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Common run line commands

This is a list of common run-line commands that I have found useful for troubleshooting to accessing options and features in Windows XP. 

  
Function Command Description
Accessibility   access.cpl   Windows Accessability Control Panel
Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Hardware installation wizard
Add/Remove Programs   appwiz.cpl   Adding or removing prograoms or Windows components
Administrative Tools certmgr.msc Windows Administrative Tools Console
 Calculator   calc   Windows built-in calculator
Charecter Map charmap Used to copy and paste accented letters and other foreign language characters characters.
Check Disk   chkdsk   Windows hard disk diagnostic utility
Clipboard Viewer clipbrd Windows clipboard viewer
Command Prompt   cmd   DOS Command
Component Services dcomcnfg Windows component services managment console
Computer Management   compmgmt.msc   Windows computer managment console
Control Panel control Windows Control Panel
Date/Time timedate.cpl Windows date and time managment
Device Manager   devmgmt.msc   Device Manager
Disk Cleanup cleanmgr Cleans out temporary files and junk files
Defragmenter   dfrg.msc   Windows buit-in hard disk defragmenter
Display Properties control desktop or desk.cpl Control resolution display properties, desktop, screensaver, and dual monitor configuration
Driver Verifier verifier Used for troubleshooting driver issues in Windows operating systems. More Info
Event Viewer   eventvwr.msc   Application, Security, and System event logging
File Signature Verification sigverif Signed drivers verification.
Font Viewer   fontview   Provides a graphical view of installed fonts
File Transfer Protocol cmd/ftp  
Group Policy Editor gpedit.msc  More Info
Local Security Settings   secpol.msc    
Microsoft System Information msinfo32
NetStat   cmd/netstat   Start/Run/cmd/netstat
Network Connections control net connections or ncpa.cpl
Notepad notepad
Object Packager   packager    
ODBC Data Source Manager odbccp32.cpl
Onscreen Keyboard   osk    
Performance Monitor perfmon.msc
Phone/Modem Options telephon.cpl
Power Configuration   powercfg.cpl    
Printers and Faxes control printers
 Regional Settings   intl.cpl    
Registry Editor regedit
Remote Desktop mstsc
Removable Storage   ntmsmgr.msc    
Security Center wscui.cpl
Services   services.msc    
Sound and Audio mmsys.cpl
System Configuration Editor sysedit
System Configuration Utilty   msconfig    
System File Checker Utility Requires the OS installation CD
cmd/sfc /scannow (Scan Immediately)
cmd/sfc /scanonce (Scan Once At Next Boot)
cmd/sfc /scanboot (Scan On Every Boot)
cmd/sfc /revert (Return to Default Setting)
cmd/sfc /purgecache (Purge File Cache)
cmd/sfc /cachesize=x (Set Cache Size to size x)
System Properties   sysdm.cpl    
Task Manager taskmgr
Telnet Client cmd/telnet
Traceroute   cmd/tracert    
User Account Managment nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager   utilman    
Windows Explorer explorer
Windows Firewall firewall.cpl
Windows Shutdown   shutdown    
Windows System Security syskey
Windows Update   updmgr    

 

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