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normc
Is there a list of the little apps that can be accessed from Run? Like
msconfig, SFC, eventvwr........
TIA
msconfig, SFC, eventvwr........
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Rick Rogers
Hi normc,
No, and that's mainly because you can launch nearly anything from the run
box. As long as the system knows how to execute the file type, it can be
opened or run from that dialog. The list would be endless.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
No, and that's mainly because you can launch nearly anything from the run
box. As long as the system knows how to execute the file type, it can be
opened or run from that dialog. The list would be endless.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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normc
Rick said:Hi normc,
No, and that's mainly because you can launch nearly anything from the
run box. As long as the system knows how to execute the file type, it
can be opened or run from that dialog. The list would be endless.
Thanks, guess I wasn't very clear... or complete.
Over the years of using 98SE I became aware of very useful, unadvertised
DOS utility programs built into the OS, such as msconfig and sfc, that
could be run from Run.
In reading the posts here I notice a number more being suggested for
utility use. It has never been clear why these seem to be a jealously
guarded secret, or if they are not, why they are not summarized
somewhere. I'm looking for such a summary.
Thanks again.
T
Ted Zieglar
Just because you didn't know about something doesn't make it a
"jealously guarded secret". Spend some time learning about your computer
and you'll be amazed at all the secrets you will uncover.
"jealously guarded secret". Spend some time learning about your computer
and you'll be amazed at all the secrets you will uncover.
W
Wesley Vogel
Like Rick stated, the list is endless. Keep reading.
To start a program by using the Run command
1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In Open, type the path to the item you want to open, or click Browse to
locate it.
Notes
* The Open box lists items you have opened recently. Type or select an item
in the list, and then click OK to open it.
* You can open a file or folder or connect to a shared computer by typing
its path in the Open box. You can also connect to an Internet or intranet
site; for example, to reach the Microsoft Web site, type
www.microsoft.com in the Open box. ]]
From...
To start a program by using the Run command
Start | Run | Paste...
hh taskbar.chm::/win_tray_start_programs_runcommand.htm
Open a command prompt, type: help and hit Enter.
Command-line reference
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm
Click OK.
Double click on the closed book icon.
Command-line reference A-Z
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
Click OK.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
To start a program by using the Run command
1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In Open, type the path to the item you want to open, or click Browse to
locate it.
Notes
* The Open box lists items you have opened recently. Type or select an item
in the list, and then click OK to open it.
* You can open a file or folder or connect to a shared computer by typing
its path in the Open box. You can also connect to an Internet or intranet
site; for example, to reach the Microsoft Web site, type
www.microsoft.com in the Open box. ]]
From...
To start a program by using the Run command
Start | Run | Paste...
hh taskbar.chm::/win_tray_start_programs_runcommand.htm
Open a command prompt, type: help and hit Enter.
Command-line reference
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm
Click OK.
Double click on the closed book icon.
Command-line reference A-Z
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
Click OK.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
G
Glen
To add to what everyone has said, both msconfig and sfc can be run from the
run box. Anything else depends what you are trying to fix. Just create a
list of your own and as you learn a new command add it to your list.
run box. Anything else depends what you are trying to fix. Just create a
list of your own and as you learn a new command add it to your list.
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normc
Glen said:To add to what everyone has said, both msconfig and sfc can be run from the
run box. Anything else depends what you are trying to fix. Just create a
list of your own and as you learn a new command add it to your list.
Thanks. Great idea. Every post I read, telling someone to use RUN, I
drag to a local folder.
G
Glen
Basically every program can run from the run box. There is nothing special
about it or the commands that you use. Its just a convenient way to start a
program.
about it or the commands that you use. Its just a convenient way to start a
program.
W
Wesley Vogel
Here's some more.
Start | Run | Type: . | Click OK opens %userprofile%
Start | Run | Type: .. | Click OK opens C:\Documents and Settings
Start | Run | Type: ... | Click OK opens My Computer
Start | Run | Type: \ | Click OK opens C:\, the root folder
Description of Control Panel Files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313808
Description of Control Panel (.cpl) Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;149648
How to Open Control Panel Folders from the Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;180025
How to run Control Panel tools by typing a command
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192806
You do not need to open a command prompt, just the Run box.
Open Control Panel...
Start | Run | control | Click OK
Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | control folders | Click OK
Some will open without using control (quicker to type).
i.e. Start | Run | sysdm.cpl | Click OK
-----
Here are a few...
control admintools Administrative Tools
control appwiz.cpl,,2 Add or Remove Programs/Add or Remove Windows
Components
Control color Display Properties @Screen Saver tab
control date/time Date and Time Properties
control desktop Display Properties
control folders Folder Options
control fonts Fonts Folder
control international Regional and Language Options
control keyboard Keyboard Control Panel
control main.cpl @X Mouse Control Panel
control main.cpl @1 Keyboard Control Panel
control mouse Mouse Control Panel
Control netconnections Network Connections
control printers Printers Folder
control schedtasks Add Scheduled Task
control Sysdm.cpl System Properties @General tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,1 System Properties @computer Name tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,2 System Properties @Hardware tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,3 System Properties @Advanced tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,4 System Properties @System Restore tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,5 System Properties @Automatic Updates tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,6 System Properties @Remote tab
control userpasswords User Accounts (Home version)
control userpasswords2 User Accounts (Pro version)
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Printers & Faxes for some reason doesn't have a *.cpl file.
Neither do Administrative Tools, Fonts, Scanners and Cameras, Scheduled
Tasks or Taskbar and Start Menu.
They are Namespace objects. Whatever that is. Has something to do with
being a shell folder with its own GUID.
This pasted in Start | Run
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
opens Printers and Faxes
Start | Run | fonts | Click OK will open the Fonts folder.
This pasted in Start | Run
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}
opens the Fonts folder
This pasted in Start | Run
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
will open Scheduled Tasks
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*.cpl files are Control Panel extensions, they show up in the Control Panel.
You may not have all of these and you may have some not listed here. This
is a list from my machine.
To open any *.cpl file, type the name in the Run box.
I.e. Start | Run | Type: desk.cpl | Click OK
Control Panel cpl's:
access.cpl = Accessibility Options
appwiz.cpl = Add or Remove Programs
desk.cpl = Desktop Control Panel = Display Properties
hdwwiz.cpl = Add Hardware Control Panel Applet
inetcpl.cpl = Internet Control Panel = Internet Properties
intl.cpl = Regional and Language Options
irprops.cpl = Wireless Link Control Panel Applet
joy.cpl = Game Controllers
jpicpl32.cpl = JavaPlugin
main.cpl = Mouse Properties
mmsys.cpl = Sounds and Audio Device Properties
ncpa.cpl = Network Connections Control-Panel Stub
nusrmgr.cpl = Windows User Manager = Users Accounts
nvtuicpl.cpl = NVIDIA nView Control Panel, Version 52.16
nwc.cpl = Client Service for NetWare Applet
odbccp32.cpl = Microsoft Data Access - ODBC Control Panel
plotman.cpl = Autodesk Hardcopy Plotter Manager
powercfg.cpl = Power Management Configuration Control Panel Applet or Power
Options Properties
SanCpl.cpl = SiSoftware Sandra™ English Control Panel Extension (Win32
x86)(NT)(ANSI)
sapi.cpl = SAPI 5 = Speech Properties
styleman.cpl = Autodesk Hardcopy Plot Style Manager
sysdm.cpl = System Properties
telephon.cpl = Telephony Control Panel
timedate.cpl = Time Date Properties
wuaucpl.cpl = Automatic Updates Control Panel (Added by SP2??)
Wscui.cpl = SP2 Security Center (SP2)
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
Start | Run | Type: . | Click OK opens %userprofile%
Start | Run | Type: .. | Click OK opens C:\Documents and Settings
Start | Run | Type: ... | Click OK opens My Computer
Start | Run | Type: \ | Click OK opens C:\, the root folder
Description of Control Panel Files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313808
Description of Control Panel (.cpl) Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;149648
How to Open Control Panel Folders from the Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;180025
How to run Control Panel tools by typing a command
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192806
You do not need to open a command prompt, just the Run box.
Open Control Panel...
Start | Run | control | Click OK
Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | control folders | Click OK
Some will open without using control (quicker to type).
i.e. Start | Run | sysdm.cpl | Click OK
-----
Here are a few...
control admintools Administrative Tools
control appwiz.cpl,,2 Add or Remove Programs/Add or Remove Windows
Components
Control color Display Properties @Screen Saver tab
control date/time Date and Time Properties
control desktop Display Properties
control folders Folder Options
control fonts Fonts Folder
control international Regional and Language Options
control keyboard Keyboard Control Panel
control main.cpl @X Mouse Control Panel
control main.cpl @1 Keyboard Control Panel
control mouse Mouse Control Panel
Control netconnections Network Connections
control printers Printers Folder
control schedtasks Add Scheduled Task
control Sysdm.cpl System Properties @General tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,1 System Properties @computer Name tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,2 System Properties @Hardware tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,3 System Properties @Advanced tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,4 System Properties @System Restore tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,5 System Properties @Automatic Updates tab
control Sysdm.cpl,System,6 System Properties @Remote tab
control userpasswords User Accounts (Home version)
control userpasswords2 User Accounts (Pro version)
-----
Printers & Faxes for some reason doesn't have a *.cpl file.
Neither do Administrative Tools, Fonts, Scanners and Cameras, Scheduled
Tasks or Taskbar and Start Menu.
They are Namespace objects. Whatever that is. Has something to do with
being a shell folder with its own GUID.
This pasted in Start | Run
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
opens Printers and Faxes
Start | Run | fonts | Click OK will open the Fonts folder.
This pasted in Start | Run
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}
opens the Fonts folder
This pasted in Start | Run
file:///::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
will open Scheduled Tasks
-----
*.cpl files are Control Panel extensions, they show up in the Control Panel.
You may not have all of these and you may have some not listed here. This
is a list from my machine.
To open any *.cpl file, type the name in the Run box.
I.e. Start | Run | Type: desk.cpl | Click OK
Control Panel cpl's:
access.cpl = Accessibility Options
appwiz.cpl = Add or Remove Programs
desk.cpl = Desktop Control Panel = Display Properties
hdwwiz.cpl = Add Hardware Control Panel Applet
inetcpl.cpl = Internet Control Panel = Internet Properties
intl.cpl = Regional and Language Options
irprops.cpl = Wireless Link Control Panel Applet
joy.cpl = Game Controllers
jpicpl32.cpl = JavaPlugin
main.cpl = Mouse Properties
mmsys.cpl = Sounds and Audio Device Properties
ncpa.cpl = Network Connections Control-Panel Stub
nusrmgr.cpl = Windows User Manager = Users Accounts
nvtuicpl.cpl = NVIDIA nView Control Panel, Version 52.16
nwc.cpl = Client Service for NetWare Applet
odbccp32.cpl = Microsoft Data Access - ODBC Control Panel
plotman.cpl = Autodesk Hardcopy Plotter Manager
powercfg.cpl = Power Management Configuration Control Panel Applet or Power
Options Properties
SanCpl.cpl = SiSoftware Sandra™ English Control Panel Extension (Win32
x86)(NT)(ANSI)
sapi.cpl = SAPI 5 = Speech Properties
styleman.cpl = Autodesk Hardcopy Plot Style Manager
sysdm.cpl = System Properties
telephon.cpl = Telephony Control Panel
timedate.cpl = Time Date Properties
wuaucpl.cpl = Automatic Updates Control Panel (Added by SP2??)
Wscui.cpl = SP2 Security Center (SP2)
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
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normc
WOW!!! Thanks a mint. Exactly the sort of thing I was looking for.
I had thought XP was not going to be 'inlaid' on DOS... that it was
going to be a complete OS in itself. It appears that this is not the
case, which is why there are so many DOS commands available? Right?
And, BTW, I was looking for utility applets like msconfig and SFC.
Thanks again.
I had thought XP was not going to be 'inlaid' on DOS... that it was
going to be a complete OS in itself. It appears that this is not the
case, which is why there are so many DOS commands available? Right?
And, BTW, I was looking for utility applets like msconfig and SFC.
Thanks again.
T
Thomas Wendell
There's a DOS emulator in XP, not the real thing
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Wesley Vogel
It's called command prompt, command line, command interpreter or command
shell, not DOS.
[[The command shell is a separate software program that provides direct
communication between the user and the operating system. The non-graphical
command shell user interface provides the environment in which you run
character-based applications and utilities. The command shell executes
programs and displays their output on the screen by using individual
characters similar to the MS-DOS command interpreter Command.com. The
Windows XP command shell uses the command interpreter Cmd.exe, which loads
applications and directs the flow of information between applications, to
translate user input into a form that the operating system understands.]]
Command shell overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/.../using/productdoc/en/ntcmds_shelloverview.asp
[[Cmd.exe and Other Command Prompts
Cmd.exe, the application whose name is Command Prompt, is only one of
several forms of command prompts available in Windows XP. Others include the
Run command on the Start menu, the Address toolbar, the Address bar in
Windows Explorer, and the Address bar in Microsoft Internet Explorer. In
many ways, these command prompts function alike. You can start a
Windows-based application from any of them, for example. (If you start from
Internet Explorer, you need to include an explicit path specification, or
Internet Explorer will try to find a URL that matches your command string.)
What’s exceptional about Cmd.exe is that it allows you to execute internal
MS-DOS commands (that is, commands that are not stored in discrete .exe
files).]]
from...
Working with the Command Prompt From Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out Deluxe,
Second Edition eBook
Copyright © 2005 by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson
The Command Line in Windows XP Start-Run Line
http://commandwindows.com/runline.htm
There is no list in one place. But here are 156...
156 Useful Run Commands
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/
BTW, that was the first hit on a Google search on run commands. Keep in
mind that a good share of those are listed in
C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm that I mentioned in my first post.
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
Click OK.
Now that hh is a useful command, isn't it?
hh is hh.exe (Microsoft® HTML Help Executable). hh.exe is what opens *.chm
files.
Any *.chm file that is in C:\WINDOWS\Help (%windir%\Help) can be opened with
the hh command.
You can open .chm files from the Run command by typing or pasting...
hh ntcmds.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/cipher.htm
hh wmplayer.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh wmplayer.chm::/htm/player_overview_formats.htm
hh taskbar.chm::/win_tray_start_programs_runcommand.htm
Hint: You can find the Address (URL) of a Help page/article in Properties.
For example...
Open Help and Support | Type: boot in the Search box | Click the Arrow |
Click on: Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on |
Right click in the right hand pane of: Require users to press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on | Properties | Address (URL) shows:
ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm |
Highlight: usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm | Ctrl + C to copy |
add hh | And you get:
hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm
Paste: hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm into the Run command and
click OK.
Of course you can navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Help and locate usercpl.chm, double
click it and navigate to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before
logging on.
Or just paste C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm into the Run command and navigate
to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on.
And of course, most of these open with Help and Support (helpctr.exe).
Any *.chm file can be opened by double clicking.
Any *.chm file can be opened by typing or pasting the full path in the
Run command.
There are also hcp commands.
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm for example.
Type hcp:// followed by the path and file name in the Address box of
Microsoft Internet Explorer and then click Open.
What is the Help and Support Center?
Help and Support Center (HSC) is a feature in Windows that provides help on
a variety of topics. For instance, HSC enables users to learn about Windows
features, download and install software updates, determine whether a
particular hardware device is compatible with Windows, get assistance from
Microsoft, and so forth.
Users and programs can execute URL links to Help and Support Center by using
the "hcp://" prefix in a URL link instead of "http://".
What is the HCP protocol?
Similar to the HTTP protocol which is used to execute URL links to open a
web browser, the HCP protocol can be used to execute URL links to open the
Help and Support Center feature.
In Start | Run or the Address box of Internet Explorer.
Some of the commands below may not work.
Hcp commands:
hcp://system/HomePage.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm
hcp://system/netdiag/dglogs.htm
hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsmodem.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsprint.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tssound.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsics.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/ts_dvd.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsdisp.htm
hcp://help/tshoot00/w0safemode.htm
Start | run | Helpctr
hcp://system/panels/AdvSearch.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/RSoP.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assist
ance/Escalation/Unsolicited/unsolicitedrcui.htm "remote Assistance"
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial76.html
DOS is Dead, Long Live the Command Line
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/command.htm
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Windows 2000 Command Processor
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000serv/support/FAQW2KCP.mspx
Information about command and CMD commands
http://www.computerhope.com/cmd.htm
The Command Line in Windows XP commands that everybody can use
http://commandwindows.com/command2.htm
The Windows NT Command Shell
By Tim Hill
Chapter 2 from Windows NT Shell Scripting, published by MacMillan Technical
Publishing
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/shellscr.mspx
Undocumented Command Prompt Tips
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/3678/3678.html
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In
shell, not DOS.
[[The command shell is a separate software program that provides direct
communication between the user and the operating system. The non-graphical
command shell user interface provides the environment in which you run
character-based applications and utilities. The command shell executes
programs and displays their output on the screen by using individual
characters similar to the MS-DOS command interpreter Command.com. The
Windows XP command shell uses the command interpreter Cmd.exe, which loads
applications and directs the flow of information between applications, to
translate user input into a form that the operating system understands.]]
Command shell overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/.../using/productdoc/en/ntcmds_shelloverview.asp
[[Cmd.exe and Other Command Prompts
Cmd.exe, the application whose name is Command Prompt, is only one of
several forms of command prompts available in Windows XP. Others include the
Run command on the Start menu, the Address toolbar, the Address bar in
Windows Explorer, and the Address bar in Microsoft Internet Explorer. In
many ways, these command prompts function alike. You can start a
Windows-based application from any of them, for example. (If you start from
Internet Explorer, you need to include an explicit path specification, or
Internet Explorer will try to find a URL that matches your command string.)
What’s exceptional about Cmd.exe is that it allows you to execute internal
MS-DOS commands (that is, commands that are not stored in discrete .exe
files).]]
from...
Working with the Command Prompt From Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out Deluxe,
Second Edition eBook
Copyright © 2005 by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson
And, BTW, I was looking for utility applets like msconfig and SFC.
The Command Line in Windows XP Start-Run Line
http://commandwindows.com/runline.htm
There is no list in one place. But here are 156...
156 Useful Run Commands
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/
BTW, that was the first hit on a Google search on run commands. Keep in
mind that a good share of those are listed in
C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm that I mentioned in my first post.
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
Click OK.
Now that hh is a useful command, isn't it?
hh is hh.exe (Microsoft® HTML Help Executable). hh.exe is what opens *.chm
files.
Any *.chm file that is in C:\WINDOWS\Help (%windir%\Help) can be opened with
the hh command.
You can open .chm files from the Run command by typing or pasting...
hh ntcmds.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/cipher.htm
hh wmplayer.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh wmplayer.chm::/htm/player_overview_formats.htm
hh taskbar.chm::/win_tray_start_programs_runcommand.htm
Hint: You can find the Address (URL) of a Help page/article in Properties.
For example...
Open Help and Support | Type: boot in the Search box | Click the Arrow |
Click on: Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on |
Right click in the right hand pane of: Require users to press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on | Properties | Address (URL) shows:
ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm |
Highlight: usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm | Ctrl + C to copy |
add hh | And you get:
hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm
Paste: hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm into the Run command and
click OK.
Of course you can navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Help and locate usercpl.chm, double
click it and navigate to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before
logging on.
Or just paste C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm into the Run command and navigate
to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on.
And of course, most of these open with Help and Support (helpctr.exe).
Any *.chm file can be opened by double clicking.
Any *.chm file can be opened by typing or pasting the full path in the
Run command.
There are also hcp commands.
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm for example.
Type hcp:// followed by the path and file name in the Address box of
Microsoft Internet Explorer and then click Open.
What is the Help and Support Center?
Help and Support Center (HSC) is a feature in Windows that provides help on
a variety of topics. For instance, HSC enables users to learn about Windows
features, download and install software updates, determine whether a
particular hardware device is compatible with Windows, get assistance from
Microsoft, and so forth.
Users and programs can execute URL links to Help and Support Center by using
the "hcp://" prefix in a URL link instead of "http://".
What is the HCP protocol?
Similar to the HTTP protocol which is used to execute URL links to open a
web browser, the HCP protocol can be used to execute URL links to open the
Help and Support Center feature.
In Start | Run or the Address box of Internet Explorer.
Some of the commands below may not work.
Hcp commands:
hcp://system/HomePage.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm
hcp://system/netdiag/dglogs.htm
hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsmodem.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsprint.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tssound.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsics.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/ts_dvd.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsdisp.htm
hcp://help/tshoot00/w0safemode.htm
Start | run | Helpctr
hcp://system/panels/AdvSearch.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/RSoP.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assist
ance/Escalation/Unsolicited/unsolicitedrcui.htm "remote Assistance"
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial76.html
DOS is Dead, Long Live the Command Line
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/command.htm
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Windows 2000 Command Processor
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000serv/support/FAQW2KCP.mspx
Information about command and CMD commands
http://www.computerhope.com/cmd.htm
The Command Line in Windows XP commands that everybody can use
http://commandwindows.com/command2.htm
The Windows NT Command Shell
By Tim Hill
Chapter 2 from Windows NT Shell Scripting, published by MacMillan Technical
Publishing
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/shellscr.mspx
Undocumented Command Prompt Tips
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/3678/3678.html
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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normc
Thanks again.
Wesley said:It's called command prompt, command line, command interpreter or command
shell, not DOS.
[[The command shell is a separate software program that provides direct
communication between the user and the operating system. The non-graphical
command shell user interface provides the environment in which you run
character-based applications and utilities. The command shell executes
programs and displays their output on the screen by using individual
characters similar to the MS-DOS command interpreter Command.com. The
Windows XP command shell uses the command interpreter Cmd.exe, which loads
applications and directs the flow of information between applications, to
translate user input into a form that the operating system understands.]]
Command shell overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/.../using/productdoc/en/ntcmds_shelloverview.asp
[[Cmd.exe and Other Command Prompts
Cmd.exe, the application whose name is Command Prompt, is only one of
several forms of command prompts available in Windows XP. Others include the
Run command on the Start menu, the Address toolbar, the Address bar in
Windows Explorer, and the Address bar in Microsoft Internet Explorer. In
many ways, these command prompts function alike. You can start a
Windows-based application from any of them, for example. (If you start from
Internet Explorer, you need to include an explicit path specification, or
Internet Explorer will try to find a URL that matches your command string.)
What’s exceptional about Cmd.exe is that it allows you to execute internal
MS-DOS commands (that is, commands that are not stored in discrete .exe
files).]]
from...
Working with the Command Prompt From Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out Deluxe,
Second Edition eBook
Copyright © 2005 by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson
And, BTW, I was looking for utility applets like msconfig and SFC.
The Command Line in Windows XP Start-Run Line
http://commandwindows.com/runline.htm
There is no list in one place. But here are 156...
156 Useful Run Commands
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/
BTW, that was the first hit on a Google search on run commands. Keep in
mind that a good share of those are listed in
C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm that I mentioned in my first post.
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
Click OK.
Now that hh is a useful command, isn't it?
hh is hh.exe (Microsoft® HTML Help Executable). hh.exe is what opens *.chm
files.
Any *.chm file that is in C:\WINDOWS\Help (%windir%\Help) can be opened with
the hh command.
You can open .chm files from the Run command by typing or pasting...
hh ntcmds.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/cipher.htm
hh wmplayer.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh wmplayer.chm::/htm/player_overview_formats.htm
hh taskbar.chm::/win_tray_start_programs_runcommand.htm
Hint: You can find the Address (URL) of a Help page/article in Properties.
For example...
Open Help and Support | Type: boot in the Search box | Click the Arrow |
Click on: Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on |
Right click in the right hand pane of: Require users to press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on | Properties | Address (URL) shows:
ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm |
Highlight: usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm | Ctrl + C to copy |
add hh | And you get:
hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm
Paste: hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm into the Run command and
click OK.
Of course you can navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Help and locate usercpl.chm, double
click it and navigate to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before
logging on.
Or just paste C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm into the Run command and navigate
to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on.
And of course, most of these open with Help and Support (helpctr.exe).
Any *.chm file can be opened by double clicking.
Any *.chm file can be opened by typing or pasting the full path in the
Run command.
There are also hcp commands.
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm for example.
Type hcp:// followed by the path and file name in the Address box of
Microsoft Internet Explorer and then click Open.
What is the Help and Support Center?
Help and Support Center (HSC) is a feature in Windows that provides help on
a variety of topics. For instance, HSC enables users to learn about Windows
features, download and install software updates, determine whether a
particular hardware device is compatible with Windows, get assistance from
Microsoft, and so forth.
Users and programs can execute URL links to Help and Support Center by using
the "hcp://" prefix in a URL link instead of "http://".
What is the HCP protocol?
Similar to the HTTP protocol which is used to execute URL links to open a
web browser, the HCP protocol can be used to execute URL links to open the
Help and Support Center feature.
In Start | Run or the Address box of Internet Explorer.
Some of the commands below may not work.
Hcp commands:
hcp://system/HomePage.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm
hcp://system/netdiag/dglogs.htm
hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsmodem.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsprint.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tssound.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsics.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/ts_dvd.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsdisp.htm
hcp://help/tshoot00/w0safemode.htm
Start | run | Helpctr
hcp://system/panels/AdvSearch.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/RSoP.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assist
ance/Escalation/Unsolicited/unsolicitedrcui.htm "remote Assistance"
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial76.html
DOS is Dead, Long Live the Command Line
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/command.htm
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Windows 2000 Command Processor
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000serv/support/FAQW2KCP.mspx
Information about command and CMD commands
http://www.computerhope.com/cmd.htm
The Command Line in Windows XP commands that everybody can use
http://commandwindows.com/command2.htm
The Windows NT Command Shell
By Tim Hill
Chapter 2 from Windows NT Shell Scripting, published by MacMillan Technical
Publishing
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/shellscr.mspx
Undocumented Command Prompt Tips
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/3678/3678.html
M
Mitzi Benevidas
Why do you feel the need to respond to so many inquiries for which you
know absolutely nothing? I note you do this often.
At least the OP knew that what he was asking about existed. It would
appear that you didn't even know that. Or perhaps you just wanted to
maintain the "ealously guarded secret".
You should take your own advice: Spend some time learning about your
computer and you'll be amazed at all the secrets you will uncover.
Jerk.
know absolutely nothing? I note you do this often.
At least the OP knew that what he was asking about existed. It would
appear that you didn't even know that. Or perhaps you just wanted to
maintain the "ealously guarded secret".
You should take your own advice: Spend some time learning about your
computer and you'll be amazed at all the secrets you will uncover.
Jerk.