Manage Windows XP with Run Commands

Here is my collection of all of the Windows XP commands that you can start from the Start -> Run dialog box in order to manage a Windows XP (SP2) workstation.

1. Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
2. Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
3. Add Hardware Wizard – hdwwiz.cpl
4. Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl
5. Administrative Tools – control admintools
6. Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl
7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt
8. Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc
9. Character Map – charmap
10. Check Disk Utility – chkdsk
11. Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd
12. Command Prompt – cmd
13. Component Services – dcomcnfg
14. Computer Management – compmgmt.msc
15. Control Panel – control
16. Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl
17. DDE Shares – ddeshare
18. Device Manager – devmgmt.msc
19. Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag
20. Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr
21. Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc
22. Disk Management – diskmgmt.msc
23. Disk Partition Manager – diskpart
24. Display Properties – desk.cpl
25. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility – drwtsn32
26. Driver Verifier Utility – verifier
27. Event Viewer – eventvwr.msc
28. Files and Settings Transfer Tool – migwiz
29. File Signature Verification Tool – sigverif
30. Findfast – findfast.cpl
31. Folders Properties – control folders
32. Fonts – control fonts
33. Game Controllers – joy.cpl
34. Group Policy Editor – gpedit.msc
35. Help and Support – helpctr
36. HyperTerminal – hypertrm
37. Iexpress Wizard – iexpress
38. Indexing Service – ciadv.msc
39. Internet Connection Wizard – icwconn1
40. Internet Explorer – iexplore
41. Internet Properties – inetcpl.cpl
42. Keyboard Properties – control keyboard
43. Local Security Settings – secpol.msc
44. Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc
45. Logoff Windows – logoff
46. Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt
47. Microsoft Chat – winchat
48. Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync
49. Mouse Properties – control mouse
50. Netmeeting – conf
51. Network Connections – control netconnections
52. Network Connections – ncpa.cpl
53. Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl
54. Object Packager – packager
55. ODBC Data Source Administrator – odbccp32.cpl
56. On Screen Keyboard – osk
57. Outlook Express – msimn
58. Password Properties – password.cpl
59. Performance Monitor – perfmon
60. Phone and Modem Options – telephon.cpl
61. Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl
62. Printers and Faxes – control printers
63. Regional Settings – intl.cpl
64. Registry Editor – regedit32
65. Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone
66. Remote Desktop – mstsc
67. Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.msc
68. Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc
69. Resultant Set of Policy – rsop.msc
70. Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl
71. Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks
72. Security Center – wscui.cpl
73. Services – services.msc
74. Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc
75. Shutdown Windows – shutdown
76. Sounds and Audio – mmsys.cpl
77. SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg
78. System Configuration Editor – sysedit
79. System Configuration Utility – msconfig
80. System Information – msinfo32
81. System Properties – sysdm.cpl
82. Task Manager – taskmgr
83. TCP Tester – tcptest
84. Telnet Client – telnet
85. User Account Management – nusrmgr.cpl
86. Utility Manager – utilman
87. Windows Address Book – wab
88. Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
89. Windows Explorer – explorer
90. Windows Firewall – firewall.cpl
91. Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc
92. Windows System Security Tool – syskey
93. Windows Update – wupdmgr
94. Windows Version – winver

Also to note: any executables found in PATH folders, for example “Program Files” can also be run from the Start -> Run dialog as well. This means to start VMWare Sever, you can type in “vmware” and it will start for you!