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CONTENTS

PART – 1 (Everyone)

Chapter – 1

Windows RUN Commands

RUN Commands in Windows Vista

RUN Commands in Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2

RUN Commands in Windows 7

Network RUN Commands

Chapter – 2

RUN Commands for Third-party Applications

Control Panel (applets) Commands

Command-line Tools:

Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003

Windows Vista / Server 2008 / 2008 R2 /Windows 7

PART - 2 (Advance users)

Chapter – 3

Advance rundll32 Commands:

Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003

Windows Vista / Server 2008 / 2008 R2 / Windows 7

Netsh Commands

Relative System Paths

Environment Variables

Environment Variables: Windows XP Embedded

Chapter – 4

Recovery Console Commands

Miscellaneous Commands

Appendix – A

Appendix – B: CHANGED FEATURES AND NAMES

REFERENCES


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PART – 1 (Everyone)

[Applies To: Common user, beginners and everyone.]

Chapter – 1

Windows RUN Commands

Table-1: [Applies To: Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista / Server 2008 / Windows 7.]

SL. APPLICATION / TOOL COMMAND Ref

001 Accessibility Controls access.cpl I

002 Accessibility Wizard accwiz X

003 Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl

004 Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl

005 Administrative Tools control admintools

006 Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl I

007 Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt

008 Calculator calc

009 Certificate Manager Console certmgr.msc

010 Character Map charmap

011 Clipboard Viewer clipbrd X

012 Command Prompt cmd

013 Component Services (DCOM/COM+ settings) dcomcnfg

014 Computer Management Console compmgmt.msc

015 Control Panel control

016 Date and Time Properties control date/time

017 Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl

018 DDE Shares ddeshare X

019 Device Manager Console devmgmt.msc

020 DirectX Diagnostic Tool dxdiag

021 Disk Cleanup Utility (Appendix-A2) cleanmgr

022 Disk Defragment Console dfrg.msc I

023 Disk Management Console diskmgmt.msc

024 Disk Partition Manager diskpart

025 Display Properties control desktop I

026 Display Properties desk.cpl I

027 Display Properties (Appearance tab pre-selected) control color

028 Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility (16-bit) drwatson

029 Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility (32-bit) drwtsn32 X

030 Driver Verifier Utility verifier

031 DVD Placeholder Utility (playing DVD in WMP) dvdplay

032 Event Viewer eventvwr

033 Event Viewer eventvwr.msc

034 File Signature Verification Tool sigverif

035 Files and Setting Transfer Wizard migwiz

036 Folders Properties control folders

037 Fonts Folder control fonts

038 Fonts Folder fonts

039 Game Controllers joy.cpl

040 Game: Free Cell freecell X

041 Game: Hearts Card Game mshearts X

042 Game: Internet Backgammon bckgzm X

043 Game: Internet Checkers chkrzm X

044 Game: Internet Hearts hrtzzm X

045 Game: Internet Reversi rvsezm X

046 Game: Internet Spades shvlzm X

047 Game: Minesweeper winmine X

048 Game: Pinball pinball X

049 Game: Solitaire sol X

050 Game: Spider Solitaire spider X

051 Group Policy Object Editor gpedit.msc

052 Help and Support Center helpctr X




053 HyperTerminal hypertrm X

054 Iexpress Wizard (packaging tool) iexpress

055 Indexing Service Console ciadv.msc

056 Infrared Monitor (if installed) control infrared

057 Internet Connection Wizard icwconn1 X

058 Internet Explorer iexplore

059 Internet Explorer (InPrivate Mode) (IE8 or later) iexplore -private

060 Internet Explorer (no Add-ons) iexplore -extoff

061 Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl

062 Internet Setup Wizard inetwiz X

063 Keyboard Properties control keyboard

064 Local Security Settings Console secpol.msc

065 Local Users and Groups Console lusrmgr.msc

066 Log Off logoff

067 Mail client (Default) mailto:

068 Mail configurations (Microsoft Outlook settings) control mlcfg32.cpl

069 Microsoft Chat winchat

070 Microsoft Management Console (Appendix-A13) mmc

071 Microsoft Media Player (for audio only) mplay32 X

072 Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk X

073 Microsoft Narrator narrator

074 Microsoft Paint mspaint

075 Microsoft Paint pbrush

076 Microsoft Program Manager progman X

077 Microsoft Synchronization Manager mobsync

078 Mouse Properties control mouse

079 Mouse Properties main.cpl

080 MS-DOS Editor (text editor for MS-DOS) edit

081 Network Access Protection (NAP) Client UI napstat

082 Network Connections control netconnections

083 Network Connections ncpa.cpl

084 Network Setup Wizard (also Wireless) netsetup.cpl X

085 Notepad notepad

086 Novell NetWare (if installed) control netware

087 Object Packager packager X

088 On-Screen Keyboard osk

089 Outlook Express msimn I

090 Performance Monitor perfmon

091 Performance Monitor perfmon.msc

092 Phone and Modem Options control telephony

093 Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl

094 Phone Dialer dialer

095 Power Configuration powercfg.cpl

096 Printers and Faxes control printers

097 Printers Folder printers X

098 Private Character Editor eudcedit

099 Regional and Language Options control international

100 Regional and Language Options intl.cpl I

101 Registry Editor regedit

102 Registry Editor regedt32

103 Remote Access Phonebook rasphone

104 Remote Assistance rcimlby -launchra I

105 Remote Desktop Connection mstsc

106 Removable Storage Console ntmsmgr.msc X

107 Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc X

108 Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) rsop.msc

109 Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl X

110 Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks

111 Security Center wscui.cpl I

112 Services services.msc

113 Shared Folder Wizard (creating shared folder) shrpubw

114 Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc

115 Shutdown Windows (Appendix-A3) shutdown -s -t 00

116 Sound Recorder sndrec32 X




117 Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl

118 SQL Client Configuration cliconfg

119 System Configuration Editor sysedit

120 System Configuration Utility msconfig

121 System Information msinfo32

122 System Information winmsd X

123 System Properties sysdm.cpl

124 System Restore restore/rstrui

125 Task Manager taskmgr

126 Telnet Client telnet

127 Telnet Server Admin tlntadmn I

128 User Accounts (Local Users and Groups) control userpasswords

129 User Accounts 2 (Advanced) control userpasswords2

130 User Accounts Management nusrmgr.cpl X

131 Utility Manager utilman

132 Windows Address Book wab I

133 Windows Address Book Import Utility wabmig I

134 Windows Backup Utility ntbackup I

135 Windows Diagnose winmsd X

136 Windows Explorer explorer

137 Windows Firewall firewall.cpl X, I

138 Windows Installer (version checking) msiexec

139 Windows Magnifier magnify

140 Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI) wmimgmt.msc

141 Windows Media Player (WMP) wmplayer

142 Windows Media Player 6.4.09 (old version) mplayer2

143 Windows Messenger msmsgs X, I

144 Windows NetMeeting conf X

145 Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard (needs camera) wiaacmgr

146 Windows Product Activation (WPA) status oobe/msoobe /a X

147 Windows System Security Tool syskey

148 Windows Update Launches (online update) wupdmgr X, I

149 Windows Version Information winver

150 Windows WordPad wordpad

151 Windows Write write

152 Windows XP Registration Wizard (online) regwiz /r X

153 Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart X

ADDENDA [“System Property” with a specific tab]

TAB COMMAND

154 General control sysdm.cpl,,0

155 Computer Name control sysdm.cpl,,1

156 Hardware control sysdm.cpl,,2

157 Advanced control sysdm.cpl,,3

158 System Restore control sysdm.cpl,,4

159 Automatic Updates control sysdm.cpl,,5

160 Remote control sysdm.cpl,,6

[“Add or Remove Programs” with a specific tab]

161 Change or Remove Programs: control appwiz.cpl

162 Change or Remove Programs: control appwiz.cpl,,0

163 Add new Programs (from CD-ROM/Floppy) control appwiz.cpl,,1

164 Add/Remove Windows Components control appwiz.cpl,,2

165 Set Program Access and Defaults control appwiz.cpl,,3

[“Sound and Audio Device” with a specific tab]

166 Volume control mmsys.cpl,,0

167 Sounds control mmsys.cpl,,1

168 Audio control mmsys.cpl,,2

169 Voice control mmsys.cpl,,3

170 Hardware control mmsys.cpl,,4

[“Desktop Property” with a specific tab]

171 Desktop Property: Themes control desk.cpl

172 Desktop Property: Desktop control desk.cpl,,0

173 Desktop Property: Screen Saver control desk.cpl,,1

174 Desktop Property: Appearance control desk.cpl,,2




175 Desktop Property: Settings control desk.cpl,,3

[“System File Checker” (sfc.exe)utility usage]

178 System File Checker (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache X, I

177 System File Checker (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert X, I

178 System File Checker (Scan immediately) sfc /scannow

179 System File Checker (Scan On every boot) sfc /scanboot X, I

180 System File Checker (Scan Once at next boot) sfc /scanonce X, I

181 System File Checker (Set cache size to x in MB) sfc /cachesize=x X, I

References:

X This Command removed or not available in Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and higher.

I This feature changed or modified in Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and higher. Read the other commands for more info. Also see the APPENDIX-B for “Changed Features and Names”.

RUN Commands in Windows Vista

Table-2: [Applies To: Windows Vista or later i.e. Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, Windows7 etc.

Refer Table-1, Table-5 and Appendix-B for more info.]

SL. APPLICATION / TOOL COMMAND

01 Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz

02 Advanced User Accounts netplwiz

03 Authorization Manager azman.msc

04 BitLocker Notifier fvenotify

05 BitLocker Wizard bitlockerwizard

06 Color Management colorcpl

07 Component Services comexp.msc

08 Computer Management Launcher compmgmtlauncher

09 Connect to a Network Projector netproj

10 Credential Backup and Restore Wizard credwiz

11 Digitizer Calibration Tool tabcal

12 DPI Scaling dpiscaling

13 Ease of Access Center (Accessibility) * sethc

14 Encrypting File System (EFS) rekeywiz

15 Fax Cover Sheet Editor fxscover

16 Firewall Control Panel * firewallcontrolpanel

17 Firewall Settings * firewallsettings

18 Group Policy Management Console * gpmc.msc

19 Hibernation: Disable powercfg /h off

20 Hibernation: Enable powercfg /h on

21 IIS Manager (IIS 6.0 only) # inetmgr6

22 IIS Manager (IIS 7.0) inetmgr

23 Indexing Options control srchadmin.dll

24 Language Pack Installer lpksetup

25 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator iscsicpl

26 Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool msdt

27 Offline Files control cscui.dll

28 People Near Me p2phost

29 Presentation Settings (Mobile PC) presentationsettings

30 Print Management Console printmanagement.msc

31 Printer Migration printbrmui

32 Problem Reports and Solutions # wercon

33 Programs and Features appwiz.cpl

34 Security Configuration Management secpol.msc

35 Snipping Tool snippingtool

36 Sound Recorder soundrecorder

37 Sound Volume sndvol

38 Sticky Notes stikynot

39 Sync Center mobsync

40 Tablet PC Input Panel tabtip

41 Task Scheduler taskschd.msc




42 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) tpm.msc

43 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) tpminit

44 Windows Activation Client slui

45 Windows Backup and Restore sdclt

46 Windows Calendar * wincal

47 Windows DVD Maker dvdmaker

48 Windows Easy Transfer (WET) migwiz

49 Windows Fax and Scan wfs

50 Windows Features optionalfeatures

51 Windows Journal journal

52 Windows Mail * winmail

53 Windows Mobility Center (Mobile PC) mblctr

54 Windows Remote Assistance msra

55 Windows Sidebar # sidebar

56 Windows Update Application Launcher wuapp

ADDENDA

57 Appearance Settings control desk.cpl,appearance@appearance

58 Color Scheme control /name microsoft.personalization /page pagecolorization

59 Desktop background control /name microsoft.personalization /page pagewallpaper

60 Display Settings (Screen Resolution) control desk.cpl,settings@settings

61 Folder Options: File extension associations

control /name microsoft.defaultprograms /page pagefileassoc

62 Folder Options: Folder searching rundll32 shell32.dll,options_rundll 2

63 Folder Options: General rundll32 shell32.dll,options_rundll 0

64 Folder Options: View rundll32 shell32.dll,options_rundll 7

65 Multi-monitor control desk.cpl,monitor,@monitor

66 Power Options: Advanced Settings page

control powercfg.cpl,,3

67 Power Options: Create a power plan control /name microsoft.poweroptions /page pagecreatenewplan

68 Power Options: Edit current plan settings

control /name microsoft.poweroptions /page pageplansettings

69 Power Options: System settings control /name microsoft.poweroptions /page pageglobalsettings

70 Regional and Language Options: Administrative

control /name microsoft.regionalandlanguageoptions /page /p:”administrative”

71 Regional and Language Options: Keyboard

control /name microsoft.regionalandlanguageoptions /page /p:”keyboard”

72 Regional and Language Options: Location

control /name microsoft.regionalandlanguageoptions /page /p:”location”

73 Screensaver control desk.cpl,screensaver,@screensaver

74 Themes control desk.cpl,themes,@themes

[“Advanced System Property” with a specific tab]

TAB COMMAND

75 Advanced System Settings systempropertiesadvanced

76 Computer Performance Settings systempropertiesperformance

77 Computer Name systempropertiescomputername

78 Data Execution Prevention Settings systempropertiesdataexecutionprevention

79 Hardware Settings systempropertieshardware

80 System Protection Settings systempropertiesprotection

81 System Remote Settings systempropertiesremote

References:

* Command removed or not available in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

# This feature changed or modified in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and higher. Read the other commands for more info. Also see the APPENDIX-B for “Changed Features and Names”.




RUN Commands in Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2

Table-3: [Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 or later. These new are also additional

for table-2 and table-3.]


01 Security Configuration Wizard scw

02 Security Configuration Wizard viewer scwviewer

03 Server Manager compmgmtlauncher

04 Share and Storage Management storagemgmt.msc

05 Storage Explorer storexpl.msc

06 Terminal Service Manager tsadmin.msc

07 Terminal Services Configuration tsconfig.msc

08 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security wf.msc

09 Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool mdsched

10 Windows Server Backup wbadmin.msc

RUN Commands in Windows 7

Table-4: [Applies To: Windows 7 or later. These new are also additional for table-3 and table-4.]


01 Action Center wscui.cpl

02 Aero Troubleshooter msdt -id aerodiagnostic

03 ClearType Text Tuner cttune

04 Connect to a Projector displayswitch

05 Desktop Gadget Gallery sidebar /showgadgets

06 Device Manager hdwwiz.cpl

07 Device Pairing Application devicepairingwizard

08 Disk Defragment dfrgui

09 Display Color Calibration dccw

10 Display: Desktop Icon Settings control desk.cpl,,0

11 Display: Personalization control desk.cpl,,2

12 Display: Screen Resolution control desk.cpl

13 Display: Screen Resolution control desk.cpl,,3

14 Display: Screen Resolution control desk.cpl,,4

15 Display: Screen Resolution desk.cpl

16 Display: Screen Saver Settings control desk.cpl,,1

17 Display: Windows Color and Appearance control desk.cpl,,5

18 Event Translator Config Tool evntwin

19 Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter msdt -id devicediagnostic

20 Math Input Panel (for Tablet PC) mip

21 NAP Client Configuration napclcfg.msc

22 Pen and Touch (Tablet PC) tabletpc.cpl

23 People Near Me collab.cpl

24 Performance Monitor Reports perfmon /report

25 Power Options – Energy Report powercfg -energy

26 Problem Steps Recorder psr

27 Program Compatibility Troubleshooter msdt -id pcwdiagnostic

28 Reliability Monitor perfmon /rel

29 Resource Monitor perfmon /res

30 Resource Monitor resmon

31 Restore Files (Advanced) sdclt /foreignrestore

32 Scan Management scanmanagement.msc

33 Services For Network File System nfsmgmt.msc

34 Set Program Access and Computer Defaults computerdefaults

35 System Preparation Tool sysprep/sysprep

36 System Property control system

37 System Repair Disc (create disc) recdisc

38 User Account Control Settings useraccountcontrolsettings

39 Windows Licensing Status slmgr.vbs /dli

40 Windows Anytime Upgrade Results windowsanytimeupgraderesults




41 Windows Easy Transfer Report migwiz/postmig

42 Windows Firewall firewall.cpl

43 Windows Media Center ehome/ehshell

44 Windows Media Player mplayer2

45 Windows PowerShell powershell

46 Windows PowerShell (ISE) powershell_ise

47 Windows Virtual PC vmwindow

48 WMI Control Console wmimgmt.msc

49 XPS Viewer xpsrchvw

Miscellaneous

01 3D Text Screen Saver sstext3d.scr

02 Blank Screen Saver scrnsave.scr

03 Bubbles Screen Saver bubbles.scr

04 Mystify Screen Saver mystify.scr

05 Photos Screen Saver photoscreensaver.scr

06 Ribbons Screen Saver ribbons.scr

Network RUN Commands

Table-5: [Applies To: Windows 2000, Server 2003 and Server 2008 and also for Windows XP,

Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 or later. Refer table-3, 4, 5 and Chapter-3 for more info. The

networking features / components must be configured to enable these commands.]


01 Active Directory Domains and Trusts domain.msc

02 Active Directory installation (Directory Service) dcpromo

03 Active Directory Sites and Services dssite.msc

04 Active Directory Users and Computers dsa.msc

05 ADSI Edit adsiedit.msc

06 Certification Authority (CA) certsrv.msc

07 Client Service for Netware nwc.cpl

08 Cluster Administrator cluadmin

09 Component Services dcomcnfg

10 Computer Management Console compmgmt.msc

11 Configure Your Server Wizard cys

12 Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) cmak

13 Distributed File System (DFS) dfsgui.msc

14 Domain Name System (DNS) dnsmgmt.msc

15 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) dhcpmgmt.msc

16 Event Viewer eventvwr.msc

17 File Server Management filesvr.msc

18 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) ias.msc

19 Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager iis.msc

20 Licensing llsmgr

21 Microsoft SMS (Control Panel Applet) smsrc.cpl

22 Network Load Balancing (NLB) Manager nlbmgr

23 Network Monitor netmon/netmon

24 ODBC Data Source Administrator odbcad32

25 ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl

26 POP3 Service p3server.msc

27 Program Download Monitor (SCCM) smspdm.cpl

28 Remote Desktops Console tsmmc.msc

29 Remote Storage Console rsadmin.msc

30 Routing and Remote Access Console rrasmgmt.msc

31 Run Advertised Programs (SCCM) smarap.cpl

32 Security Configuration Wizard scw

33 Services services.msc

34 Services for Network File System (NFS) nfsmgmt.msc

35 Systems Management (SMS 2003) smscfgrc.cpl

36 Terminal Server Licensing licmgr

37 Terminal Services Configuration tscc.msc

38 Terminal Services Manager tsadmin

39 Web Interface for Remote Administration serverappliance/securelaunch.vbs

40 Windows Deployment Services (WDS) wdsmgmt.msc

41 Windows Deployment Services Legacy risetup




42 WINS winsmgmt.msc

ADDENDA [IP Configuration (ipconfig.exe) usage see (Appendix-A5]

43 IP Config: display all the DHCP Class ID ipconfig /showclassid

44 IP Config: display all the Ipv6 DHCP Class ID ipconfig /showclassid6

45 IP Config: display DNS resolver cache ipconfig /displaydns

46 IP Config: display full configuration information ipconfig /all

47 IP Config: modifies DHCP Class ID ipconfig /setclassid

48 IP Config: modifies the Ipv6 DHCP Class ID ipconfig /setclassid6

49 IP Config: purges the DNS Resolver cache ipconfig /flushdns

50 IP Config: refreshes DHCP & re-registers DNS ipconfig /registerdns

51 IP Config: release Ipv4 address for the adapter ipconfig /release

52 IP Config: release Ipv6 address for the adapter ipconfig /release6

53 IP Config: renew address for all the adapter ipconfig /allcompartments /renew

54 IP Config: renew Ipv4 address for the adapter ipconfig /renew

55 IP Config: renew Ipv6 address for the adapter ipconfig /renew6

56 IP Config: display all adapter Configuration ipconfig /allcompartments /all

Chapter – 2

RUN Commands for Third-party Applications

Table-6: [Applies To: 3rd

party applications. These apps must be installed, to make the

commands to work.] SL. APPLICATION / UTILITY COMMAND

001 7-Zip 7zfm

002 ABBYY FineReader 10 Professional finereader

003 AC97 Audio Configuration alsndmgr.cpl

004 ACDSee Canvas 11 canvas11

006 ACDSee Canvas 12 with GIS plus canvas12

005 ACDSee FotoSlate v4 fotoslate4

007 ACDSee Photo Manager 2008 v10 acdsee10

008 ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 v11 acdsee11

009 ACDSee Photo Manager v12 (2010) acdsee12

010 ACDSee Picture Frame Manager v1 acdseepfm

011 ACDSee Pro v2 (by ACDSee) acdseepro2

012 ACDSee Pro v2.5 acdseepro25

013 ACDSee Pro v3 acdseepro3

014 ACDSee Pro v4 acdseepro4

015 ACDSee Showroom (slideshow) acdseesr

016 Acrobat Distiller (by Adobe) acrodist

018 Adobe Acrobat acrobat

019 Adobe Bridge CS5 bridge

020 Adobe Captivate 5 adobecaptivate

021 Adobe Contribute CS5 contribute

023 Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 dreamweaver

022 Adobe Fireworks CS5 fireworks

024 Adobe Flash Builder v4.0 flashbuilder

025 Adobe Flash Professional CS5 flash

026 Adobe FlashPaper flashprinter

027 Adobe Illustrator CS5 illustrator

017 Adobe ImageReady CS imageready

028 Adobe InDesign CS5 (formerly PageMaker) indesign

029 Adobe LiveCycle Designer formdesigner

030 Adobe PageMaker 6.5 pm65

031 Adobe PageMaker 7 (now InDesign CS) pm70

032 Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended photoshop

033 Adobe Reader (both x86 and x86) acrord32

034 Alcohol 120% / Alcohol 50% alcohol

035 Apple iTunes (Media Player) itunes

036 Apple QuickTime (by Apple Inc.) quicktimeplayer

037 Apple QuickTime (Control Panel settings) quicktime.cpl

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039 BitComet bitcomet

040 BS Player Pro bsplayer

041 Calibre - E-book management (by Calibre) calibre

042 CCleaner (by Piriform) ccleaner

043 CodeSmith Explorer codesmith

044 CodeSmith Professional codesmithstudio

045 ConceptDraw Office PRO 8 cdpro8

046 Copernic Desktop Search desktopsearch

047 Corel Presentations X4 (Presentation) prwin14

048 Corel Presentations X5 (Presentation) prwin15

049 Corel Quattro Pro X4 (Spreadsheet)) qpw

050 Corel Quattro Pro X5 (Spreadsheet)) qpw15

051 Corel WordPerfect MAIL (E-mail client) wpmail

052 Corel WordPerfect X4 (Word Processor) wpwin14

053 Corel WordPerfect X5 (Word Processor) wpwin15

054 Corel WordPerfect XML Project Designer (X4) wpldes14

055 Corel WordPerfect XML Project Designer (X5) wpldes15

056 CyberLink LabelPrint labelprint

057 CyberLink Power2Go power2go

058 CyberLink PowerBackup powerbackup

059 CyberLink PowerDVD powerdvd

060 Defraggler (by Piriform) defraggler

061 DELL Webcam Center livecamde

062 DELL Webcam Manager dellwmgr

063 DirectX Control Panel directx.cpl

064 Easy BCD 2 easybcd

065 Eudora (E-mail Client) eudora

066 FastStone Capture fscapture

067 FastStone Image Viewer fsviewer

068 GetRight (Download Manager) getright

069 Google Chrome (browser) chrome

070 IncrediMail 2 (E-mail Client) incmail

071 Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel gfxui

072 Intel Graphics Controller Properties igfxcfg

073 Intel TV Wizard tvwizard2ft

074 InterVideo WinDVD windvd

075 IsoBuster isobuster

076 Java Control Panel (not in Win7) javacpl.cpl

077 LibreOffice (by LibreOffice) soffice

078 LibreOffice Base (Database) sbase

079 LibreOffice Base (Database) soffice -base

080 LibreOffice Calc (Spreadsheet) scalc

081 LibreOffice Calc (Spreadsheet) soffice -calc

082 LibreOffice Draw (Drawing) sdraw

083 LibreOffice Draw (Drawing) soffice -draw

084 LibreOffice Impress (Presentation) simpress

085 LibreOffice Impress (Presentation) soffice -impress

086 LibreOffice Math (Formula) soffice -math

087 LibreOffice Math (MathFormula) smath

088 LibreOffice Writer (Text) soffice -writer

089 LibreOffice Writer (Web Page) soffice -web

090 LibreOffice Writer (Word Processor) swriter

091 Macromedia Fireworks (by Adobe) fireworks

092 Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) mrt

093 Malwarebytes‟ Anti-Malware mbam

094 Media Go (by Sony) mediago

095 Media Player Classic (old version) mplayerc

096 Media Player Classic Home Cinema mpc-hc

097 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator iscsicpl.cpl

098 Microsoft Access msaccess

099 Microsoft ActiveSync wcesmgr

101 Microsoft Application Verifier v4 appverif

102 Microsoft Excel excel

100 Microsoft FrontPage frontpg


http://calibre-ebook.com/

http://www.piriform.com/


http://www.adobe.com/

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/mediago



103 Microsoft InfoPath infopath

104 Microsoft Office Document Imaging mspview

105 Microsoft Office Groove groove

106 Microsoft Office Picture Manager ois

107 Microsoft OneNote onenote

108 Microsoft Outlook (E-mail client) outlook

109 Microsoft PowerPoint powerpnt

110 Microsoft Publisher mspub

111 Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 groove

112 Microsoft Streets and Trips streets

113 Microsoft Word winword

114 Microsoft Works Calendar wkscal

115 Microsoft Works Database wksdb

116 Microsoft Works Portfolio wkssb

117 Microsoft Works Spreadsheet wksss

118 Microsoft Works Task Launcher msworks

119 Microsoft Works Word Processor wkswp

120 Mozilla Firefox firefox

121 Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode) firefox -safe-mode

122 Mozilla Sunbird v1 sunbird

123 Mozilla Thunderbird v3.1 thunderbird

124 MPCStar (Media Player) mpcstar

125 MSN Explorer msn6

126 Nero BackItUp (by Nero) backitup

127 Nero Burning ROM nero

128 Nero BurnRights neroburnrights

129 Nero Express nero /w

130 Nero Home nerohome

131 Nero ImageDrive imagedrive

132 Nero MediaHome neromediahome

133 Nero PhotoSnap Viewer photosnapviewer

134 Nero Recode recode

135 Nero Scout neroscoutoptions

136 Nero ShowTime showtime

137 Nero SoundTrax soundtrax

138 Nero Vision nerovision

139 Nero Wave Editor waveedit

140 NitroPDF Professional 6 nitropdf

141 Norton 360 (by Symantec) mainstub

142 Norton Antivirus (Full System Scan) navw32 /a

143 Norton Ghost vproconsole

144 Nview Desktop Manager (NVIDIAnView) nvtuicpl.cpl

145 OpenOffice.org (by OpenOffice) soffice

146 OpenOffice.org Base (Database) sbase

147 OpenOffice.org Base (Database) soffice -base

148 OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet) scalc

149 OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet) soffice -calc

150 OpenOffice.org Draw (Drawing) sdraw

151 OpenOffice.org Draw (Drawing) soffice -draw

152 OpenOffice.org Impress (Presentation) simpress

153 OpenOffice.org Impress (Presentation) soffice -impress

154 OpenOffice.org Math (Formula) soffice -math

155 OpenOffice.org Math (MathFormula) smath

156 OpenOffice.org Writer (Text) soffice -writer

157 OpenOffice.org Writer (Web Page) soffice -web

158 OpenOffice.org Writer (Word Processor) swriter

159 Oracle SQL Plus sqlplusw

160 OriginPro 8 origin8

161 PerfectDisk Professional (by Raxco) perfectdisk

162 QuarkXPress 8 quarkxpress

163 QuickHeal Internet Security scanner

164 QuickHeal Total Security scanner

165 RealPlayer (also RealPlayer SP) realplay

166 RealPlayer SP Converter realconverter


http://www.nero.com/

http://www.symantec.com/

http://www.openoffice.org/

http://www.perfectdisk.com/



167 Realtek HD Audio Manager rtsndmgr.cpl

168 Recuva (by Piriform) recuva

169 Revo Uninstaller revouninstaller

170 Revo Uninstaller Pro revouninpro

171 Safari 5 (by Apple Inc.) safari

172 SeaMonkey Mail seamonkey -mail

173 SeaMonkey v2 seamonkey

174 Sony Ericsson PC Companion pccompanion

175 Sony Ericsson PC Suite sepcsuite

176 Speccy (by Piriform) speccys

177 StarOffice (by Oracle) soffice

178 StarOffice Base (Database) sbase

179 StarOffice Calc (Spreadsheet) scalc

180 StarOffice Draw (Drawing) sdraw

181 StarOffice Impress (Presentation) simpress

182 StarOffice Math (formula) smath

183 StarOffice Writer (Word Processor) swriter

184 Tweak UI tweakui

185 Vmware Player vmplayer

186 Vmware Virtual Machine Console vmware -l

187 Vmware Workstation vmware

188 Winamp winamp

189 Windows Intune Malware Protection amui

190 Windows Live Essentials(Appendix-A6) wlstartup

191 Windows Live Family Safety fsui

192 Windows Live Mail (by Microsoft) wlmail

193 Windows Live Mesh wlsync

194 Windows Live Messenger msnmsgr

195 Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 moviemaker

196 Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 wlxphotogallery

197 Windows Live Writer 2011 windowslivewriter

198 Windows Media Encoder 9 Series wmenc

199 Windows Phone Book Administrator pbadmin

200 Windows PowerToy Calculator powercalc

201 WinRAR winrar

202 WinZip winzip

203 WinZip Self-Extractor wzipse32

204 Wireshark wireshark

205 XPS Viewer EP (Appendix-A7) xpsrchvw

MISCELLANEOUS (APPS) TOOLS

206 AC3 Filter (settings) ac3filter.cpl

207 ACDSee 2009 Showroom (v11) acdseesr

208 ACDSee 2010 Showroom (v12) acdseesr12

209 ACDSee Device Detector devdetect

210 ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 v5 acdseephotoeditor2008

211 ACDSee Photo Editor v4 acdseephotoeditor4

212 ACDSee Picture Frame Manager Quick View acdseeqvpfm

213 ACDSee Pro 4 Quick View acdseeqvpro4

214 Adobe Flash Player 10.3 flashplayercplapp.cpl

215 Calibre E-book viewer ebook-viewer

216 Calibre LRF viewer lrfviewer

217 Change Analysis Diagnostic (WinXP) statechangediag

218 Corel QuickFinder Manager X4 (by Corel) pfim140

219 Corel QuickFinder Manager X5 pfim150

220 Corel QuickFinder Searcher X4 qfinder140

221 Corel QuickFinder Searcher X5 qfinder150

222 Corel WordPerfect Office Conversion Utility convutil

223 Creative Live Cam Avatar ct4im

224 Creative Live Cam Avatar Creator ctiemain

225 Light Scribe Control Panel lightscribecontrolpanel

226 LG Burning Tool (powered by Power2Go) power2goexpress

227 Norton Antivirus 2007 uistub

228 Norton Antivirus 2010: Security History mcui32

229 Norton Antivirus Quarantine Console qconsole



http://www.apple.com/safari/


http://www.oracle.com/

http://explore.live.com/

http://www.corel.com/



230 Visual Studio Document Explorer dexplore

231 Visual Studio Tools for Applications vsta

232 Windows Live Essentials Language Selecter langselector

233 Windows Live Essentials Repair (2011) wlarp

234 X-Setup Pro xqdcxspstart

[Notes: These commands will work, only if the particular software / applications are installed. All the

listed commands in this table are not separate apps; some commands are relating to the option/sub-feature for those corresponding apps. The actual command is program.exe, but you can issue the command with just program and without .exe. OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, OxygenOffice and StarOffice all are sharing a common codebases and the applications are similar to each other. Hence some commands in this list are also identical.]

Control Panel (applets) commands

Table-7: [Applies To: Vista, Server 2008, 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Control Panel applets

commands using canonical name.]

SL. CONTROL PANEL SETTING COMMAND

Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 01 Add Hardware control /name Microsoft.AddHardware

02 Administrative Tools control /name Microsoft.AdministrativeTools

03 Advanced Network Sharing Settings

control /name Microsoft.NetworkandSharingCenter /page Advanced

04 AutoPlay control /name Microsoft.AutoPlay

05 Backup and Restore Center control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter

06 BitLocker Drive Encryption control /name Microsoft.BitlockerDriveEncryption

07 Color Management control /name Microsoft.ColorManagement

08 Date and Time control /name Microsoft.DateAndTime

09 Default Programs control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms

10 Device Manager control /name Microsoft.DeviceManager

11 Display control /name Microsoft.Display

12 Ease of Access Center control /name Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter

13 Folder Options control /name Microsoft.FolderOptions

14 Fonts control /name Microsoft.Fonts

15 Game Controllers control /name Microsoft.GameControllers

16 Indexing Options control /name Microsoft.IndexingOptions

17 Infrared control /name Microsoft.InfraredOptions

18 Internet Options control /name Microsoft.InternetOptions

19 iSCSI Initiator control /name Microsoft.iSCSIInitiator

20 Keyboard Settings control /name Microsoft.Keyboard

21 Mouse control /name Microsoft.Mouse

22 Network Sharing Center control /name Microsoft.NetworkandSharingCenter

23 Offline Files control /name Microsoft.OfflineFiles

24 Parental Controls control /name Microsoft.ParentalControls

25 Pen and Input Devices control /name Microsoft.PenAndInputDevices

26 People Near Me control /name Microsoft.PeopleNearMe

27 Performance Information and Tools

control /name Microsoft.PerformanceInformationAndTools

28 Personalization control /name Microsoft.Personalization

29 Phone and Modems control /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModemsOptions

30 Power Options control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions

31 Printers control /name Microsoft.Printers

32 Problems Reports and Solutions

control /name Microsoft.ProblemsReportsAndSolutions

33 Programs and Feature control /name Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeature

34 Regional and Language Options

control /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions

35 Scanners and Cameras control /name Microsoft.ScannersAndCameras

36 Sound control /name Microsoft.AudioDevicesAndSoundThemes

37 Speech Recognition Options control /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognitionOptions

38 Sync Center control /name Microsoft.SyncCenter

39 System control /name Microsoft.System

40 Tablets PC Settings control /name Microsoft.TabletsPCSettings

41 Tablets PC Settings Buttons control /name Microsoft.TabletsPCSettings /page Buttons

42 Taskbars and Start Menu control /name Microsoft.TaskbarsAndStartMenu




43 Text to Speech control /name Microsoft.TextToSpeech

44 User Accounts control /name Microsoft.UserAccounts

45 Welcome Center control /name Microsoft.WelcomeCenter

46 Windows Anytime Upgrade control /name Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade

47 Windows CardSpace control /name Microsoft.CardSpace

48 Windows Defender control /name Microsoft.WindowsDefender

49 Windows Firewall control /name Microsoft.WindowsFirewall

50 Windows Marketplace control /name Microsoft.GetProgramsOnline

51 Windows Mobility Center control /name Microsoft.MobilityCenter

52 Windows Security Center control /name Microsoft.SecurityCenter

53 Windows Sidebar Properties control /name Microsoft.WindowsSidebarProperties

54 Windows SideShow control /name Microsoft.WindowsSideshow

55 Windows Update control /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate

Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 56 Action Center control /name Microsoft.ActionCenter

57 Backup and Restore control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestore

58 Biometric Devices control /name Microsoft.BiometricDevices

59 Credential Manager control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager

60 Default Location control /name Microsoft.DefaultLocation

61 Desktop Gadgets control /name Microsoft.DesktopGadgets

62 Devices and Printer control /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinter

63 Get Programs (online) control /name Microsoft.GetPrograms

64 Getting Started control /name Microsoft.GettingStarted

65 HomeGroup control /name Microsoft.HomeGroup

66 Infrared control /name Microsoft.Infrared

67 Location and Other Sensors control /name Microsoft.LocationAndOtherSensors

68 Notification Area Icons control /name Microsoft.NotificationAreaIcons

69 Pen and Touch control /name Microsoft.PenAndTouch

70 Phone and Modem control /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModem

71 Recovery (Appendix-A8) control /name Microsoft.Recovery

72 Region and Language control /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage

73 RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

control /name Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections

74 Sound control /name Microsoft.Sound

75 Speech Recognition control /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognition

76 Taskbar and Start Menu control /name Microsoft.TaskbarAndStartMenu

77 Troubleshooting control /name Microsoft.Troubleshooting

Command-line Tools

Table-8: [Applies To: Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003. Also for Vista, Server 2008, 2008 R2,

Windows 7 and later). To know more about command-line options use /? switch after a command.]

Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 SL. COMMANDS COMMAND USAGES

001 append Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory.

002 arp Displays and modifies the IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by address resolution protocol (ARP).

003 at The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date. The Schedule service must be running to use the AT command.

004 atmadm Windows ATM Call Manager Utility.

005 attrib Attribute Utility. Displays or changes file attributes.

006 auditusr Audit User Program. Sets per user auditing policy.

007 bootcfg Boot Config Tool. Modifies the Boot.ini file for boot configuration and recovery. This command line tool can be used to configure, query, change or delete the boot entry settings in the BOOT.INI file.

008 blastcln Microsoft Blaster/Nachi removal tool.

009 cacls Control ACLs Program. Displays or modifies access control lists of files.

010 chkdsk Check Disk Utility. Checks a disk for logical file system error and displays a status report.

011 chkntfs NTFS Volume Maintenance Utility. Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.

012 cipher File Encryption Utility. Displays or alters the encryption of directories [files] on




NTFS partitions.

013 cmd Windows Command Processor. Performs text-based (command-line) functions.

014 comp File Compare Utility. Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.

015 compact File Compress Utility. Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.

016 convert File System Conversion Utility. Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

017 cscript Windows Script Host command line mode.

018 defrag Disk Defragmenter Module. Disk defragmenter commands-line tool.

019 diantz Microsoft Cabinet Maker.

020 diskpart Disk partitioning Application. Manages partitions on hard disk volumes. The variable device is the device name for a new partition (such as \device\harddisk0\partition1). The variable size is the size, in megabytes.

021 diskperf Disk Performance Configuration Utility.

022 doskey Keyboard History Utility. Edits command lines, recalls Windows XP commands and creates macros.

023 driverquery Driver Query. Enables an administrator to enumerate and display the list of installed device drivers as well as their properties.

024 edlin Edlin. A line-oriented text editor.

025 esentutl Server Database Storage Utilities. Maintenance utilities for Microsoft Windows databases.

026 eventcreate Event Create. This command line tool enables an administrator to create a custom event ID and message in a specified event log.

027 eventtriggers Event Triggers. This command-line tool enables an administrator to display and configure “Event Triggers” on local or remote system.

028 exe2bin Converts .EXE (executable) files to binary format.

029 expand LZ Expansion Utility. Microsoft File Expansion Utility. Expands one or more compressed files. This command is used to retrieve compressed files from distribution disks.

030 fc DOS 5 File Compare Utility. Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them.

031 find Searches for a text string in a file or files. If a path is not specified, FIND searches the text typed at the prompt or piped from another command.

032 findstr Searches for strings in files.

033 finger TCPIP Finger Command. Displays information about a user on a specified system running the Finger service. Output varies based on the remote system.

034 fltmc Filter Manager Control Program.

035 forcedos Force DOS Execute Utility.

036 fsutil File system management utility.

037 ftp File Transfer Program. Uploads/downloads files on a network. This command helps you determine whether Application layer functions can work on the network.

038 getmac Get MAC Address. This command line tool enables an administrator to display the MAC address for one or more network adapters on a system.

039 gpresult Query RSOP Data. Group Policy Result tool.

040 gpupdate Microsoft Group Policy Refresh Utility. Refreshes Policy settings.

041 help Command Line Help Utility for Windows XP commands.

042 ipconfig IP Configuration Utility. Shows the IP configuration of network adapters installed in a computer. From the results of this command, you can determine whether you have incorrectly addressed the adapter or the default gateway or whether the adapter was unable to obtain an address from the DHCP server. Use the /all switch to show all IP configuration information.

043 ipsec6 IPv6 Security Configuration Utility. (Not for Windows 7 or later).

044 ipv6 IPv6 Configuration Utility. (Not for Windows 7 or later).

045 ipxroute NWLink IPX Routing and Source Routing Control Program.

046 label Disk Label Utility. Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.

047 lodctr Updates Performance Monitor counter names and explain text for an extensible counter.

048 logman Logman manages the “Performance Logs and Alerts” service for creating and managing Event Trace, Session logs and Performance logs.

049 logoff Session Logoff Utility.

050 lpd TCP/IP Lpq Command. Displays the state of a remote lpd queue.

051 lpr TCP/IP Lpr Command. Sends a print job to a network printer. Executes a print job on a network printer.

052 makecab Microsoft Cabinet Maker.

053 mmcperf MMC Performance Tool.




054 mountvol Mount Volume Utility. Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.

055 mqbkup Windows NT, Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Backup/Restore Utility.

056 mrinfo Multicast Information.

057 msg Message Utility. Send a message to a user.

058 nbtstat TCP/IP NetBIOS Information. Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP). Similar to netstat, except that it resolves NetBIOS names to IP addresses.

059 net Windows net Command.

060 netsh Network Shell Command. Network Services shell Command. (See Chapter-3)

061 netstat TCP/IP Netstat Command. Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network connections. Displays Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connections and protocol statistics.

062 nlsfunc Loads country-specific information.

063 nslookup Show and configure DNS information and settings. Checks DNS entries.

064 openfiles Enables an administrator to list or disconnect files and folders that have been opened on a system.

065 pathping TCP/IP PathPing Command.

066 ping TCP/IP Ping Command. Uses an echo command to establish whether packets can be routed at the Network layer on a network.

067 ping6 Ipv6 Ping Command. (Not for Windows 7 or later).

068 powercfg Power Settings Command-Line Tool. This command line tool enables an administrator to control the power settings on a system.

069 print Prints a text file.

070 proxycfg Microsoft WinHTTP Default Proxy Configuration Tool.

071 qappsrv Query Terminal Server Utility. Displays the available application terminal servers on the network.

072 qprocess Query Process Utility. Displays information about processes.

073 qwinsta Display information about Terminal Sessions.

074 rasdial Remote Access Client Side Command Line Dial UI.

075 rcp Copies files to and from computer running the RCP service.

076 recover Recover Files Utility. Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.

077 reg Registry Console Tool. Console Registry Tool for Windows.

078 regsvr32 Microsoft Register Server. This command-line tool registers .dll files as command components in the registry.

079 regwiz Windows XP Registration Wizard. Use /r switch to register Windows.

080 relog Relog creates new performance logs from data in existing performance logs by changing the sampling rate and/or converting the file format. Supports all performance log formats, including Windows NT 4.0 compressed logs.

081 replace Replace File Utility. Replaces files.

082 reset Terminal Services Reset Utility.

083 rexec TCP/IP Remote Exec Command. Runs commands on remote hosts running the REXEC service. Rexec authenticates the user name on the remote host before executing the specified command.

084 route Manipulates network routing tables.

085 rsm Removable Storage Manager Command Line Interface.

086 runas Run As Utility.

087 rwinsta Reset Session Utility. Reset the session subsystem hardware and software to known initial values.

088 sc A tool to aid in developing services for Windows NT. SC is a command line program used for communicating with the NT Service Controller and services.

089 schtasks Schedule Tasks. Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system. Replaces at.exe.

090 secedit Windows Security Configuration Editor Command Tool.

091 setver Sets the version number that MS-DOS report to a program.

092 sfc Windows XP Windows File Checker. Scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

093 shadow Monitor another Terminal Services session.

094 shutdown Windows Remote Shutdown Tool.

095 sort Sort Utility.

096 subst Associates a path with a drive letter.

097 systeminfo System Information. This command line tool enables an administrator to query for basic system configuration information.

098 taskkill Kill Process. This command line tool can be used to end one or more processes. Processes can be killed by the process id or image name.




099 tasklist This command line tool displays a list of application(s) and associated task(s)/process(es) currently running on either a local or remote system.

100 telnet Microsoft Telnet Client. Establishes a character-based session with a Telnet server across a network. This command helps you determine whether Session layer functions can work on a network.

101 tftp Trivial File Transfer Protocol App. Transfers files to and from a remote computer running the TFTP service.

102 tlntadmn Telnet Administration. Telnet Server Admin Tool.

103 tracerpt Event Trace Report Tool. Tracerpt processes binary Event Trace Session log files or real-time streams from instrumented Event Trace providers and creates a report or a text (CSV) file describing the events generated.

104 tracert TCP/IP Traceroute Command. Shows all the routing hops that a packet takes to reach a destination on a network.

105 tracert6 Ipv6 Traceroute Command. (Not for Windows 7 or later).

106 tscon Session Connection Utility. Attaches a user session to a terminal session.

107 tsdiscon Session Disconnection Utility. Disconnects a terminal session.

108 tskill Terminal Services End Process Utility. Ends a process.

109 tsshutdn System Shutdown Utility. Shut down a server in a controlled manner.

110 typeperf Command line performance monitor. Typeperf writes performance data to the command window or to a log file. To stop Typeperf, press CTRL+C.

111 tzchange Time zone change tool. A command Line utility to make time zone changes.

112 unlodctr Unload PerfMon Counters. Removes counter names and explain text for the specified extensible counter.

113 vssadmin Command Line Interface for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service.

114 w32tm Windows Time Service Diagnostic Tool.

115 winmsd System Information. Replaced by msinfo32.exe.

116 winver Windows Version Checking Tool.

117 wscript Windows Script Host GUI mode.

118 xcopy Copies files and directory trees.

Command-line Tools

Table-9: [Applies To: Vista, Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 and Windows 7. These new are also

additional for table-8.]

Windows Vista /Server 2008 / 2008 R2 /Windows 7 SL. COMMANDS COMMAND USAGES

01 auditpol Configure, create, backup and restore audit policies on any computer in the organization from the command line with verbose logging. Replaces auditusr.exe.

02 bcdboot Used to initialize the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store and copy boot environment files to the system partition.

03 bcdedit Edit the Boot Configuration Data Store.

04 bitsadmin BITS administration utility.

05 change Change terminal server settings for logons, COM port mappings and install mode.

06 chglogon Enable or disable session logons.

07 chgport List or change COM port mappings for DOS application compatibility.

08 chgusr Change install mode.

09 choice Allow users to select one item from a list of choices and return the index of the selected choice.

10 clip Redirect the output of command-line tools to the Windows Clipboard.

11 cmdkey Create, display, and delete stored user names and passwords.

12 diskpart Expanded to support hard disks with the GUID Partition Table, and a new “shrink” command has been added which facilitates shrinking a pre-existing NTFS partition.

13 diskraid Launch the diskraid application.

14 dispdiag Display diagnostics information.

15 forfiles Select a file (or files) and execute a command on that file.

16 icacls Display or modify access control lists (ACLs) of files; an updated version of cacls.

17 iscsicli The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.

18 isoburn Windows Disc Image Burning Tool.

19 manage-bde Used to manage BitLocker encrypted volumes.

20 mklink Create, modify and delete junctions, hard links, and symbolic links.

21 muiunattend The MUI Unattended Action.

22 netcfg The WinPE Network Installer.

23 ocsetup The Windows Optional Component Setup.




24 pkgmgr The Windows Package Manager.

25 pnpunattend Used for unattended online driver installation.

26 pnputil PnPUtil Tool. The Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) Utility.

27 query Query command. Syntax {Process|Session|TermServer|User}.

28 quser Display information about users logged on to the system.

29 robocopy The Robust File Copy for Windows tool. To copy/move files or folders from one volume to another while allowing them to retain their permissions.

30 rpcping Ping a server using Remote Procedure Call (RPC).

31 sdbinst Application Compatibility Database Installer tool.

32 setx Create or modify environment variables in the user or system environment.

33 sxstrace The WinSxs tracing utility.

34 takeown Recover access to a file that was denied by reassigning file ownership.

35 timeout Accept a timeout parameter to wait for the specified time period or until any key is pressed.

36 tracerpt The TraceRpt tool.

37 tzutil Windows Time Zone Utility.

38 verifier Driver Verifier Monitor. The driver verification tool.

39 waitfor Sends, or waits for, a signal on a system. When /S is not specified, the signal will be broadcasted to all the systems in a domain. If /S is specified, then the signal will be sent only to the specified system.

40 wbadmin Start the backup tool.

41 wceutil The Windows Event Collector Utility.

42 wevtutil The Windows Event command-line Utility.

43 where Display the location of files that match the search pattern.

44 whoami Retrieve user name and group information, along with the respective security identifiers (SIDs), privileges, logon identifier (logon ID) for the current user (access token) on the local system, i.e. the current logged on user. If no switch is specified, the tool displays the user name in NTLM format (domain\username).

45 winrm The Windows Remote Management tool (WinRM).

46 winrs Windows Remote Shell (WinRS) allows establishing secure Windows Remote Management sessions to multiple remote computers from a single console.

47 winsat The Windows System Assessment tool.




PART – 1 (Advance users)

[Applies To: Advance users and power users.]

Chapter –3

Advance rundll32 Commands

Table-10: [Notes: Internal Windows commands based on the rundll32.exe file, to run the specific

Option / Action / Feature.]

Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 01 Accessibility Options

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl

02 Add/Remove Programs: (Change or Remove Programs)

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,0

03 Add/Remove Programs: (Add New Programs)


04 Add/Remove Programs: (Add/Remove Windows Components)


05 Add/Remove Programs: (Set Programs Access and Defaults) *


06 Desktop Property: Themes Tab

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl

07 Desktop Property: Desktop Tab

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,0

08 Desktop Property: Screen Saver Tab


09 Desktop Property: Appearance Tab


10 Desktop Property: Settings Tab


11 Device Manager

rundll32 devmgr.dll DeviceManager_Execute

12 Folder Options

rundll32 shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL

13 Forgotten Password Wizard(Create a password reset disk)

rundll32 keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW

14 Game Controller

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL joy.cpl

15 Hibernate

rundll32 powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

16 IE –Content Advisor

rundll32 msrating.dll,RatingSetupUI

17 Control Panel

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL

18 IE –Delete All (Browsing History – IE7 or later)

rundll32 InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255

19 IE –Delete Cookies


20 IE –Delete Form Data


21 IE –Delete Files and Settings Stored by Add-Ons


22 IE –Delete History


23 IE –Delete Passwords


24 IE –Delete Temporary Internet Files


25 Lock Screen (Lock Computer)

rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation

26 Map Network Drives

rundll32 Shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL Connect




27 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Buttons tab

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @0,0

28 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Pointers tab


29 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Pointers Options tab


30 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Wheel tab


31 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Hardware tab


32 Mouse Button: Changing Left-to-Right and vice versa

rundll32 User32.dll,SwapMouseButton

33 Network Connections

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl

34 Network Setup Wizard (i.e. network / internet / VPN)

rundll32 hnetwiz.dll,HomeNetWizardRunDll

35 New Connections Wizard

rundll32 netshell.dll,StartNCW

36 Organize Favorites

rundll32 shdocvw.dll,DoOrganizeFavDlg

37 Phone and Modem options

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL telephon.cpl

38 Power Options

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL powercfg.cpl

39 Printer and Faxes folder

rundll32 Shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL PrintersFolder

40 Regional and Language Options: Regional Options tab

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Intl.cpl,,0

41 Regional and Language Options: Languages tab


42 Regional and Language Options: Advanced tab


43 Safely Remove Hardware

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL HotPlug.dll

44 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Volume tab

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Mmsys.cpl,,0

45 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Sounds tab


46 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Audio tab


47 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Voice tab


48 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Hardware tab


49 Stored Username and Passwords

rundll32 keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMgr

50 System Properties: General tab

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl

51 System Properties: Computer Name tab

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Sysdm.cpl,,1

52 System Properties: Hardware tab

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,2

53 System Properties: Advanced tab


54 System Properties: System Restore tab


55 System Properties: Automatic Updates tab


56 System Properties: Remote tab


57 System Properties: Performance (Visual Effects)

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,-1

58 Taskbar Properties

rundll32 shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 1

59 Time and Date




rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl

60 User Accounts

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL nusrmgr.cpl

61 Windows Firewall

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL firewall.cpl

62 Windows Fonts folder

rundll32 Shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL FontsFolder

63 Wireless Network Setup Wizard

rundll32 wzcdlg.dll,FlashConfigCreateNetwork

64 Wireless Network Setup Wizard

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL NetSetup.cpl,@0,WNSW

65 Windows Security Center

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL wscui.cpl

66 Windows Update

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL wuaucpl.cpl

Internet Explorer 8(deleting IE data) 67 IE –Delete All Browsing History


68 IE –Delete Cookies


69 IE –Delete Form Data


70 IE –Delete History


71 IE –Delete InPrivate Data


72 IE –Delete Passwords


73 IE –Delete Temporary Internet Files


74 IE – Preserve Favorite Website Data


Windows Vista / Server 2008 / 2008 R2 / Windows 7 75 Add/Remove Programs: (Programs and Features)


76 Add/Remove Programs: (Turn Windows Features On or Off)


77 Add/Remove Programs: (Set Programs Access and Computer Defaults)


78 Desktop Property: Desktop Icons tab


79 Desktop Property: Screen Saver Settings tab


80 Desktop Property: Appearance Settings (Win7: Personalization)


81 Desktop Property: Monitor Settings (Win7: Screen Resolution)


82 Device Installation Settings

rundll32 newdev.dll,DeviceInternetSettingUi

83 Environment Variables

rundll32 sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

84 Folder Options: Folder searching tab

rundll32 shell32.dll,options_rundll 2

85 Folder Options: General tab


86 Folder Options: View tab


87 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Buttons tab


88 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Pointers tab


89 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Pointers Options tab


90 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Wheel tab





91 Mouse Properties Dialog Box: Hardware tab


92 Offline Files

rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL cscui.dll

93 Printer and Faxes folder (Win7: Printers)

rundll32 Shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL PrintersFolder

94 Regional and Language Options: Format Options tab


95 Regional and Language Options: Location tab


96 Regional and Language Options: Keyboard and Language tab


97 Regional and Language Options: Administrative tab


98 Set a printer as Default rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n printer_name (change printer_name to correct printer name e.g. PDFCreator)

99 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Playback tab (Win7)


100 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Recording tab (Win7)


101 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Sounds tab (Win7)


102 Sound and Audio Device Properties: Communications tab (Win7)


103 Stored Username and Passwords (Win7: Credential Manager)

rundll32 keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMgr

104 System Properties: Computer Name Tab

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl

105 System Properties: Hardware tab


106 System Properties: Advance tab

runDll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,3

107 System Properties: System Protection tab


108 System Properties: Remote tab


109 User Profiles

rundll32 sysdm.cpl,EditUserProfiles

110 Windows Network Diagnostics

rundll32 ndfapi,NdfRunDllDiagnoseIncident

111 Windows Security Center (Win7: Action Center)

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL wscui.cpl

Notes: * This feature not available in Windows Server 2003.

Netsh Commands

For Administrators: netsh (The Network Services shell) is a command-line scripting utility

that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display or modify the network configuration of a currently running computer. When you run netsh from the Cmd.exe command prompt, netsh uses the following syntax. Used without parameters, netsh opens the Netsh.exe command prompt (that is, netsh>).

[Notes: Netsh Syntax - for backward compatibility, you can use netsh interface ip in place of netsh

interface ipv4. For IPv6 Netsh commands, you must specify IPv6. Note also for static settings, the interface name is simply local area connection. The syntax name="local area connection” is acceptable but not necessary. For dynamic configuration you need to use name="local area connection”.]

Syntax netsh [-a AliasFile] [-c Context] [-r RemoteComputer] [{NetshCommand|-f ScriptFile}] Parameters -a :Returns you to the netsh prompt after running AliasFile. AliasFile :Specifies the name of the text file that contains one or more netsh commands. -c :Changes to the specified netsh context. Context :Specifies the netsh context. The following table lists the available netsh contexts.

Example commands:

To display all of the adapters in the computer with their current IP addresses:




netsh interface ip show config

To change to a static address, type the following command: netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static ipaddr subnetmask gateway metric

Example: netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

To switch the specified adapter from a static address to DHCP:

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp

Install / Uninstall TCP/IP protocol (Appendix-A4) Ipv4: install:

netsh interface ipv4 install Ipv4: uninstall:

netsh interface ipv4 uninstall Ipv6: install:

netsh interface ipv6 install Ipv6: uninstall:

netsh interface ipv6 uninstall

Network Interface To disable an interface:

netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=DISABLED To enable an interface:

netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=ENABLED To rename an interface:

netsh interface set interface name="local area connection" newname="LAN"

IPv4 (Vista, Server 2008 or higher) Configure IPv4 address 10.0.0.11, subnetmask, and gateway 10.0.0.11 for the interface Local Area Connection: netsh interface IPv4 set address "local area connection" static 10.0.0.11 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.11 Set DNS server address as 10.0.0.11: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsservers "local area connection" static 10.0.0.11 Configure an interface to obtain IP address automatically (Dynamic IP): netsh interface ipv4 set address name="local area connection" source=dhcp netsh interface ipv4 set dnsservers name="local area connection" source=dhcp To reset the IPv4 configurations of an interface to default: netsh interface ipv4 reset

IPv6 (Vista, Server 2008 or higher) To display IPv6 configuration and interface IDs:

netsh interface ipv6 show address To display IPv6 configuration and Site IDs:

netsh interface ipv6 show address level=verbose To check the content of neighbor cache:

netsh interface ipv6 show neighbors To flush neighbor cache:

netsh interface ipv6 delete neighbors To check the IPv6 address of default router interface on local subnet:

netsh interface ipv6 show route To display the current content of destination cache:

netsh interface ipv6 show destinationcache To flush destination cache:

netsh interface ipv6 delete destinationcache To set static IPv6 address fec0:0:0:fffe::a to interface:

netsh interface ipv6 set address “Local Area Connection” fec0:0:0:fffe::a

To reset the IPv6 configurations of an interface to default: netsh interface ipv6 reset

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) (Windows 7 or higher) To permit ICMPv4 and enable ping to other IPv4 hosts:

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMPv4" protocol=icmpv4:any,any dir=in action=allow To permit ICMPv6 and enable ping to other IPv6 hosts:

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMPv6" protocol=icmpv6:any,any dir=in action=allow To reset Firewall to default configuration:

netsh advfirewall reset Wireless Configurations (XP, Vista or higher)

To show the available Wireless interfaces (connections):




netsh wlan show interfaces To connect to a wireless network (profile name = default):

netsh wlan connect name=default To connect to a wireless network (profile name = default, SSID = mynetwork):

netsh wlan connect name=default SSID=mynetwork To disconnect a current wireless network:

netsh wlan disconnect To disconnect a wireless interface named “Wireless Network Connection”:

netsh wlan disconnect interface=“Wireless Network Connection” To disconnect wireless network from all interfaces:

netsh wlan disconnect interface=*

BranchCache Configurations (Windows 7 or higher) [Notes: BranchCache service must be started before configuring BranchCache.] To setting up BranchCache to distributed mode:

netsh branchcache set service mode=distributed To setting up BranchCache to local cache mode:

netsh branchcache set service mode=local To setting up BranchCache to Hosted Cache mode: netsh branchcache set service mode=hostedclient location=hostedserver(FQDN of hosted server) To see BranchCache Status:

netsh branchcache show status To know BranchCache cache:

netsh branchcache show localcache To disable BranchCache:

netshbranchcache set service disabled To reset BranchCache:

netsh branchcache reset

DirectAccess Configurations (Windows 7 or higher) To verifythe DirectAccessclient’s settings for 6to4:

netsh interface 6to4 show relay To verifythe DirectAccess Teredo configuration:

netsh interface IPv6 show teredo To verifythe DirectAccess configuration for IP-HTTPS:

netsh interface httpstunnel show interface Reset your network & Winsock settings (WinXP or higher)

[Notes: Issue commands one by one]

netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset catalog netsh interface ip reset C:\Interface-resetlog.txt netsh interface reset all netsh firewall reset

Relative System Paths

Table-11: [Applies To: All versions of Windows. Environment Variable and shell commands are

complementary. These are helpful to find location of data and may be used in installer / making SFX packages on NT platforms. These are useful when you are compiling / packaging your apps with installer software.]

System Defaults (Windows 32-bit / x86) SL. Directory Location Environment Variable (Command)

01 Common Program Files %CommonProgramFiles%

02 Current System Drive %HOMEDRIVE%

03 Current System Drive %SYSTEMDRIVE%

04 Current User Location %HOMEDRIVE%\%HOMEPATH%

05 Current User Location %HOMEPATH%

06 Dllcache dllcache

07 Font Folder Fonts

08 INF Directory inf

09 Prefetch Folder Prefetch

10 Program Files %PROGRAMFILES%

11 System32 %SYSTEMROOT%\system32

12 System32 %WINDIR%\System32

13 Windows %SYSTEMROOT%

14 Windows %WINDIR%

For All Users

15 All Users Location %ALLUSERSPROFILE%




16 Common AppData %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data

17 Common Desktop %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop

18 Common Documents %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents

19 Common Favorites %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Favorites

20 Common Programs %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

21 Common Start Menu %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

22 Common Startup %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

23 Common Templates %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Templates

For Current User

24 AppData %AppData%

25 AppData %USERPROFILE%\Application Data

26 AppData Application Data

27 Cache %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

28 Cookies %USERPROFILE%\Cookies

29 Cookies Cookies

30 Current User Location %USERPROFILE%

31 Desktop %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

32 Desktop Desktop

33 Favorites %USERPROFILE%\Favorites

34 Favorites Favorites

35 History %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History

36 Local AppData %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data

37 Local Settings %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings

38 My Pictures %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures

39 NetHood %USERPROFILE%\NetHood

40 NetHood NetHood

41 Personal Documents %USERPROFILE%\My Documents

42 Personal Documents My Documents

43 PrintHood %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood

44 PrintHood PrintHood

45 Programs %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

46 Recent %USERPROFILE%\Recent

47 Recent Recent

48 Send To %USERPROFILE%\SendTo

49 Send To sendto

50 Start Menu %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

51 Start Menu Start Menu

52 Startup %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

53 Temp %TEMP%

54 Temp %TMP%

55 Templates %USERPROFILE%\Templates

56 Templates Templates

Windows 64-bit / x64 57 Program Files %ProgramFiles64%

58 Program Files %ProgramW6432%

59 Program Files (x86) %ProgramFiles32%

60 Program Files (x86) %ProgramFiles32%

61 program files (x86)\common files %CommonProgramFiles%

62 program files (x86)\common files %CommonProgramFiles(x86)%

63 program files\common files %CommonProgramW6432%

Shell Commands System Defaults

SL. Directory Location Command

01 Font Folder shell:fonts

02 Internet Explorer shell:internetfolder

03 Recycle Bin shell:recyclebinfolder

04 System32 shell:system

05 Windows shell:windows

For All Users

06 Common AppData shell:common appdata

07 Common Documents shell:common documents




08 Common Favorites shell:common favorites

09 Common Music shell:commonmusic

10 Common Pictures shell:commonpictures

11 Common Programs shell:common programs

12 Common Start Menu shell:common start menu

13 Common Startup shell:common startup

14 Common Templates shell:common templates

15 Common Videos shell:commonvideo

For Current User

16 AppData shell:appdata

17 Cache shell:cache

18 CD Burning shell:cd burning

19 Cookies shell:cookies

20 Desktop shell:desktop

21 Favorites shell:favorites

22 My Music shell:my music

23 My Pictures shell:my pictures

24 My Videos shell:my video

25 NetHood shell:nethood

26 Personal Documents shell:personal

27 PrintHood shell:printhood

28 Profile shell:profile

29 Programs shell:programs

30 Recent shell:recent

31 Send To shell:sendto

32 Start Menu shell:start menu

33 Startup shell:startup

34 Templates shell:templates

Environment Variables Environment variables are strings that contain information such as drive, path, or file name.

They control the behavior of various programs. For example, the TEMP environment variable specifies the location in which programs place temporary files. Any user can add, modify, or remove a user environment variable. However, only an administrator can add, modify or remove a system environment variable. Using System in Control Panel, you can customize the following variables: 1. User management Environment Variables for logged_on_user_name: The user environment

variables are different for each user of a particular computer. The variables include any that are set by the user, as well as any variables defined by programs, such as the path to the location of the program files.

2. System path Environment Variables: Administrators can change or add environment variables

that apply to the system, and thus to all system users. During installation, Windows Setup configures the default system variables, such as the path to the Windows files.

3. Discrete value Environment Variable: These are generally expanded to discrete values, such as

the current working directory, the current date, or a random number. Some of these are true environment variable and will be expanded by all functions that handle environment variables. These variables are not case sensitive.

Table-12: [[Applies To: All versions of Windows. These commands are for admin purposes, advanced

usersand may not launch from command prompt / RUN.]

User management Environment Variables

Sl. Environment Variable USAGES

01 %ALLUSERSPROFILE% In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users In Vista: C:\ProgramData

02 %APPDATA% Contains the full path to the Application Data folder of the logged-in user. In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data In Vista: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming

03 %HOMEPATH% In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username} In Vista: C:\Users\{username}

04 %LOGONSERVER% This variable Indicates the domain controller or the server that authenticated the client‟s logon request.

05 %TEMP% In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Temp




In Vista: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Temp

06 %TMP% In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Temp In Vista: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Temp

07 %USERDOMAIN% The variable holds the name of the Workgroup or Windows Domain to which the current user belongs.

08 %USERNAME% {Username}. This variable is to determine the active user‟s login identification.

09 %USERPROFILE% In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username} In Vista: C:\Users\{username}

System path Environment Variables

10 %APPDATA% Contains the full path to the Application Data folder of the logged-in user. In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data In Vista: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming

11 %CMDEXTVERSION% This variable shows the version number of the current Command Processor Extensions. In Windows NT the value is “1”. In Windows 2000 and XP the value is “2”.

12 %COMMONPROGRAMFILES% Usually: C:\Program Files\Common Files

13 %COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)% The default in Vista is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files

14 %COMPUTERNAME% {Computername} The NetBIOS name of the computer.

15 %COMSPEC% Starts a new instance of the Windows XP command interpreter. C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

16 %HOMEDRIVE% The drive where Windows is installed. Usually it is C:\

17 %HOMEPATH% In XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username} In Vista: C:\Users\{username}

18 %HOMESHARE% The network path to the user‟s home directory. Shared Home Directory (for example “\\server\share”). If the home directory is a local path, it will return a null value.

19 %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% Quantity of CPUs installed in the system.

20 %OS% For Windows NT „family‟ it is “Windows_NT”

21 %PATH% C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;{plus program paths}

22 %PATHEXT% .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

23 %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% Indicates the chip architecture of the CPU e.g. x86 or x64.

24 %PROGRAMFILES% This variable point to Program Files directory, which stores the entire installed program within Windows and other installed apps. The default is C:\Program Files.

25 %PROGRAMFILES(X86)% In 64-bit editions of Windows (XP, 2003, Vista etc.), this is C:\Program Files (x86)

26 %PROGRAMW6432% In 64-bit editions of Windows (XP, 2003, Vista etc.), this is C:\Program Files

27 %PROMPT% Code for current command prompt format. Code is usually $P$G

28 %PUBLIC% Only for Vista or later. The default is: C:\Users\Public

29 %SYSTEMDRIVE% The drive where Windows is installed. Usually it is C:\

30 %SYSTEMROOT% The default is: C:\Windowsand in Windows NT 3.1, Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000: C:\WINNT

31 %USERDNSDOMAIN% The fully qualified DNS domain (FQDN) that the currently logged on user‟s account belongs to.

32 %USERDOMAIN% Name of the domain that contains the user‟s account.

33 %WINDIR% The default is: C:\Windowsand in Windows NT 3.1, Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000: C:\WINNT

Discrete value Environment Variable

34 %CD% Current directory with its full path

35 %DATE% Current date in the format determined by the Date command

36 %ERRORLEVEL% This variable points to the current error level. If there was an error in the previous command, this is what you need to check against to find out about that. Number defining exit status of a previous command or program.

37 %RANDOM% Random number between 0 and 32767.

38 %TIME% This point to the current time. Current time in the format




determined by the Time command. The time is displayed according to the current user‟s time format preferences.

Environment Variables: Windows XP Embedded (with SP2)

Table-13: [Predefined System Environment Variables for Windows XP Embedded SP2 Feature Pack

2007. The list of environment variables provided in the Windows Embedded Studio tools displays each

variable with its corresponding path on the development system, not the target system, and the two are not necessarily the same. The following table shows the environment variables listed in Target Designer and Component Designer and resulting path on the target system. Source: http://bit.ly/9zaLjx]

Windows XP Embedded SP2 (with Feature Pack 2007)

Sl. Environment Variable

Path Example (Location)

01 %10% Windows C:\Windows

02 %11% System32 C:\Windows\system32

03 %12% Drivers C:\Windows\system32\drivers

04 %17% Inf C:\Windows\inf

05 %18% Help C:\Windows\Help

06 %20% Fonts C:\Windows\Fonts

07 %21% Viewers C:\Windows\system32\viewers

08 %23% Color C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color

09 %24% Apps C:\

10 %25% Shared C:\Windows

11 %30% Boot C:\

12 %50% System16 C:\Windows\system

13 %51% Spool C:\Windows\system32\spool

14 %52% Spool drivers C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86

15 %53% Userprofile C:\Documents and Settings\username

16 %54% Loader C:\

17 %55% Printprocessor C:\Windows\system32\spool\Prtprocs\w32x86

18 %16406% All Users\Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

19 %16407% All Users\Start Menu\Programs

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

20 %16408% All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

21 %16409% All Users\Desktop C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

22 %16415% All Users\Favorites C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites

23 %16419% All Users\Application Data

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data

24 %16422% Program Files C:\Program Files

25 %16425% System32 on RISC C:\Windows\system32

26 %16426% Program Files on RISC C:\Program Files

27 %16427% Program Files\Common C:\Program Files\Common

28 %16428% x86 Program Files\Common on RISC

C:\Program Files\Common

29 %16429% All Users\Templates C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates

30 %16430% All Users\Documents C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents

31 %16437% All Users\Documents\My Music

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music

32 %16438% All Users\Documents\My Pictures

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures

Chapter – 4

Recovery Console Commands

Table-14: [Applies To: Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003. Recovery Console is not available on

Vista or higher. Refer Appendix-A]

ATTRIB CHKDSK DIR EXPAND LISTSVC MORE RMDIR

BATCH CLS DISABLE FIXBOOT LOGON NET SYSTEMROOT


http://bit.ly/9zaLjx



BOOTCFG COPY DISKPART FIXMBR MAP RD TYPE

CD DEL ENABLE FORMAT MD REN

CHDIR DELETE EXIT HELP MKDIR RENAME

COMMAND USAGES: [Notes: See above table for rest of the command in the above table.] Batch: executes commands that you specify in the text file, Inputfile. Output file holds the output of the

commands. If you omit the Output file parameter, output appears on the screen. CD (Chdir): operates only in the system directories of the current Windows installation, removable

media, the root directory of any hard disk partition, or the local installation sources. Chkdsk: The /p switch runs Chkdsk even if the drive is not flagged as dirty. The /r switch locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. This switch implies /p. Chkdsk requires Autochk. Chkdsk

automatically looks for Autochk.exe in the startup folder. If Chkdsk cannot find the file in the startup folder, it looks for the Windows Setup CD-ROM. If Chkdsk cannot find the installation CD-ROM, Chkdsk prompts the user for the location of Autochk.exe. Copy: copies one file to a target location. By default, the target cannot be removable media, and you

cannot use wildcard characters. Copying a compressed file from the Windows 2000 Setup CD-ROM automatically decompresses the file. Del (Delete): deletes one file. Operates within the system directories of the current Windows installation,

removable media, the root directory of any hard disk partition, or the local installation sources. By default, you cannot use wildcard characters. Dir: displays a list of all files, including hidden and system files. Disable: disables a Windows system service or driver. The variable service_or_driver is the name of the

service or driver that you want to disable. When you use this command to disable a service, the command displays the service‟s original startup type before it changes the type to SERVICE_DISABLED. Note the original startup type so that you can use the enable command to

restart the service. Enable: enables a Windows system service or driver. The variable service_or_driver is the name of the service or driver that you want to enable, and start_type is the startup type for an enabled service. The startup type uses one of the following formats:

SERVICE_BOOT_START SERVICE_SYSTEM_START SERVICE_AUTO_START SERVICE_DEMAND_START

Exit: quits the Recovery Console, and then restarts the computer. Expand: expands a compressed file. The variable source is the file that you want to expand. By default,

you cannot use wildcard characters. The variable destination is the directory for the new file. By default, the destination cannot be removable media and cannot be read-only. You can use the attrib command to remove the read-only attribute from the destination directory. The option /f:filespec is required if the source contains more than one file. This option permits wildcard characters. The /y switch disables the

overwrite confirmation prompt. Fixboot: writes a new startup sector on the system partition. Fixmbr: repairs the startup partition‟s master boot code. The variable device is an optional name that

specifies the device that requires a new Master Boot Record. Omit this variable when the target is the startup device. Format: formats a disk. The /q switch performs a quick format. The /fs switch specifies the file system. Help: If you do not use the command variable to specify a command, help lists all the commands that

the Recovery Console supports. Listsvc: displays all available services and drivers on the computer. Logon: displays detected installations of Windows and requests the local Administrator password for

those installations. Use this command to move to another installation or subdirectory. Map: displays currently active device mappings. Include the arc option to specify the use of Advanced

RISC Computing (ARC) paths (the format for Boot.ini) instead of Windows device paths. MD (Mkdir): operates only within the system directories of the current Windows installation, removable

media, the root directory of any hard disk partition, or the local installation sources. More/Type: displays the specified text file on screen. Rd (Rmdir): operates only within the system directories of the current Windows installation, removable

media, the root directory of any hard disk partition, or the local installation sources. Ren (Rename): operates only within the system directories of the current Windows installation,

removable media, the root directory of any hard disk partition, or the local installation sources. You cannot specify a new drive or path as the target. Set: displays and sets the Recovery Console environment variables. Systemroot: sets the current directory to %SystemRoot%.

Miscellaneous Commands

GUID Commands (through RUN):




Table-15: [Applies To: Windows XP or later. Here the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) command

uses the Windows Shell to execute a task. All these commands may not work always. To create shortcut using these commands in this table refer Apendix-A10 and B.]

WINDOWS XP / SERVER 2003

SL. Control Panel Applets/ Features

GUID / COMMAND CODE

01 Folder Options shell:::{6dfd7c5c-2451-11d3-a299-00c04f8ef6af}

02 My Computer shell:::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}

03 My Documents shell:::{450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}

04 My Network Places shell:::{208d2c60-3aea-1069-a2d7-08002b30309d}

05 Network Connections shell:::{7007acc7-3202-11d1-aad2-00805fc1270e}

06 Printers and Faxes shell:::{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d}

07 Recycle Bin shell:::{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}

08 Scheduled Tasks shell:::{d6277990-4c6a-11cf-8d87-00aa0060f5bf}

09 Web Browser (Default) shell:::{871c5380-42a0-1069-a2ea-08002b30309d}

WINDOWS VISTA / WINDOWS 7 or higher

10 Action Center shell:::{bb64f8a7-bee7-4e1a-ab8d-7d8273f7fdb6}

11 Add Hardware shell:::{7a979262-40ce-46ff-aeee-7884ac3b6136}

12 Administrative Tools shell:::{d20ea4e1-3957-11d2-a40b-0c5020524153}

13 AutoPlay shell:::{9c60de1e-e5fc-40f4-a487-460851a8d915}

14 Backup and Restore shell:::{b98a2bea-7d42-4558-8bd1-832f41bac6fd}

15 Biometrics Devices shell:::{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}

16 BitLocker Drive Encryption shell:::{d9ef8727-cac2-4e60-809e-86f80a666c91}

17 Color Management shell:::{b2c761c6-29bc-4f19-9251-e6195265baf1}

18 Computer shell:::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}

19 Control Panel: Category view shell:::{26ee0668-a00a-44d7-9371-beb064c98683}

20 Control Panel: Complete list shell:::{ed7ba470-8e54-465e-825c-99712043e01c}

21 Control Panel: Icon view shell:::{21ec2020-3aea-1069-a2dd-08002b30309d}

22 Credential Manager shell:::{1206f5f1-0569-412c-8fec-3204630dfb70}

23 Date and Time shell:::{e2e7934b-dce5-43c4-9576-7fe4f75e7480}

24 Default Location shell:::{00c6d95f-329c-409a-81d7-c46c66ea7f33}

25 Default Programs shell:::{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}

26 Desktop Gadgets shell:::{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}

27 Device Manager shell:::{74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}

28 Devices and Printers shell:::{a8a91a66-3a7d-4424-8d24-04e180695c7a}

29 Display shell:::{c555438b-3c23-4769-a71f-b6d3d9b6053a}

30 Documents shell:::{450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}

31 Ease of Access Center shell:::{d555645e-d4f8-4c29-a827-d93c859c4f2a}

32 Folder Options shell:::{6dfd7c5c-2451-11d3-a299-00c04f8ef6af}

33 Fonts shell:::{93412589-74d4-4e4e-ad0e-e0cb621440fd}

34 Game Controllers shell:::{259ef4b1-e6c9-4176-b574-481532c9bce8}

35 Get Programs (online) shell:::{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}

36 Getting Started shell:::{cb1b7f8c-c50a-4176-b604-9e24dee8d4d1}

37 HomeGroup shell:::{67ca7650-96e6-4fdd-bb43-a8e774f73a57}

38 Indexing Options shell:::{87d66a43-7b11-4a28-9811-c86ee395acf7}

39 Infrared shell:::{a0275511-0e86-4eca-97c2-ecd8f1221d08}

40 Internet Options shell:::{a3dd4f92-658a-410f-84fd-6fbbbef2fffe}

41 iSCSI Initiator shell:::{a304259d-52b8-4526-8b1a-a1d6cecc8243}

42 Keyboard shell:::{725be8f7-668e-4c7b-8f90-46bdb0936430}

43 Location and Other Sensors shell:::{e9950154-c418-419e-a90a-20c5287ae24b}

44 Manage Wireless Networks shell:::{1fa9085f-25a2-489b-85d4-86326eedcd87}

45 Mouse shell:::{6c8eec18-8d75-41b2-a177-8831d59d2d50}

46 Network and Sharing Center shell:::{8e908fc9-becc-40f6-915b-f4ca0e70d03d}

47 Network Connections shell:::{7007acc7-3202-11d1-aad2-00805fc1270e}

48 Network Places shell:::{208d2c60-3aea-1069-a2d7-08002b30309d}

49 Notification Area Icons shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

50 Offline Files shell:::{d24f75aa-4f2b-4d07-a3c4-469b3d9030c4}

51 Parental Controls shell:::{96ae8d84-a250-4520-95a5-a47a7e3c548b}

52 Pen and Touch shell:::{f82df8f7-8b9f-442e-a48c-818ea735ff9b}

53 People Near Me shell:::{5224f545-a443-4859-ba23-7b5a95bdc8ef}

54 Performance Information and Tools

shell:::{78f3955e-3b90-4184-bd14-5397c15f1efc}




55 Personalization shell:::{ed834ed6-4b5a-4bfe-8f11-a626dcb6a921}

56 Phone and Modem shell:::{40419485-c444-4567-851a-2dd7bfa1684d}

57 Power Options shell:::{025a5937-a6be-4686-a844-36fe4bec8b6d}

58 Printers shell:::{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d}

59 Problem Reports and Solutions

shell:::{fcfeecae-ee1b-4849-ae50-685dcf7717ec}

60 Programs and Features shell:::{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}

61 Recovery shell:::{9fe63afd-59cf-4419-9775-abcc3849f861}

62 Recycle Bin shell:::{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}

63 Region and Language shell:::{62d8ed13-c9d0-4ce8-a914-47dd628fb1b0}

64 RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

shell:::{241d7c96-f8bf-4f85-b01f-e2b043341a4b}

65 Scanners and Cameras shell:::{00f2886f-cd64-4fc9-8ec5-30ef6cdbe8c3}

66 Sound shell:::{f2ddfc82-8f12-4cdd-b7dc-d4fe1425aa4d}

67 Speech Recognition shell:::{58e3c745-d971-4081-9034-86e34b30836a}

68 Sync Center shell:::{9c73f5e5-7ae7-4e32-a8e8-8d23b85255bf}

69 System shell:::{bb06c0e4-d293-4f75-8a90-cb05b6477eee}

70 Tablet PC Settings shell:::{80f3f1d5-feca-45f3-bc32-752c152e456e}

71 Taskbar and Start Menu shell:::{0df44eaa-ff21-4412-828e-260a8728e7f1}

72 Text to Speech shell:::{d17d1d6d-cc3f-4815-8fe3-607e7d5d10b3}

73 Troubleshooting shell:::{c58c4893-3be0-4b45-abb5-a63e4b8c8651}

74 User Accounts shell:::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}

75 Web Browser (Default) shell:::{871c5380-42a0-1069-a2ea-08002b30309d}

76 Windows Anytime Upgrade shell:::{be122a0e-4503-11da-8bde-f66bad1e3f3a}

77 Windows CardSpace shell:::{78cb147a-98ea-4aa6-b0df-c8681f69341c}

78 Windows Defender shell:::{d8559eb9-20c0-410e-beda-7ed416aecc2a}

79 Windows Firewall shell:::{4026492f-2f69-46b8-b9bf-5654fc07e423}

80 Windows Marketplace shell:::{3e7efb4c-faf1-453d-89eb-56026875ef90}

81 Windows Mobility Center shell:::{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}

82 Windows Security Center shell:::{087da31b-0dd3-4537-8e23-64a18591f88b}

83 Windows SideShow shell:::{e95a4861-d57a-4be1-ad0f-35267e261739}

84 Windows Update shell:::{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}

Tips: To create shortcuts using the above GUID in Windows 7, create a new folder and rename the folder like this: for “Control Panel - Full” rename a folder in Windows 7 with the following: ControlPanel-Full.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Unique and Special Commands Current User Location . Documents and Settings .. Users .. My Computer … System Partition \ Selective Windows Startup options: loading win.ini win.ini Selective Windows Startup options: loading system.ini system.ini

More Commands [Notes: These commands can be used to opening / doing a specific task or to create a shortcut for

frequent use. Use Command Prompt for these commands.] Locking Computer (Workstation):

%WinDir%\system32\rundll32 user32.dll, LockWorkStation Hibernating Computer:

%WinDir%\System32\rundll32 PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState Notes: Hibernate option must be enabled in the “Power Options” from Control Panel. Otherwise the

system will go to standby mode. Shutdown Computer:

Abort Shutdown: %SystemRoot%\System32\shutdown -a Log Off: %SystemRoot%\System32\shutdown -s -t 00 Restart: %SystemRoot%\System32\shutdown -r -f -t 00 Shutdown: %SystemRoot%\System32\shutdown -s -f -t 00 Notes: Replace 00 preferably with any two digit number. For more see Apendix-A3.

Add or Remove Programs with specific tab:

Change or Remove Programs: %SystemRoot%\system32\control appwiz.cpl,,0 Add New Programs (CD-ROM/Floppy): %SystemRoot%\system32\control appwiz.cpl,,1 Add/Remove Windows Components: %SystemRoot%\system32\control appwiz.cpl,,2 Set Program Access and Defaults: %SystemRoot%\system32\control appwiz.cpl,,3




Device Manager:

%SystemRoot%\System32\mmc %SystemRoot%\system32\devmgmt.msc Computer Management:

%WinDir%\system32\mmc /s %WinDir%\system32\compmgmt.msc IP Configuration:

%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd /k %SystemRoot%\system32\ipconfig /all Microsoft Update:

%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32 %SystemRoot%\system32\muweb.dll,LaunchMUSite Map Network Drive:

net use Z: \\computername\network_share Notes: Z: is the drive letter for the mapped network drive, it starts in descending order i.e. from Z to A.

Directory List Printing

Dir /A:D /B /O:G /S>filename.txt Control Panel in Windows XP (GUID command):

::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}\::{21ec2020-3aea-1069-a2dd-08002b30309d} Program Compatibility Wizard (WinXP)

HelpCtr -FromHCP -url hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm Restoring “Show Desktop” icon in Quick Launch (WinXP / 2K3)

regsvr32 /i:u shell32 Detailed Windows Licensing Status:

slmgr.vbs /dlv IPv4 and IPv6 Route table:

route print Or netstat -r

Checking which folders are shared:

net share Manually check for and install Windows updates (Vista or higher):

wuauclt /detectnow Display signed drivers:

driverquery /si Devices configured to wake up computer from sleep:

powercfg -devicequery wake_armed Uninstalling a Service Pack:

spuninst-u Creating an EFS recovery agent (Windows 7 or higher):

cipher /r:recoveryagent Backing up EFS Certificate (Windows 7 or higher):

cipher /x Updating Group Policy manually:

gpupdate /force Checking the version of JAVA installed:

Java -version

Appendix-A 1. RUN box: Press the “Windows Logo” button and then press “R”, or go to “Start Menu” and

click “RUN”, to open “RUN” dialog box. Then type these commands in the RUN box and press

Enter to open an application.

2. Running Disk Cleanup for all drives: Disk Cleanup Settings: cleanmgr /sageset:99 Automatic Cleanup: cleanmgr /sagerun:99

[Notes: Always check settings before “Automatic Cleanup”.]

3. Shutdown Actions: Abort Shutdown: shutdown -a Log Off: shutdown -s -t 00 Restart: shutdown -r -f -t 00 Shutdown: shutdown -s -f -t 00 GUI Interface: shutdown -i

[Notes: For these options (flags) in Vista or higher use/ (forward slash) instead of - (dash).]

4. TCP/IP: In Windows XP / Windows Server 2003, IPv4 protocol is the core networking protocol.

You can‟t uninstall it. But you can install/uninstall IPv6 protocol. In Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 or higher, IPv6 protocol is the core networking protocol. You can‟t uninstall it. But you can install/uninstall IPv4 protocol.




5. The /allcompartmentsswitch: If you use the /allcompartments switch after the Ipconfig command, you can apply the command universally across all interfaces; for example, ipconfig /allcompartments /all or ipconfig /allcompartments /renew.

6. Windows Live Essentials: Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4, version 15 or higher) and

its components can run only on Windows Vista and Windows 7 or later. For Windows XP use Windows Live Essential (Wave 3, version 14). Windows Live Essential can‟t be installed on Windows Server 2003 / Server 2008 / 2008 R2.

7. XPS Viewer: “XPS Essentials Pack” or “XPS Viewer EP” is a standalone application from

Microsoft to view and create XPS formats. Also you can view XPS documents in Internet Explorer if “.NET Framework 3.0” or higher isinstalled.

8. Recovery: For Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 or higher, Recovery Console is not available

(as previously with Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003). This is replaced by various advance recovery options. You can use commands to diagnose and troubleshoot the OS related issues through booting with a recovery disk or by a Windows DVD in recovery mode. Use the following commands: Restore System files and Settings: srtrui.exe Windows Complete PC Restore: bmrui.exe Windows DISM Capture: dwscapture.exe For Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 (not for Vista) you don‟t need to boot from Windows DVD to

use system recovery functions. Press F8 before windows start up and select Repair Your Computer options from the “Advance Boot Options” menu, to get into System Recovery Options. You only need the “Windows Installation Disc” or “System Repair Disc” only when you can‟t boot windows or when you get the error “Bootmgr is missing”.

9. RUN AS: This command line tool enables you to run programs using the credential of another user. This feature has been improved in Windows 7 as Run As Administrator in the graphical

mode. In the command line mode this tool has also some extended functions in Windows 7. 10. Command Tips (Create shortcut): Many commands in this ebook can be used for executing

a task or configuring system settings. The commands can be run from RUN box or commands prompt. If you want to use the particular command frequently then you can make a shortcut and place it on the Desktop / Start Menu for an easy use of it. If you find problem with the some commands (mentioned in this ebook) in Windows Vista or higher then use / (forward slash) instead of - (dash) for the options in a particular command.

To create a shortcut for program: right-click on the desktop click New > Shortcut. In the location type / paste the command and click Next, then type a proper title / name for that program and click finish. To create shortcut for the GUID commands add the word “shell:” before that command if that word is not present in that command and paste in the location

box.

11. Creating Command for Programs:

You can make your own commands too. If you want to launch a program from RUN or from command prompt. Follow these steps:

Create a shortcut for a program. Name the shortcut anything as you wish. Don‟t name this same to windows commands, otherwise this will not work.

Copy it to the “%windows%\system32” folder. Then open RUN box, type in the name and

press Enter.

12. Running Recovery Console: Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP

CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.

Press any key to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted.

When the “Welcome to Setup” screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.

If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.

When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. Or ENTER for blank password.

At the command prompt, type the appropriate commands to diagnose and repair your Windows XP installation. For a list of commands that are available in Recovery Console, type recoveries console commands or help and pressENTER.

For information about a specific command, type help command name at the command prompt and then press ENTER.

To exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer, issue exit command.

How to install the Recovery Console Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click Start, and click RUN. Then type

x:\i386\winnt32 /cmdcons where x is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive.


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A Windows Setup Dialog Box appears. The Windows Setup Dialog Box describes the Recovery Console option. To confirm the installation, click Yes.

Restart the computer. The next time that you start your computer, “Microsoft Windows Recovery Console” appears on the startup menu.

Notes: Always use Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 CD to Install the Recovery

Console and to avoid any error - refer to: KB898594.

13. MMC: Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins can be opened with the default

consoles (.msc extension) installed with Windows. You can create custom console file, save it in the system32 folder and can open from command prompt or from RUN. When saving the

console the file name should be unique, without space and must not conflict with other windows files or commands. You can open console snap-ins in two ways: Example: Device manager Commands: devmgmt.msc or mmc devmgmt.msc

14. Creating custom Command for an App: Open Registry Editor (from Start Menu > RUN and type regedit then press Enter):

Go to the location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\

Create a new Key and name it as per exact executable file name of your app (example “windbg.exe" file for "Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)"). Remember to add .exe in the key name. The key name must be same as the app's executable name to avoid confusion.

Then in the right pane change the value of the default string value named as "Default", to

the address of the app's installation folder. The app's address must be direct and not be with environment variables. Example: C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)\windbg.exe

And create another new string named “Path” and changed the value to the location of the app. Example: C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)\

Then close registry editor and issue the command in the RUN. These commands may not be executed from Command Prompt.

15. RUN vs. Command Prompt: RUN: It is used to execute some of the Windows functions and

features. These commands are based on environment variables and Windows registry. Also some MS-DOS commands can be executed from RUN box. Command Prompt: Command Prompt also called Windows Command Processor is the

stripped down version of earlier MS-DOS operating system for Windows environment. The commands are mostly same as MS-DOS commands or derived from it. Many Windows functions and tools are integrated with Command Prompt for better usability. You have to open the Command Prompt with administrator credential to execute commands.

16. Rules in this Ebook All commands in this ebook are case sensitive, although many are written with

multiple cases.Making shortcuts: Many of these commands can be used for creating shortcuts. For command usage use /? Switch after a command. Short forms: App = Application, Apps = Applications, IE= Internet Explorer, WinME =

Windows ME, 2K = Windows 2000, 2K3 = Windows Server 2003, XP or WinXP = Windows XP, Win7 = Windows 7, Vista = Windows Vista, 2K8 = Windows Server 2008, %WinDir% = %SystemRoot%, rundll32 = rundll32.exe, rundll32 = %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe. Abbreviations: ACL: Access Control List, ADSI: Active Directory Services Interfaces, COM: Component Object Model, DCOM: Distributed Component Object Model, SMS: System Management Server, DPI: Dots per inch, IIS: Internet Information Services, iSCSI: Internet Small Computer System Interface, ISE: Integrated Scripting Environment, XPS: XML Paper Specification, ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode, MDT: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, WIM: Windows Imaging Format, VHD: Virtual Hard Disk, WET: Windows Easy Transfer, SCCM: System Center Configuration Manager, BITS: Background Intelligent Transfer Service, MAC: Media Access Control, TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol, FQDN: Fully Qualified Domain Name, ODBC: Open Database Connectivity, SCCM: System Center Configuration Manager, WDS: Windows Deployment Service. Notes: For more abbreviations go to: http://bit.ly/cI8Fwz

17. Windows Deployment Tools: DISM.exe, Diskpart, imagex.exe, MAP, MDT 2010, SCCM 2007, sysprep.exe, Windows SIM, WET, Windows PE, WIM image, USMT, VHD, VHD boot, Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor etc.

18. Commonly Used Command-line Tools

Attrib, chkdsk, convert, dir, expand, gpupdate, ipconfig, net, netsh, nslookup, ping, regedit, sfc, shutdown, telnet, tracert etc.

FEW TOOLS [See table-9 and table-10 for more commands.]


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pushd Stores the current directory for use by the POPD command and then changes to the specified

directory. Syntax: PUSHD [path | ..] Parameters path Specifies the directory to make the current directory. Notes: If Command Extensions are enabled the PUSHD command accepts network paths in addition to

the normal drive letter and path. If a network path is specified, PUSHD will create a temporary drive letter that points to that specified network resource and then change the current drive and directory, using the newly defined drive letter. Temporary drive letters are allocated from Z: on down, using the first unused drive letter found.

popd Changes to the directory stored by the PUSHD command. POPD Notes: If Command Extensions are enabled the POPD command will delete any temporary drive letter

created by PUSHD when you POPD that drive off the pushed directory stack.

regsvr32 This command-line tool registers .dll files as command components in the registry. Syntax: regsvr32 [/u] [/s] [/n] [/i[:cmdline]] dllname Parameters /u Unregisters server. /s Specifies regsvr32 to run silently and to not display any message boxes. /n Specifies not to call DllRegisterServer. You must use this option with /i. /i:cmdline Calls DllInstall passing it an optional [cmdline]. When used with /u, it calls dll uninstall.

dllname Specifies the name of the dll file that will be registered. Examples: To register the .dll for the Compressed Folder, type: regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

Appendix-B CHANGED FEATURES AND NAMES

Table-16: [Applies To: Vista, Server 2008, 2008 R2, Windows 7 and other Microsoft

technologies.

FEATURES / SERVICES / TOOLS

SL. NEWER FORMER

WINDOWS VISTA (Client) WINDOWS 2000, XP, SERVER 2003

01 Backup and Restore Center NTBackup (Windows Backup Utility)

02 Computer My Computer

03 Credential Manager Stored User Names and Passwords

04 Documents My Documents

05 Ease of Access Center Accessibility Options

06 Getting Started or Welcome Center Windows XPTour

07 Music My Music

08 Network Discovery Protocol (NDP) Computer Browser

09 Network Places My Network Places

10 Pictures My Pictures

11 Programs and Features Add or Remove Programs

12 Recent Documents My Recent Documents

13 Recovery Recovery Console

14 Region and Language Regional Settings

15 Reliability and Performance Monitor Performance Monitor

16 Run As / Run As Administrator Run As

17 Security Configuration Management Local Security Settings

18 Subsystem for Unix-based Applications Windows Services for Unix

19 Superfetch Prefetch

20 Sync Center Microsoft Synchronization Manager

21 System Integrity Check and Repair System File Checker (SFC)

22 System Protection System Restore

23 Task Scheduler Scheduled Tasks

24 Users Documents and Settings

25 Videos My Videos

26 Windows Complete PC Restore Automated System Recovery (ASR)

27 Windows Contacts Address Book

28 Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Remote Installation Services (RIS)




29 Windows Easy Transfer (WET) Files and Setting Transfer Wizard

30 Windows Error Reporting (WER) Error Reporting

31 Windows Live Messenger Windows Messenger

32 Windows Mail Outlook Express

33 Windows Meeting Space NetMeeting

34 Windows Photo Gallery Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

35 Windows Remote Assistance Remote Assistance

36 Windows Resource Protection (WRP) Windows File Protection (WFP)

WINDOWS 7 WINDOWS VISTA

37 Action Center Problem Reports and Solutions

38 Action Center Windows Security Center

39 Backup and Restore Backup and Restore Center

40 Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe)

pkgmgr.exe, peimg.exe, intlcfg.exe

41 Desktop Gadgets Windows Sidebar

42 Devices And Printers Printers

43 Get Programs (Online) Windows Marketplace

44 Getting Started Welcome Center

45 Kernel Patch Protection (KPP) PatchGuard

46 Networks Network Places

47 Pen and Touch Pen and Input Devices

48 Region and Language Regional and Language Options

49 System Image Backup Complete PC Backup

50 System Image Restore Complete PC Restore

51 Windows Photo Viewer Windows Photo Gallery

WINDOWS SERVER 2008 WINDOWS SERVER 2003

52 Problem Reports and Solutions Error Reporting

53 Server Manager Computer Management

54 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Windows Firewall

55 Windows Server Backup NTBackup (Windows Backup Utility)

WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 WINDOWS SERVER 2008

56 Remote Desktop Services Terminal Services

57 Terminal Services Gateway RD (Remote Desktop) Gateway

OTHER TECHNOLOGY / FEATURES

58 Bing Live Search

59 Custom Compatibility Fixes Shim

60 Live Framework MeshFX

61 Live Mesh Windows Live Sync

62 Live Migration Quick Migration

63 Live Search Windows Live Search

64 Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Business Desktop Deployment Toolkit (BDD)

65 Microsoft Dynamics products Microsoft Business Solutions

66 Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Office Outlook

67 Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Microsoft Office Groove

68 System Center Configuration Manager Systems Management Server (SMS)

69 System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

Data Protection Server

70 System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)

71 Active Directory Users and Computers User Manager for Domains

72 Windows Activation Technology (WAT) Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)

73 Windows DAC MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components)

74 Windows File Protection (on NT 5.x) System File Protection (WinME)

75 Windows Installer Microsoft Installer

76 Windows Internet Explorer (IE7 onwards) Microsoft Internet Explorer (up to IE6)

77 Windows Live Butterfly MSN Butterfly

78 Windows Live Family Safety Windows Live OneCare Family Safety

79 Windows Live Mesh Live Mesh

80 Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows Photo Gallery

81 Windows Live Search MSN Search

82 Windows Live SkyDrive Windows Live Folders

83 Windows Live Sync Windows Live FolderShare




Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.

84 Windows Script Host Windows Scripting Host

85 Windows SteadyState Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit

86 Windows Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual PC

Naming Trends (New to Old) Networks > Network Places > My Network Places

Windows Resource Protection (Vista/2K8/Win7) > Windows File Protection (System File Checker (sfc.exe) (2K/XP/2K3) > System File Protection (WinME)

Bing > Live Search > Windows Live Search > MSN Search

Windows Live Mesh > Live Mesh > Windows Live Sync > Windows Live FolderShare

Notes: Functionalities of some Microsoft product and technologies has been enhanced and

consolidated with some other products / features. Sometimes you may not even notice the small changes in a product features listed here. This table makes easy understanding of the ever changing Microsoft technologies.

REFERENCES Books / Articles:

MCTS: Windows 7 Configuring (Exam 70-680), MCTS: Exam 70-649, MCTS: Windows Vista (Exam 70-620 and 70-622), Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security,Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit,Microsoft Windows Internals, 4

th Ed. and 5

th Ed, Microsoft Windows Vista Administration, Understanding IPv6 2

nd

Ed., Windows 7 Inside Out,Windows 7 Resource Kit, Windows Registry Guide, Windows Vista Inside Out, Windows Vista Resource Kit,Office 2010 All-in-One For Dummies,CCNA Study Guide (Exam 640-802), OtherMCITP books.

Programs and Tools:

Admin Packs,Camtech Tools, DameWare NT Utilities, Debugging Tools for Windows, dllusage, EasyBCD, gtools, HijackThis, InnoSetup, nLite, Notepad2, NSIS, Path, pserv, RT 7 Lite, Resource Hacker, Sysinternals Tools, System Explorer, Unlocker, vLite, WinTricks, Windows AIK, Windows Resource Kit Tools, Windows SDK, XP SysPad etc.

Websites and Forums:

http://answers.microsoft.com/, http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/, http://en.wikipedia.org/, http://techrepublic.com.com/, http://technet.microsoft.com/, http://msdn.microsoft.com/, http://www.softpedia.com/ , http://www.sevenforums.com/, http://sourceforge.net/, http://windows7forums.com/, http://www.answerbag.com/, http://forums.chip.in/, http://www.cnet.com/, http://www.fixya.com/, http://www.msfn.org/, http://www.neowin.net/, http://www.techspot.com/, http://www.wincert.net/, http://www.windowsbbs.com/, http://www.windowsitpro.com/, http://www.windowssecrets.com/, http://www.worldstart.com/.

Twitter:

@edbott, @ITPRO, @mariusoiaga,@markrussinovich, @maryjofoley, @Microsoft, @MicrosoftHelps, @MicrosoftKB, @MicrosoftKB1, @MicrosoftKB3, @msitpro, @MSLearning, @MSWindows, @Office, @pcquest, @pcworld, @ranjanaj, @sp3ciali5t, @Sysinternals, @TechNetTips, @techworldnews, @TheWindowsClub, @thurrott, @WilliamStanek, @windowsblog, @WindowsITPro.

Useful articles by this Author:

Administrative Power Tricks: http://bit.ly/evb1A3 Known/Unknown Facts on Windows: http://bit.ly/gh8pYX Integrate “Service Packs” into Windows and Office Installations: http://bit.ly/eTR9X0 Vista Folder-File Info: http://bit.ly/1qZvcq Enable or Disable Windows Update Auto Restart: http://bit.ly/flMBGH Windows Common FAQs-001: http://bit.ly/fP84rx The computer screen dims after resume from Hibernation: http://bit.ly/aphG9n Creating custom RUN commands for your favorite apps: http://t.co/ww6nfrw

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http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx

http://www.p-nand-q.com/download/dllusage.html

http://neosmart.net/

http://www.p-nand-q.com/gtools.html

http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/

http://www.innosetup.com/

http://www.nliteos.com/

http://www.flos-freeware.ch/

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/

http://www.xtort.net/xtort-software/

http://www.p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html

http://www.rt7lite.com/

http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx

http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

http://www.vlite.net/

http://www.wintips-inc.com/wintricks.htm

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748933%28WS.10%29.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/reskit/

http://www.microsoft.com/reskit/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb980924.aspx

http://www.xtort.net/xtort-software/

http://answers.microsoft.com/

http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/

http://en.wikipedia.org/

http://techrepublic.com.com/

http://technet.microsoft.com/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/

http://www.softpedia.com/

http://www.sevenforums.com/

http://sourceforge.net/

http://windows7forums.com/

http://www.answerbag.com/

http://forums.chip.in/

http://www.cnet.com/

http://www.fixya.com/

http://www.msfn.org/

http://www.neowin.net/

http://www.techspot.com/

http://www.wincert.net/

http://www.windowsbbs.com/

http://www.windowsitpro.com/

http://www.windowssecrets.com/

http://www.worldstart.com/

http://twitter.com/edbott

http://twitter.com/ITPRO

http://twitter.com/mariusoiaga

https://twitter.com/markrussinovich

http://twitter.com/maryjofoley

https://twitter.com/Microsoft

https://twitter.com/MicrosoftHelps

http://twitter.com/MicrosoftKB

http://twitter.com/MicrosoftKB1

http://twitter.com/MicrosoftKB3

http://twitter.com/msitpro

http://twitter.com/MSLearning

https://twitter.com/MSWindows

http://twitter.com/Office

https://twitter.com/pcquest

https://twitter.com/pcworld

https://twitter.com/ranjanaj

http://twitter.com/sp3ciali5t

http://twitter.com/Sysinternals

http://twitter.com/TechNetTips

https://twitter.com/techworldnews

http://twitter.com/TheWindowsClub

http://twitter.com/thurrott

http://twitter.com/WilliamStanek

http://twitter.com/windowsblog

http://twitter.com/WindowsITPro

http://bit.ly/evb1A3

http://bit.ly/gh8pYX

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