE - Windows Media Player version 5.1 MSHEARTS.EXE - Hearts MSPAINT.EXE - Paint MSTSC.EXE - Remote Desktop Connection NARRATOR.EXE - Microsoft Narrator NETSETUP.EXE - Network Setup Wizard NOTEPAD.EXE - Notepad

NSLOOKUP.EXE - NSLookup Application NTSD.EXE - Symbolic Debugger for Windows 2000 ODBCAD32.EXE - ODBC Data Source Administrator OSK.EXE - On Screen Keyboard OSUNINST.EXE - Windows Uninstall Utility PACKAGER.EXE - Object Packager PERFMON.EXE - Performance Monitor PROGMAN.EXE - Program Manager RASPHONE.EXE - Remote Access Phonebook REGEDIT.EXE - Registry Editor REGEDT32.EXE - Registry Editor RESET.EXE - Resets Session RSTRUI.EXE - System Restore RTCSHARE.EXE - RTC Application Sharing SFC.EXE - System File Checker SHRPUBW.EXE - Create Shared Folder SHUTDOWN.EXE - System Shutdown SIGVERIF.EXE - File Signature Verification SNDREC32.EXE - Sound Recorder SNDVOL32.EXE - Sound Volume SOL.EXE - Solitaire SPIDER.EXE - Spider Solitaire SYNCAPP.EXE - Create A Briefcase SYSEDIT.EXE - System Configuration Editor SYSKEY.EXE - SAM Lock Tool TASKMGR.EXE - Task Manager TELNET.EXE - MS Telnet Client TSSHUTDN.EXE - System Shutdown TOURSTART.EXE - Windows Tour Launcher UTILMAN.EXE - System Utility Manager USERINIT.EXE - My Documents VERIFIER.EXE - Driver Verifier Manager WIAACMGR.EXE - Scanner and Camera Wizard WINCHAT.EXE - Windows for Workgroups Chat WINHELP.EXE - Windows Help Engine WINHLP32.EXE - Help WINMINE.EXE - Minesweeper WINVER.EXE - Windows Version Information WRITE.EXE - WordPad WSCRIPT.EXE - Windows Script Host Settings WUPDMGR.EXE - Windows Update The following are Control Panel applets that can be run from the run line. They are located in the c:\windows\system32 directory, and have the file type extension ".CPL".

ACCESS.CPL - Accessibility Options APPWIZ.CPL - Add or Remove Programs DESK.CPL - Display Properties HDWWIZ.CPL - Add Hardware Wizard INETCPL.CPL - Internet Explorer Properties INTL.CPL - Regional and Language Options JOY.CPL - Game Controllers MAIN.CPL - Mouse Properties MMSYS.CPL - Sounds and Audio Device Properties NCPA.CPL - Network Connections NUSRMGR.CPL - User Accounts ODBCCP32.CPL - ODBC Data Source Administrator POWERCFG.CPL - Power Options Properties SYSDM.CPL - System Properties TELEPHON.CPL - Phone and Modem Options TIMEDATE.CPL - Date and Time Properties The following are Microsoft Management Console Snap-ins that can be opened from the run line. These applications have the file type extension ".MSC". CERTMGR.MSC - Certificates CIADV.MSC - Indexing Service COMPMGMT.MSC - Computer Management DEVMGMT.MSC - Device Manager DFRG.MSC - Disk Defragmenter DISKMGMT.MSC - Disk Management EVENTVWR.MSC - Event Viewer FSMGMT.MSC - Shared Folders LUSRMGR.MSC - Local Users and Groups NTMSMGR.MSC - Removable Storage NTMSOPRQ.MSC - Removable Storage Operator Requests PERFMON.MSC - Performance Monitor SERVICES.MSC - Services WMIMGMT.MSC - Windows Management Infrastructure

Calculation on command Prompt ! you knew this??? The command processor CMD.EXE comes with a mini-calculator that can perform simple arithmetic on 32-bit signed integers: C:\>set /a 2+2 4 C:\>set /a 2*(9/2) 8

C:\>set /a (2*9)/2 9 C:\>set /a "31>>2" 7 Note that we had to quote the shift operator since it would otherwise be misinterpreted as a "redirect stdout and append" operator. For more information, type set /? at the command prompt.