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Windows XP Run Command List

1. Accessibility Controls – access.cpl

2. Accessibility Wizard – accwiz

3. Add Hardware – Wizardhdwwiz.cpl

4. Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl

5. Administrative Tools control – admintools

6. Adobe Acrobat (if installed) – acrobat

7. Adobe Designer (if installed)- acrodist

8. Adobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodist

9. Adobe ImageReady (if installed)- imageready

10.Adobe Photoshop (if installed)- photoshop

11.Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl

12.Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt


13.Calculator – calc
14.Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc

15.Character Map – charmap

16.Check Disk Utility – chkdsk

17.Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd

18.Command Prompt – cmd

19.Component Services – dcomcnfg

20.Computer Management – compmgmt.msc

21.Control Panel – control

22.Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl

23.DDE Shares – ddeshare

24.Device Manager – devmgmt.msc

25.Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)- directx.cpl

26.Direct X Troubleshooter- dxdiag

27.Disk Cleanup Utility- cleanmgr

28.Disk Defragment- dfrg.msc

29.Disk Management- diskmgmt.msc

30.Disk Partition Manager- diskpart

31.Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color

32.Display Properties- control desktop

33.Display Properties- desk.cpl

34.Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32


35.Driver Verifier Utility- verifier
36.Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc
37.File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif

38.Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz

39.Findfast- findfast.cpl

40.Firefox (if installed)- firefox

41.Folders Properties- control folders

42.Fonts- control fonts

43.Fonts Folder- fonts

44.Free Cell Card Game- freecell

45.Game Controllers- joy.cpl

46.Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc

47.Hearts Card Game- mshearts

48.Help and Support- helpctr

49.HyperTerminal- hypertrm

50.Iexpress Wizard- iexpress

51.Indexing Service- ciadv.msc

52.Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1

53.Internet Explorer- iexplore

54.Internet Properties- inetcpl.cpl

55.Internet Setup Wizard- inetwiz

56.IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns

57.IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) – ipconfi/all

58.IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid

59.IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns

60.IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid

61.IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release

62.IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew

63.IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns

64.Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws

65.Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl

66.Keyboard Properties – control keyboard

67.Local Security Settings – secpol.msc

68.Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc

69.Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff…..

70.Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt

71.Microsoft Access (if installed) – access.cpl

72.Microsoft Chat – winchat

73.Microsoft Excel (if installed) – excel


74.Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg

75.Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk

76.Microsoft Paint – mspaint

77.Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt

78.Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync

79.Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword

80.Minesweeper Game – winmine

81.Mouse Properties – control mouse

82.Mouse Properties – main.cpl


83.Nero (if installed)- nero
84.Netmeeting – conf

85.Network Connections – control netconnections

86.Network Connections – ncpa.cpl

87.Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl

88.Notepad – notepad

89.Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl

90.Object Packager – packager

91.ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl

92.On Screen Keyboard – osk

93.Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) – ac3filter.cpl


94.Outlook Express – msimn
95.Paint – pbrush

96.Password Properties – password.cpl

97.Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc

98.Phone and Modem Options – telephon.cpl

99.Phone Dialer – dialer

100.Pinball Game – pinball

101.Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl

102.Printers and Faxes – control printers

103.Printers Folder – printers

104.Private Character Editor – eudcedit

105.Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl

106.Real Player (if installed)- realplay

107.Regional Settings – intl.cpl

108.Registry Editor – regedit

109.Registry Editor – regedit32

110.Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone

111.Remote Desktop – mstsc


112.Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.msc

113.Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc

114.Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) – rsop.msc

115.Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl

116.Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks

117.Security Center – wscui.cpl

118.Services – services.msc

119.Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc

120.Shuts Down Windows – shutdown

121.Sounds and Audio – mmsys.cpl

122.Spider Solitare Card Game – spider

123.SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg

124.System Configuration Editor – sysedit

125.System Configuration Utility – msconfig

126.System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache

127.System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert

128.System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow

129.System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) – sfc /scanboot

130.System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce

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

132.System Information – msinfo32.

133.System Properties – sysdm.cpl

134.Task Manager – taskmgr

135.Task Manager – taskmgr

136.TCP Tester – tcptest

137.Telnet Client – telnet

138.Tweak UI (if installed) – tweakui

139.User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl

140.Utility Manager – utilman

141.Windows Address Book – wab

142.Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig

143.Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup

144.Windows Explorer – explorer

145.Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl

146.Windows Magnifier- magnify


147.Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc
148.Windows Media Player – wmplayer
149.Windows Messenger – msmsgs

150.Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr

151.Windows System Security Tool – syskey


152.Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr
153.Windows Version (to show which version of windows)- winver

154.Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart

155.Wordpad – write

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