Win XP and Vista

Run commands

WinXP Run Commands

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Action Run Command

AC3 Filter (if installed) ac3filter.cpl
Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl
Calculator calc
Certificate Manager certmgr.msc
Character Map charmap
Check Disk Utility chkdsk
Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr
SQL Client Configuration cliconfg
Command Prompt cmd
Computer Management compmgmt.msc
Control Panel control
Accessibility Options control access.cpl
Administrative Tools control admintools
Add/Remove Programs w/Add New control appwiz.cpl,,1
Programs Preselected
Add/Remove Programs w/Add control appwiz.cpl,,2
Remove Windows Components
Preselected
Add/Remove Programs w/Set control appwiz.cpl,,3
Program Access & Defaults
Preselected
Display Properties (w/Appearance control color
Tab Preselected)
Display Properties control desktop
Fonts control fonts
Keyboard Properties control keyboard
Mouse Properties control mouse
Network Connections control netconnections
Printers and Faxes control printers
Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks
Component Services dcomcnfg
Display Properties desk.cpl
Device Manager devmgmt.msc
Phone Dialer dialer
Disk Management diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager diskpart
Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag
Private Character Editor eudcedit
Event Viewer eventvwr.msc
Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel
Windows Explorer explorer
Firefox (if installed) firefox
Windows Firewall firewall.cpl
Fonts Folder fonts
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) frontpg
Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc

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Win XP and Vista
Run commands

Action Run Command

Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl
Internet Explorer iexplore
Iexpress Wizard iexpress
Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready
Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl
Regional Settings intl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display ipconfig /all
Connection Configuration)
IP Configuration (Display DNS ipconfig /displaydns
Cache Contents)
IP Configuration (Delete DNS ipconfig /flushdns
Cache Contents)
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP ipconfig /registerdns
& Re-Registers DNS)
IP Configuration (Release All ipconfig /release
Connections)
IP Configuration (Renew All ipconfig /renew
Connections)
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP ipconfig /setclassid
Class ID)
IP Configuration (Display DHCP ipconfig /showclassid
Class ID)
Java Control Panel (if installed) javaws
Game Controllers joy.cpl
Java Control Panel (if installed) jpicpl32.cpl
Logs You Out Of Windows logoff
Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc
Windows Magnifier magnify
Mouse Properties main.cpl
Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz
Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl
Microsoft Syncronization Tool mobsync
Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk
Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed) msaccess
System Configuration Utility msconfig
Outlook Express msimn
System Information msinfo32
Microsoft Paint mspaint
Remote Desktop mstsc
Network Connections ncpa.cpl
Nero (if installed) nero
Notepad notepad
On Screen Keyboard osk
Paint pbrush
Performance Monitor perfmon
Performance Monitor perfmon.msc
Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop
Power Configuration powercfg.cpl
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) powerpnt

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Win XP and Vista
Run commands

Action Run Command

Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime Player (if installed) quicktimeplayer
Remote Access Phonebook rasphone
Real Player (if installed) realplay
Registry Editor regedit
Registry Editor regedit32
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc
Local Security Settings secpol.msc
Services services.msc
System File Checker Utility (Sets sfc /cachesize=x
Cache Size to size x)
System File Checker Utility (Purge sfc /purgecache
File Cache)
System File Checker Utility (Return sfc /revert
Scan Setting To Default)
System File Checker Utility (Scan sfc /scanboot
On Every Boot)
System File Checker Utility (Scan sfc /scannow
Immediately)
System File Checker Utility (Scan sfc /scanonce
Once At The Next Boot)
Shuts Down Windows shutdown
File Signature Verification Tool sigverif
System Properties sysdm.cpl
System Configuration Editor sysedit
Windows System Security Tool syskey
Task Manager taskmgr
Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl
Telnet Client telnet
Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl
Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart
Tweak UI (if installed) tweakui
Utility Manager utilman
Driver Verifier Utility verifier
Windows Address Book wab
Windows Address Book Import wabmig
Utility
Windows Picture Import Wizard wiaacmgr
(need camera connected)
Windows Version (to show which winver
version of windows)
Microsoft Word (if installed) winword
Windows Management wmimgmt.msc
Infrastructure
Windows Media Player wmplayer
Wordpad write
Security Center wscui.cpl

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Win XP and Vista
Run commands

Action Run Command

Additional Vista
Run Commands
Action Run Command
Display Adapter Troubleshooter AdapterTroubleshooter
Authorization Manager azman.msc
Bitlocker Wizard bitlockerwizard
Color Management colorcpl
Computer Management Launcher CompMgmtLauncher
Control Panel control
Credential Backup and Restore credwiz
Wizard
Defragment User Interface dfrgui
Driver Package Installer dpinst
DPI Scaling dpiscaling
DVD Player dvdplay
Event Viewer eventvwr
Firewall Control Panel FirewallControlPanel
Firewall Settings FirewallSettings
Windows Shared Folder fsmgmt.msc
Management
Bitlocker Notifier fvenotify
Fax Cover Sheet Editor fxscover
Help Pane helppane
Iexpress (Self Extracting Package iexpress
Creator)
iSCSI Initiator iscsicpl
Logoff from Windows (Warning: logoff
when you run this it will log you off
immediately)
Language Pack Installer lpksetup
Windows Mobility Center (only mblctr
available on mobile pcs)
Microsoft Sync Center mobsync
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool msdt
Remote Assistance msra
User Accounts Netplwiz
ODBC Data Source Administrator odbcad32
Optional Features Manager optionalfeatures
People Near Me p2phost
Performance Monitor perfmon
Presentation Settings (only presentationsettings
available on mobile pcs)
Printer Migration PrintBrmUi
Encryption File System rekeywiz
Windows Backup Utility sdclt
Accesibility Settings sethc

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Win XP and Vista
Run commands

Action Run Command

Windows Share Creation Wizard shrpubw
Software Licensing (Windows slui
Activation)
Sound Volume sndvol
Snipping Tool (an Advanced Print snippingtool
Screen function)
Sound Recorder soundrecorder
Sticky Note StikyNot
System Properties (Advanced SystemPropertiesAdvan
preselected) ced
System Properties (Computer SystemPropertiesComp
Name preselected) uterName
System Properties (Data Execution SystemPropertiesDataE
Prevention preselected) xecutionPrevention
System Properties (Hardware SystemPropertiesHardw
preselected) are
System Properties (Performance SystemPropertiesPerfor
preselected) mance
System Properties (Protection SystemPropertiesProtect
preselected) ion
System Properties (Remote SystemPropertiesRemot
preselected) e
Ditilizer Calibration Tool tabcal
Trusted Platform Module TpmInit
Problem Reports and Solutions wercon
Windows Firewall with Advanced wf.msc
Security
Windows Fax and Scan wfs
Windows Image Acquisition wiaacmgr
(requires a scanner)
Windows Update App Manager wuapp
Windows Standalong Update wusa
Manager

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