Win XP and Vista Run commands WinXP Run Commands http://www.fixmyvista.com/content/view/23/26/ 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
Page 1 of 5 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
Page 2 of 5 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
Page 3 of 5 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
Page 4 of 5 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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