Windows Environment Commands-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks

Windows Environment Commands

%ALLUSERSPROFILE% - Open the All User's Profile 
%HomeDrive% - Opens your home drive e.g. C:\ 
%UserProfile% - Opens you User's Profile 
%temp% Opens - temporary file Folder 
%systemroot% - Opens Windows folder 

Wupdmgr - Takes you to Microsoft Windows Update

General Commands-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks

General Commands
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
File Signature Verification Tool -sigverif
Files and Settings Transfer Tool -migwiz 
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 (Delete DNS Cache Contents) -ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) -ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) -ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) -ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) -ipconfig /setclassid
IP Configuration (Refreshes/Re-Registers DHCP) -ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) -ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) -ipconfig /renew
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 Syncronization Tool -mobsync 
Microsoft Word (if installed) -winword 
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 
Partition -x: (X=driveletter)
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 (Purge File Cache) -sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) -sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) -sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) -sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) -sfc /scanonce
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
TEMP Folder -%temp%
Tweak UI (if installed) -tweakui 
User Account Management -nusrmgr.cpl
User Profile -%USERPROFILE%
Utility Manager -utilman
Windows Address Book Import Utility -wabmig 
Windows Address Book -wab 
Windows Backup Utility (if installed) -ntbackup 
Windows Explorer -explorer 
Windows Firewall -firewall.cpl
Windows Folder -%windir%
Windows installed Directory -\
Windows Magnifier -magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure -wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player -wmplayer 
Windows Messenger -msmsgs 
Windows Picture Import Wizard -wiaacmgr 
Windows System Security Tool -syskey
Windows Update Launches -wupdmgr
Windows Version -winver 
Windows XP Tour Wizard -tourstart
Wordpad -write