XP Run Commands

Here is a list of commands you can execute from the Run command prompt in XP:

Accessibility Controls

access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard

hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs

appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools

certmgr.msc

Character Map

charmap

Check Disk Utility

chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer

clipbrd

Command Prompt

cmd

Component Services

dcomcnfg

Computer Management

compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties

timedate.cpl

DDE Shares

ddeshare

Device Manager

devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)

directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter

dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility

cleanmgr

Disk Defragment

dfrg.msc

Disk Management

diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager

diskpart

Display Properties

control desktop

Display Properties

desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)

control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility

drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility

verifier

Event Viewer

eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool

sigverif

Findfast

findfast.cpl

Folders Properties

control folders

Fonts

control fonts

Fonts Folder

fonts

Free Cell Card Game

freecell

Game Controllers

joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)

gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game

mshearts

Iexpress Wizard

iexpress

Indexing Service

ciadv.msc

Internet Properties

inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)

ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)

ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)

ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)

ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /setclassid

Java Control Panel (If Installed)

javaws

Keyboard Properties

control keyboard

Local Security Settings

secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups

lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows

logoff

Microsoft Chat

winchat

Minesweeper Game

winmine

Mouse Properties

control mouse

Mouse Properties

main.cpl

Netstat

netstat

Network Connections

control netconnections

Network Connections

ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard

netsetup.cpl

Notepad

notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)

nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager

packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator

odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard

osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)

ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties

password.cpl

Performance Monitor

perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor

perfmon

Phone and Modem Options

telephon.cpl

Power Configuration

powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes

control printers

Printers Folder

printers

Private Character Editor

eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)

QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings

intl.cpl

Registry Editor

regedit

Remote Desktop

mstsc

Removable Storage

ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests

ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)

rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras

sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks

control schedtasks

Security Center

wscui.cpl

Services

services.msc

Shared Folders

fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows

shutdown

Sounds and Audio

mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game

spider

SQL Client Configuration

cliconfg

System Configuration Editor

sysedit

System Configuration Utility

msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)

sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)

sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)

sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)

sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)

sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)

sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties

sysdm.cpl

Task Manager

taskmgr

Telnet Client

telnet

Traceroute

tracert

User Account Management

nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager

utilman

Windows Firewall

firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier

magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure

wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool

syskey

Windows Update Launches

wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard

tourstart

Wordpad

write

Mostly taken from this article.

Run command is very useful, but sometimes it is forgotten. Use it sometimes and

you will find how powerful is run command.

1. Accessibility Controls - access.cpl

2. Accessibility Wizard - accwiz

3. Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl

4. Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl

5. Administrative Tools - control admintools

6. Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl

7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt

8. Calculator - calc

9. Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc

10. Character Map - charmap

11. Check Disk Utility - chkdsk

12. Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd

13. Command Prompt - cmd

14. Component Services - dcomcnfg

15. Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

16. Control Panel - control

17. Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl

18. DDE Shares - ddeshare

19. Device Manager - devmgmt.msc

20. Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag

21. Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr

22. Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc

23. Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc

24. Disk Partition Manager - diskpart

25. Display Properties - control desktop

26. Display Properties - desk.cpl

27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32

28. Driver Verifier Utility - verifier

29. Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc

30. Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz

31. File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif

32. Findfast - findfast.cpl

33. Firefox - firefox

34. Folders Properties - control folders

35. Fonts - control fonts

36. Fonts Folder - fonts

37. Free Cell Card Game - freecell

38. Game Controllers - joy.cpl

39. Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc

40. Hearts Card Game - mshearts

41. Help and Support - helpctr

42. HyperTerminal - hypertrm

43. Iexpress Wizard - iexpress

44. Indexing Service - ciadv.msc

45. Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1

46. Internet Explorer - iexplore

47. Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl

48. Keyboard Properties - control keyboard

49. Local Security Settings - secpol.msc

50. Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc

51. Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff

52. Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt

53. Microsoft Chat - winchat

54. Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk

55. Microsoft Paint - mspaint

56. Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync

57. Minesweeper Game - winmine

58. Mouse Properties - control mouse

59. Mouse Properties - main.cpl

60. Netmeeting - conf

61. Network Connections - control netconnections

62. Network Connections - ncpa.cpl

63. Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl

64. Notepad notepad

65. Object Packager - packager

66. ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl

67. On Screen Keyboard - osk

68. Outlook Express - msimn

69. Paint - pbrush

70. Password Properties - password.cpl

71. Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc

72. Performance Monitor - perfmon

73. Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl

74. Phone Dialer - dialer

75. Pinball Game - pinball

76. Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl

77. Printers and Faxes - control printers

78. Printers Folder - printers

79. Regional Settings - intl.cpl

80. Registry Editor - regedit

81. Registry Editor - regedit32

82. Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone

83. Remote Desktop - mstsc

84. Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc

85. Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc

86. Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc

87. Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl

88. Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks

89. Security Center - wscui.cpl

90. Services - services.msc

91. Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc

92. Shuts Down Windows - shutdown

93. Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl

94. Spider Solitare Card Game - spider

95. SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg

96. System Configuration Editor - sysedit

97. System Configuration Utility - msconfig

98. System Information - msinfo32

99. System Properties - sysdm.cpl

100. Task Manager - taskmgr

101. TCP Tester - tcptest

102. Telnet Client - telnet

103. User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl

104. Utility Manager - utilman

105. Windows Address Book - wab

106. Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig

107. Windows Explorer - explorer

108. Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl

109. Windows Magnifier - magnify

110. Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc

111. Windows Media Player - wmplayer

112. Windows Messenger - msmsgs

113. Windows System Security Tool - syskey

114. Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr

115. Windows Version - winver

116. Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart

117. Wordpad - write

To Access. Run Command

Accessibility Controls access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard accwiz

Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools control admintools

Adobe Acrobat (if installed) acrobat

Adobe Designer (if installed) acrodist

Adobe Distiller (if installed) acrodist

Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready

Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop

Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt

Calculator calc

Certificate Manager certmgr.msc

Character Map charmap

Check Disk Utility chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer clipbrd

Command Prompt cmd

Component Services dcomcnfg

Computer Management compmgmt.msc

Control Panel control

Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl

DDE Shares ddeshare

Device Manager devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr

Disk Defragment dfrg.msc

Disk Management diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager diskpart

Display Properties control desktop

Display Properties desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility verifier

Event Viewer eventvwr.msc

Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool sigverif

Findfast findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed) firefox

Folders Properties control folders

Fonts control fonts

Fonts Folder fonts

Free Cell Card Game freecell

Game Controllers joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game mshearts

Help and Support helpctr

HyperTerminal hypertrm

Iexpress Wizard iexpress

Indexing Service ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard icwconn1

Internet Explorer iexplore

Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl

Internet Setup Wizard inetwiz

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid

Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed) javaws

Keyboard Properties control keyboard

Local Security Settings secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows logoff

Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed) access.cpl

Microsoft Chat winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk

Microsoft Paint mspaint

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) powerpnt

Microsoft Word (if installed) winword

Microsoft Syncronization Tool mobsync

Minesweeper Game winmine

Mouse Properties control mouse

Mouse Properties main.cpl

Nero (if installed) nero

Netmeeting conf

Network Connections control netconnections

Network Connections ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl

Notepad notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express msimn

Paint pbrush

Password Properties password.cpl

Performance Monitor perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor perfmon

Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer dialer

Pinball Game pinball

Power Configuration powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes control printers

Printers Folder printers

Private Character Editor eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed) quicktimeplayer

Real Player (if installed) realplay

Regional Settings intl.cpl

Registry Editor regedit

Registry Editor regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook rasphone

Remote Desktop mstsc

Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks

Security Center wscui.cpl

Services services.msc

Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows shutdown

Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game spider

SQL Client Configuration cliconfg

System Configuration Editor sysedit

System Configuration Utility msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow

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

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

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

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache

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

System Information msinfo32

System Properties sysdm.cpl

Task Manager taskmgr

TCP Tester tcptest

Telnet Client telnet

Tweak UI (if installed) tweakui

User Account Management nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager utilman

Windows Address Book wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility wabmig

Windows Backup Utility (if installed) ntbackup

Windows Explorer explorer

Windows Firewall firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player wmplayer

Windows Messenger msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera

connected) wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool syskey

Windows Update Launches wupdmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows)

winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart

Wordpad write

To Access. Run Command

AC3 Filter (if installed) ac3filter.cpl

Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl

Calculator calc

Certificate Manager certmgr.msc

Character Map charmap

Check Disk Utility chkdsk

Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr

SQL Client Configuration cliconfg

Command Prompt cmd

Computer Management compmgmt.msc

Control Panel control

Accessibility Options control access.cpl

Administrative Tools control admintools

Add/Remove Programs w/Add New Programs Preselected control appwiz.cpl,,1

Add/Remove Programs w/Add Remove Windows Components Preselected

control appwiz.cpl,,2

Add/Remove Programs w/Set Program Access & Defaults Preselected

control appwiz.cpl,,3

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control color

Display Properties control desktop

Fonts control fonts

Keyboard Properties control keyboard

Mouse Properties control mouse

Network Connections control netconnections

Printers and Faxes control printers

Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks

Component Services dcomcnfg

Display Properties desk.cpl

Device Manager devmgmt.msc

Phone Dialer dialer

Disk Management diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager diskpart

Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag

Private Character Editor eudcedit

Event Viewer eventvwr.msc

Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel

Windows Explorer explorer

Firefox (if installed) firefox

Windows Firewall firewall.cpl

Fonts Folder fonts

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) frontpg

Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc

Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl

Internet Explorer iexplore

Iexpress Wizard iexpress

Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready

Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl

Regional Settings intl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid

Java Control Panel (if installed) javaws

Game Controllers joy.cpl

Java Control Panel (if installed) jpicpl32.cpl

Logs You Out Of Windows logoff

Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc

Windows Magnifier magnify

Mouse Properties main.cpl

Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz

Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl

Microsoft Syncronization Tool mobsync

Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk

Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed) msaccess

System Configuration Utility msconfig

Outlook Express msimn

System Information msinfo32

Microsoft Paint mspaint

Remote Desktop mstsc

Network Connections ncpa.cpl

Nero (if installed) nero

Notepad notepad

On Screen Keyboard osk

Paint pbrush

Performance Monitor perfmon

Performance Monitor perfmon.msc

Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop

Power Configuration powercfg.cpl

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) powerpnt

Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed) quicktimeplayer

Remote Access Phonebook rasphone

Real Player (if installed) realplay

Registry Editor regedit

Registry Editor regedit32

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc

Local Security Settings secpol.msc

Services services.msc

System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) sfc /cachesize=x

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To

Default) sfc /revert

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

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) sfc /scanonce

Shuts Down Windows shutdown

File Signature Verification Tool sigverif

System Properties sysdm.cpl

System Configuration Editor sysedit

Windows System Security Tool syskey

Task Manager taskmgr

Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl

Telnet Client telnet

Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl

Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart

Tweak UI (if installed) tweakui

Utility Manager utilman

Driver Verifier Utility verifier

Windows Address Book wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility wabmig

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) wiaacmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows) winver

Microsoft Word (if installed) winword

Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player wmplayer

Wordpad write

Security Center wscui.cpl

New For Vista

Display Adapter Troubleshooter AdapterTroubleshooter

Authorization Manager azman.msc

Bitlocker Wizard bitlockerwizard

Color Management colorcpl

Computer Management Launcher CompMgmtLauncher

Control Panel control

Credential Backup and Restore Wizard credwiz

Defragment User Interface dfrgui

Driver Package Installer dpinst

DPI Scaling dpiscaling

DVD Player dvdplay

Event Viewer eventvwr

Firewall Control Panel FirewallControlPanel

Firewall Settings FirewallSettings

Windows Shared Folder Management fsmgmt.msc

Bitlocker Notifier fvenotify

Fax Cover Sheet Editor fxscover

Help Pane helppane

Iexpress (Self Extracting Package Creator) iexpress

iSCSI Initiator iscsicpl

Logoff from Windows (Warning: when you run this it will log you off immediately)

logoff

Language Pack Installer lpksetup

Windows Mobility Center (only available on mobile

pcs) mblctr

Microsoft Sync Center mobsync

Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool msdt

Remote Assistance msra

User Accounts Netplwiz

ODBC Data Source Administrator odbcad32

Optional Features Manager optionalfeatures

People Near Me p2phost

Performance Monitor perfmon

Presentation Settings (only available on mobile pcs) presentationsettings

Printer Migration PrintBrmUi

Encryption File System rekeywiz

Windows Backup Utility sdclt

Accesibility Settings sethc

Windows Share Creation Wizard shrpubw

Software Licensing (Windows Activation) slui

Sound Volume sndvol

Snipping Tool (an Advanced Print Screen function) snippingtool

Sound Recorder soundrecorder

Sticky Note StikyNot

System Properties (Advanced preselected) SystemPropertiesAdvanced

System Properties (Computer Name preselected) SystemPropertiesComputerName

System Properties (Data Execution Prevention

preselected) SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention

System Properties (Hardware preselected) SystemPropertiesHardware

System Properties (Performance preselected) SystemPropertiesPerformance

System Properties (Protection preselected) SystemPropertiesProtection

System Properties (Remote preselected) SystemPropertiesRemote

Ditilizer Calibration Tool tabcal

Trusted Platform Module TpmInit

Problem Reports and Solutions wercon

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security wf.msc

Windows Fax and Scan wfs

Windows Image Acquisition (requires a scanner) wiaacmgr

Windows Update App Manager wuapp

Windows Standalong Update Manager wusa