Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.
Ctrl + F
Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.
Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc
Quickly switch between open programs moving forward.
Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.
Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program.
Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window.
Ctrl + Back space
Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.
Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow
Move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word.
Ctrl + Home / End
Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.
Ctrl + P
Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser.
Page Up / Space bar and Page Down
Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time.
It is accessible in one of two ways: through the start menu (Figure 1) and through the shortcut key Win+R. The dialog itself looks very unassuming, and quite user unfriendly if you ask me (Figure 2). Its main purpose, as you can see from the dialog information, is to open a program, folder, document, or Internet resource which Windows will then open.
Figure 1 - Run on the Start Menu
Figure 2 - The Run Dialog
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator
calc
Run Command Prompt
cmd
Run Firefox (if installed)
firefox
Run Internet Explorer
iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed)
winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed)
excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed)
outlook
Run Notepad
notepad
Run Wordpad
wordpad
Open Control Panel
control panel
Open Program Files folder
%programfiles%
Shutdown Windows
shutdown
Restart Windows
shutdown -r
Log Off Windows
logoff
Registry Editor
regedit
Task Manager
taskmgr
Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr
Creating Your Own Run Commands
If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command:
1.Win+R to open the Run dialog
2.Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3.Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item
4.Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5.The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the program
Infrequently Used Run Commands
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories: programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.
One of the strengths of the Run command is its ability to do almost everything the command line can do. You should note, however, that if you're running a program that outputs something and exits, that the output will only show up for a few seconds and then disappear.
Take the ipconfig command for example. If you were to type that into Run, it would open a command prompt, run the ipconfig command, and then close because the command finished running! To fix this, type cmd into the Run dialog, and then type ipconfig into the command prompt.
Basic Run Command Information
It is accessible in one of two ways: through the start menu (Figure 1) and through the keyboard shortcut Win+R. The dialog itself looks very unassuming, and quite user unfriendly if you ask me (Figure 2). Its main purpose, as you can see from the dialog information, is to open a program, folder, document, or Internet resource which Windows will then open.
Figure 1 - Run on the Start Menu
Figure 2 - The Run Dialog
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator
calc
Run Command Prompt
cmd
Run Firefox (if installed)
firefox
Run Internet Explorer
iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed)
winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed)
excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed)
outlook
Run Notepad
notepad
Run Wordpad
wordpad
Open Control Panel
control panel
Open Program Files folder
%programfiles%
Shutdown Windows
shutdown
Restart Windows
shutdown -r
Log Off Windows
logoff
Registry Editor
regedit
Task Manager
taskmgr
Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr
Creating Your Own Run Commands
If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command:
1.Win+R to open the Run dialog
2.Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3.Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item
4.Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5.The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the program
Infrequently Used Run Commands
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories: programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.
One of the strengths of the Run command is its ability to do almost everything the command line can do. You should note, however, that if you're running a program that outputs something and exits, that the output will only show up for a few seconds and then disappear.
Take the ipconfig command for example. If you were to type that into Run, it would open a command prompt, run the ipconfig command, and then close because the command finished running! To fix this, type cmd into the Run dialog, and then type ipconfig into the command prompt.
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Windows XP Run Commands and Shortcuts
Windows XP Home / Pro Run Commands and Short Cuts
How To - Click Start, Click Run and enter the command Click OK
Run commands
Calc - Calculator
Cfgwiz32 - ISDN Configuration Wizard
Charmap - Character Map
Chkdisk - Repair damaged files
Cleanmgr - Cleans up hard drives
Clipbrd - Windows Clipboard viewer
Cmd - Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)
Control - Displays Control Panel
Dcomcnfg - DCOM user security
Debug - Assembly language programming tool
Defrag - Defragmentation tool
Drwatson - Records programs crash & snapshots
Dxdiag - DirectX Diagnostic Utility
Explorer - Windows Explorer
Fontview - Graphical font viewer
Ftp - ftp.exe program
Hostname - Returns Computer's name
Ipconfig - Displays IP configuration for all network adapters
Jview - Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes
MMC - Microsoft Management Console
Msconfig - Configuration to edit startup files
Msinfo32 - Microsoft System Information Utility
Nbtstat - Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP
Netstat - Displays all active network connections
Nslookup - Returns your local DNS server
Odbcad32 - ODBC Data Source Administrator
Ping - Sends data to a specified host/IP
Regedit - registry Editor
Regsvr32 - register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX
Regwiz - Reistration wizard
Sfc /scannow - Sytem File Checker
Sndrec32 - Sound Recorder
Sndvol32 - Volume control for soundcard
Sysedit - Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.)
Systeminfo - display various system information in text console
Taskmgr - Task manager
Telnet - Telnet program
Taskkill - kill processes using command line interface
Tskill - reduced version of Taskkill from Windows XP Home
Tracert - Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host
Winchat - simple chat program for Windows networks
Winipcfg - Displays IP configuration
Management Consoles
certmgr.msc - Certificate Manager
ciadv.msc - Indexing Service
compmgmt.msc - Computer management
devmgmt.msc - Device Manager
dfrg.msc - Defragment
diskmgmt.msc - Disk Management
fsmgmt.msc - Folder Sharing Management
eventvwr.msc - Event Viewer
gpedit.msc - Group Policy -XP Pro only
iis.msc - Internet Information Services
lusrmgr.msc - Local Users and Groups
mscorcfg.msc - Net configurations
ntmsmgr.msc - Removable Storage
perfmon.msc - Performance Manager
secpol.msc - Local Security Policy
services.msc - System Services
wmimgmt.msc - Windows Management
Shortcuts
access.cpl - Accessibility Options
hdwwiz.cpl - Add New Hardware Wizard
appwiz.cpl - dd/Remove Programs
timedate.cpl - Date and Time Properties
desk.cpl - Display Properties
inetcpl.cpl - Internet Properties
joy.cpl - Joystick Properties
main.cpl keboard - Keyboard Properties
main.cpl - Mouse Properties
ncpa.cpl - Network Connections
ncpl.cpl - Network Properties
telephon.cpl - Phone and Modem options
powercfg.cpl - Power Management
intl.cpl - Regional settings
mmsys.cpl sounds - Sound Properties
mmsys.cpl - Sounds and Audio Device Properties
sysdm.cpl - System Properties
nusrmgr.cpl - User settings
firewall.cpl - Firewall Settings (sp2)
wscui.cpl - Security Center (sp2)
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 keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+C(Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
• CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console) • ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC console window keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote desktop connection navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+ CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
W (Close the current window)
Note Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options, Some of the Terminal Services client shortcuts that are similar to the shortcuts in Remote Desktop Sharing are not available when you use Remote Assistance in Windows XP Home Edition.
Thanks to The New Tech for the original forum posting.
Microsoft Office run commands
If the Microsoft Office is installed you can use following run commands to run its components:
winword – Microsoft Word
excel – Microsoft Excel
powerpnt – Microsoft PowerPoint
msaccess – Microsoft Access
outlook – Microsoft Outlook
ois – Microsoft Picture Manager
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67 comments on “Windows XP Run Commands and Shortcuts”
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good utility
biswanath at April 21st, 2008 around 6:48 am
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How to send a file “deletion” command through Run Command?
Brewster Chang at June 27th, 2008 around 10:22 pm
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I don’t think that it’s possible to delete files via Run Command. You probably will need to use Command Prompt (cmd in Run) and there you just type “del filename”. If filename is with white space (e.g. Program Files) use double quotes (“”) to encapsulate the filename.
peter at July 4th, 2008 around 2:06 am
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These are very useful commands. Thanks.
lokesh at July 22nd, 2008 around 6:09 am
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i think to delete a file from the run box you can if you like cheat by trying cmd.exe /k del filename /q
i hope im right and that it helps
bob at October 15th, 2008 around 1:57 pm
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Does anyone know how you setup new commands in the Run menu?
ie. you can type “firefox”, “winword” or “excel” into the Run box and the applications open, but others won’t.
There must be some way of linking applications with this path, maybe in the system registry?
There’s no firefox.* files in my system path directories:
with name of the command with .exe at the end. Into this key create a new string variable named “Path” and put as value path to directory with your executable. To a “(Default)” variable insert as value path to executable.
Now just type name of your command (can be without .exe at the end) and enjoy. You even don’t have to restart the computer.
peter at November 28th, 2008 around 2:04 am
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This each every lines are helped me thank u
Muthu-manoj at February 9th, 2009 around 9:22 pm
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This is awesome, thanks very much.
Nick at February 18th, 2009 around 4:18 pm
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thanxz
buddhi at March 10th, 2009 around 11:28 pm
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Really gr8 work done!!!!
Thnx
Vishal Chib at March 11th, 2009 around 6:07 am
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I was searching for Xp shortcuts. Luckily i got all the shortcuts in single place.
That was superb n nice..
great going..
kiruba at March 13th, 2009 around 9:43 am
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Anyone Know The Key In Command To See Everything Ever Done On Your PC
Andrew Patey at March 24th, 2009 around 6:13 pm
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thanks
Piyush at March 29th, 2009 around 2:46 am
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Hey Peter ……
thanks for that !
satish at April 4th, 2009 around 10:57 pm
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thanx…really which is usefull
niyaz at April 7th, 2009 around 4:00 am
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thanks a lot for these commands.
kyaw swar at May 16th, 2009 around 7:52 am
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what is the run command to open out look express
deepak at May 19th, 2009 around 8:47 pm
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Thank u, all the commands are so good. If any new commands related to Unix and any windows related please send to the above mentioned mail.
NareshKumar at June 12th, 2009 around 2:33 am
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Thanks!
slabster at July 7th, 2009 around 2:29 am
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There are two important commands those are not listed in http://foliovision.com/seo-tools/computers/windows/xp-run-commands/ . They are Winchat.exe and Cmd>Systeminfo . Thus, the list is incomplete. Thank you!
TienChieh Lim at July 9th, 2009 around 11:24 pm
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This is the most useful thing I’ve ever found on net……….Thanx Pal
Pakaj D King at July 11th, 2009 around 11:17 am
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is there a “Run Command” code that allows to instantly shut every program that is running?
david h at July 24th, 2009 around 2:37 pm
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Hello David,
use taskkill.
taskkill /?
will get you all the information. You can create all kinds of selections using /FI filters specifying which processes will be killed.
It’s hard to create a rule which will kill all the processes and not kill your whole Windows, though.
This feature does not apply to Windows XP Home. You have to use more simple tskill there.
Use it carefully!
M.
martinv at July 25th, 2009 around 1:08 am
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Thanks – you helped me find my Character Map!!
Shannon Wagner at January 6th, 2010 around 8:39 am
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Thanks – you helped me
kannan at January 18th, 2010 around 4:48 am
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Sweet list. Thanks!
Jason at January 20th, 2010 around 3:36 pm
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Is there any “run command” to open Interner Explorer.
Naresh at January 30th, 2010 around 7:02 am
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Hi Naresh,
I tested this one on IE6 and IE7:
“C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”
Don’t forget to include the quotes.
Thank you,
M.
Martin at February 1st, 2010 around 8:57 am
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Does anyone know how to run the setup file for a CD if it doesn’t run automatically?
Chris at February 8th, 2010 around 8:27 pm
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Thank you very good compilation
anand at March 12th, 2010 around 4:39 am
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what it is shortcut for the office components such as word, excel,etc…..
Morris at March 14th, 2010 around 9:55 am
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Hello Morris,
you can run Microsoft Office components by following run commands from command line:
winword – Microsoft Word
excel – Microsoft Excel
powerpnt – Microsoft PowerPoint
msaccess – Microsoft Access
outlook – Microsoft Outlook
ois – Microsoft Picture Manager
Thanks
matej at March 16th, 2010 around 3:37 am
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Hello Chris,
you can run a setup file manually. You have to right click on cd(dvd)-rom in MyComputer and then click “Open”. Then you have to find a setup file.
You can also click “AutoPlay” to execute autorun, when you right click on the cd(dvd)-rom.
If autorun doesn’t work, you have to follow steps on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135/en-us for turn-on the AutoPlay feature.
Thanks
matej at March 16th, 2010 around 5:46 am
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hola a todos..
muy bueno el contenido..
saben me gustaria saber los comandos de control de volumen(aumentar, disminuir, mute, etc…),
me pueden ayudar …??
gracias…
Pedro at March 23rd, 2010 around 6:56 am
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Hello Pedro,
Windows doesn’t have any mechanism to control sound volume by commands or key-shortcut.
You have to download program for this issue. Here two program, which can help you:
mute.exe
setvol.exe
Mute control:
You can switch on/off sound by command:
"\mute.exe"
Or you can switch on/off manually by command:
"\mute.exe" on
"\mute.exe" off
Sound volume control:
You can set from 0 to 100 per cent of sound volume by:
"\setvol.exe" 50 (This example set system sound volume to half)
And finally You can increase or decrease volume by:
"\setvol.exe" +10 (increase sound volume by 10%)
"\setvol.exe" -10 (decrease sound volume by 10%)
Key shortcuts:
I recommend to create three shortcuts with targets:
"\mute.exe"
"\setvol.exe" -10
"\setvol.exe" +10
You can set key-shortcuts in properties of each shortcut. Shortcuts have to be placed in startmenu or desktop, otherwise they won’t work. You have to be careful in choosing key-shortcuts, because if another program uses your key-shortcut, your shortcut won’t work. If desktop shortcut is a shortcut to another shortcut, its key-shortcut won’t work too.
You can also try another way for mutting sound volume by using a script. The method is described at the bottom of page http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1468591.php.
I hope, that the information will be useful.
Thanks
matej at March 26th, 2010 around 3:07 am
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Also, add odbcad32.exe for the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
rickmorris at April 21st, 2010 around 5:49 am
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[MARKED AS SPAM BY ANTISPAM BEE]
hola busco la manera de enviar por mi propia red local el comando run a otros equipos para que ejecuten ciertos programas o conexiones a un equipo en particular ej.:
\\AnotherLanPC
y que vea los compartidos por ese equipo.
hi there i’m looking the way to send the run windows others pcs over my lan like
i pc1 send run windows to pc2 this way pc2 can c what i’m sharing
is this possible?? i can’t find the filename for windows run.
\\pc1
Xdc at April 22nd, 2010 around 12:48 pm
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Hi Xdc,
We don’t exactly know what do you mean.
If you want to run windows from another computer from via your LAN, you can use WOL (wake on LAN) feature, which have to be supported by network card and motherboard. The feature allows to you wake up (when a computer is in hibernate state) or power on (when a computer is power off) via LAN. You have to download a WOL software for control the computers. There are many free WOL software on the Internet.
The software needs some information (e.g. MAC address) to control power on or wake up computers.
Thanks,
Matej
matej at April 23rd, 2010 around 3:54 am
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Thanks for reply
Matej
the Question is, i’m in a college and i’m teacher i want to send students the run windows with the address of my shared folder e.g.
\\TeacherPC
and this run on every pc in class.
thx in advance.
sorry about my english i’m chilean and just try to type your language hehe.
Xdc at April 23rd, 2010 around 6:32 am
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Hello Xdc,
I think, that I finally undarstand your problem.
You want to open the file manager windows on remote computers, you don’t want to run Windows OS there remotely.
You can open window with path by writting a path to the run area in start menu or by writting command:
explorer .
Problem is, that it works only on your local computer.
You have to download the program for remote program execution. You will need the same admin accounts on remote computers with simple password. The admin users may not be logged in remote computers when you will want to run applications remotely.
You have to cheat a little bit, because when you will run explorer with path, no window will appeared. You have to run Internet Explorer with path.
Here is command, which you have to write to command line:
hey Matej i’ve forget about pstools. i has used it before thx to remember me about it, thx for quick replies and for examples.
Xdc at April 24th, 2010 around 5:56 pm
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Hello rick,
thanks for suggestion, it’s added.
Martin at April 26th, 2010 around 4:18 am
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here is another i use often.
control userpasswords2
isn’t listed here.
Xdc at April 26th, 2010 around 6:39 am
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The information from “peter at November 28th, 2008 around 2:04 am” was very helpful.
Thanx buddy
sumit at June 19th, 2010 around 6:40 pm
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tell me how a password can be give to a folder.
wajid at July 2nd, 2010 around 2:41 am
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Hi wajid,
here are three methods how you can protect your files and folders by password.
1. You can use Windows encryption tool to protect your data. Encryption tool uses key, which is generated based on your account information. This method is very useful only in multi-user environment as you will never be asked to enter password.
2. You can use Compressed folder by either Windows tool or third party archiving programs. In this case you will be always requested to enter password. However if you use windows tool, you can’t encrypt file names (you will see all files in protected folder, but you can’t open any file in it without password). If you want file names encryption, you should use third party archive program (e.g. 7zip, Winrar).
3. You can use special software for access control to files and directories (e.g.Folder Password Expert or Protect Folder).
Thanks,
Matej
matej at July 6th, 2010 around 7:38 am
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What is the command for system restore point?
rstrui.exe is not working in run.
Arvind Sinha at July 17th, 2010 around 6:10 am
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Hello Arvind Sinha,
you have to write it with absolute path:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
Thanks,
Matej
matej at July 20th, 2010 around 6:16 am
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i’ve learn a lot in this site. than you for that.. but may i ask if what is the shortcut ky in run command for Microsoft Word. :)
neil at July 28th, 2010 around 9:17 pm
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Hi Neil,
the answer is here.
Thanks,
Matej
matej at July 29th, 2010 around 5:20 am
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Hii
Its very useful
Thanks
sandeep patil
sandeep at August 5th, 2010 around 11:49 pm
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thanks a lot for help
Ram Naresh singh at August 13th, 2010 around 9:16 am
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This is very use for me. I’m very lucky to get that shortcut commands. I’ll thank you very much.
Rajkumar at September 4th, 2010 around 6:43 am
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why will we get information of network connections? plz send me the answer..!!!
Muddussir Hafeez at September 9th, 2010 around 7:56 pm
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Hi Muddussir,
you can use netstat command.
You will find more information about that command on this page.
If you want to know more about network command you can look here.
Thanks,
Matej
matej at September 10th, 2010 around 11:20 am
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how can I reach in history folder through Run command?
thanks in advance
Rahul at September 29th, 2010 around 12:06 am
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Hello Rahul,
you must write cd %USERPROFILE%/Local Settings/History to command line.
%USERPROFILE% is environment variable, which loads user’s profile folder (e.g. C:\documents and settings\{logged user name}).
Thanks,
Matej
matej at September 29th, 2010 around 3:29 pm
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Can any body tell me what the run command key word for remotely accessing PC through LAN. I forgot it it was “ms….” something…
help me reminding it
thx
Bhupendra
Bhupendra at October 2nd, 2010 around 12:22 am
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Hi Bhupendra,
I suppose that you meant mstsc (remote desktop application).
Thanks,
Matej
matej at October 4th, 2010 around 8:22 am
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On single site I got all the shortcut commands of system that’s great
Harjinder at October 6th, 2010 around 11:40 pm
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hallo sagar
These are very useful commands. Thanks
sagar at October 7th, 2010 around 2:47 am
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Do not forget wmic, one of the more powerfull tools.
Me love wmic :D
Nickwiz at October 14th, 2010 around 5:02 am
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Thank you very much
I have got big help
Logeswaran at December 3rd, 2010 around 5:08 am
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It’s very usefull list of commands and I find a lot of interesting here. But could you help me?
I need to run Firefox with known url, and then I need to export data from firebug (I think that I will use NetExport extension in this case). Is it possible at all? Probably my question is too complex, but I really need your help.
Anna at December 15th, 2010 around 8:38 am
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A good utilization of time, reading this.. I believe it would help me save time while working with my PC…
Here we spend less time to save more time
Basic Run Command Information
It is accessible in one of two ways: through the start menu (Figure 1) and through the shortcut key Win+R. The dialog itself looks very unassuming, and quite user unfriendly if you ask me (Figure 2). Its main purpose, as you can see from the dialog information, is to open a program, folder, document, or Internet resource which Windows will then open.
Figure 1 - Run on the Start Menu
Figure 2 - The Run Dialog
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator
calc
Run Command Prompt
cmd
Run Firefox (if installed)
firefox
Run Internet Explorer
iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed)
winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed)
excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed)
outlook
Run Notepad
notepad
Run Wordpad
wordpad
Open Control Panel
control panel
Open Program Files folder
%programfiles%
Shutdown Windows
shutdown
Restart Windows
shutdown -r
Log Off Windows
logoff
Registry Editor
regedit
Task Manager
taskmgr
Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr
Creating Your Own Run Commands
If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command:
1.Win+R to open the Run dialog
2.Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3.Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item
4.Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5.The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the program
Infrequently Used Run Commands
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories: programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.
One of the strengths of the Run command is its ability to do almost everything the command line can do. You should note, however, that if you're running a program that outputs something and exits, that the output will only show up for a few seconds and then disappear.
Take the ipconfig command for example. If you were to type that into Run, it would open a command prompt, run the ipconfig command, and then close because the command finished running! To fix this, type cmd into the Run dialog, and then type ipconfig into the command prompt.
Basic Run Command Information
It is accessible in one of two ways: through the start menu (Figure 1) and through the shortcut key Win+R. The dialog itself looks very unassuming, and quite user unfriendly if you ask me (Figure 2). Its main purpose, as you can see from the dialog information, is to open a program, folder, document, or Internet resource which Windows will then open.
Figure 1 - Run on the Start Menu
Figure 2 - The Run Dialog
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator
calc
Run Command Prompt
cmd
Run Firefox (if installed)
firefox
Run Internet Explorer
iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed)
winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed)
excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed)
outlook
Run Notepad
notepad
Run Wordpad
wordpad
Open Control Panel
control panel
Open Program Files folder
%programfiles%
Shutdown Windows
shutdown
Restart Windows
shutdown -r
Log Off Windows
logoff
Registry Editor
regedit
Task Manager
taskmgr
Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr
Creating Your Own Run Commands
If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command:
1.Win+R to open the Run dialog
2.Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3.Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item
4.Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5.The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the program
Infrequently Used Run Commands
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories: programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.
One of the strengths of the Run command is its ability to do almost everything the command line can do. You should note, however, that if you're running a program that outputs something and exits, that the output will only show up for a few seconds and then disappear.
Take the ipconfig command for example. If you were to type that into Run, it would open a command prompt, run the ipconfig command, and then close because the command finished running! To fix this, type cmd into the Run dialog, and then type ipconfig into the command prompt.
Basic Run Command Information
It is accessible in one of two ways: through the start menu (Figure 1) and through the shortcut key Win+R. The dialog itself looks very unassuming, and quite user unfriendly if you ask me (Figure 2). Its main purpose, as you can see from the dialog information, is to open a program, folder, document, or Internet resource which Windows will then open.
Figure 1 - Run on the Start Menu
Figure 2 - The Run Dialog
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator
calc
Run Command Prompt
cmd
Run Firefox (if installed)
firefox
Run Internet Explorer
iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed)
winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed)
excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed)
outlook
Run Notepad
notepad
Run Wordpad
wordpad
Open Control Panel
control panel
Open Program Files folder
%programfiles%
Shutdown Windows
shutdown
Restart Windows
shutdown -r
Log Off Windows
logoff
Registry Editor
regedit
Task Manager
taskmgr
Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr
Creating Your Own Run Commands
If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command:
1.Win+R to open the Run dialog
2.Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3.Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item
4.Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5.The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the program
Infrequently Used Run Commands
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories: programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.
One of the strengths of the Run command is its ability to do almost everything the command line can do. You should note, however, that if you're running a program that outputs something and exits, that the output will only show up for a few seconds and then disappear.
Take the ipconfig command for example. If you were to type that into Run, it would open a command prompt, run the ipconfig command, and then close because the command finished running! To fix this, type cmd into the Run dialog, and then type ipconfig into the command prompt.
All of the Run Commands below Work in the Windows XP Operating System, some do Require that you have the application associated with the command installed. To provoke the run dialogue box where you can enter the run commands Click start and then select Run or even faster hold down the Windows key on your keyboard and press 'R' this will open the run command console where you can then type in your command.
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