Friday, August 14, 2009

The Mysterious Run Command

Following are other Run commands for you to try out. (If you get hooked on Run, you can search Google for run commands to find others. There are lots of them! Many will include switches, familiar to DOS users, that will allow some of the commands to be customized.)

calc (opens calculator utility)

cdplayer (opens cd player)

charmap (opens character map utility)

clipbrd (opens clipboard utility)

command (opens DOS window at command line)

cmd (opens DOS window at command line for Windows XP)

defrag (opens defrag utility)

drvspace (opens drive space utility to compress drives, etc.)

dxdiag (for DirectX, sound, input devices-joysticks, etc. info)

freecell (opens freecell game)

mplayer2 (opens Windows Media Player 6.4)

msconfig (accesses programs that run on startup)

mshearts (opens hearts game)

msinfo32 (accesses system resources info)

notepad (opens program)

regedit (accesses command to edit the registry)

regedit32: (accesses command to edit the registry in Windows NT & 2000

rsrcmtr (loads resource meter utility in system tray)

scandskw (accesses scan disk utility)

scanregw (registry scan)

sndrec32 (opens sound recorder)

sndvol32 (opens sound volume utility)

sol (opens a solitaire game)

sysedit (accesses the System Configuration Utility)

sysmon (opens system monitor utility)

win.ini (accesses file that loads some Windows components)

winipcfg (displays Internet connection/adapter info)

winver (displays the Windows verson installed on the computer)

wmplayer (opens Windows Media Player)

wordpad (opens program)

wupdmgr (connects to Windows update)

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