Run Commands that can be used in both Windows Vista and Windows XP:

To open MSN Messenger (If installed) Accessibility Options Add Hardware Wizard Add or Remove Programs Add/Remove Programs with Add New Programs Preselected Add/Remove Programs with Add Remove Windows Components Preselected Add/Remove Programs with Set Program Access & Defaults Preselected Administrative Tools Adobe ImageReady (if installed) Adobe Photoshop (if installed) Calculator Certificate Manager Character Map Command Prompt Component Services Computer Management Control Panel Date and Time Properties Device Manager Direct X Troubleshooter Disk Cleanup Utility Disk Management Disk Partition Manager Display Properties Display Properties Display Properties with Appearance Tab Preselected Driver Verifier Utility DVD Player Event Viewer File Signature Verification Tool Files and Settings Transfer Tool Firefox (if installed) Fonts Folder Fonts options Game Controllers Iexpress (Self Extracting Package Creator) Iexpress Wizard Internet Explorer Internet Properties Java Web Start Keyboard Properties Logs You Out Of Windows Run Commands msnmsgr control access.cpl hdwwiz.cpl appwiz.cpl control appwiz.cpl,,1 control appwiz.cpl,,2 control appwiz.cpl,,3 control admintools imageready photoshop calc certmgr.msc charmap cmd dcomcnfg compmgmt.msc control timedate.cpl devmgmt.msc dxdiag cleanmgr diskmgmt.msc diskpart control desktop desk.cpl control color verifier dvdplay eventvwr.msc sigverif migwiz firefox fonts control fonts joy.cpl iexpress iexpress iexplore inetcpl.cpl javaws control keyboard logoff

Microsoft Access (if installed) Microsoft Excel (if installed) Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool Microsoft Movie Maker Microsoft Paint Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) Microsoft Word (if installed) Mouse Properties Mouse Properties Nero (if installed) Network Connections Network Connections Notepad ODBC Data Source Administrator On Screen Keyboard (interesting tool!) Outlook Express Paint Phone and Modem Options Phone Dialer Power Configuration Printers and Faxes Private Character Editor Quicktime Player (if installed) Quicktime (If Installed) Real Player (if installed) Regional Settings Registry Editor Registry Editor Reliability and Performance Monitor Remote Access Phonebook Remote Desktop Scheduled Tasks Services Shared Creation Wizard Shared Folders Shuts Down Windows Sounds and Audio Properties SQL Client Configuration Sync Center Syncronization Tool System Configuration Editor System Configuration Utility System Information System Properties Task Manager Telnet Client Tweak UI (if installed) Utility Manager

msaccess excel frontpg mrt moviemk mspaint powerpnt winword main.cpl control mouse nero control netconnections ncpa.cpl notepad odbcad32 osk msimn pbrush telephon.cpl dialer powercfg.cpl control printers eudcedit quicktimeplayer QuickTime.cpl realplay intl.cpl regedit regedt32 perfmon.msc rasphone mstsc control schedtasks services.msc shrpubw fsmgmt.msc shutdown mmsys.cpl cliconfg mobsync mobsync sysedit msconfig msinfo32 sysdm.cpl taskmgr telnet tweakui utilman

Windows Address Book (Contacts) Windows Address Book Import Utility Windows exprorer(It shows me Documents) Windows Firewall Windows Magnifier (Try this out!) Windows Management Infrastructure Windows Media Player Windows Picture Import Wizard (require camera connected) Windows Security Center Windows System Security Tool Windows Version (About your Windows) Wordpad

wab wabmig explorer firewall.cpl magnify wmimgmt.msc wmplayer wiaacmgr wscui.cpl syskey winver write

Run Commands that are usable in only Windows Vista:

To open Adapter Troubleshooter Advanced User Accounts Control Panel Authorization Manager Back up or Restore your stored User Names and Passwords Backup Status and Utility Color Management Computer Management Snapin Launcher Disk Defragmenter Ditilizer Calibration Tool DPI Scaling Driver Package Installer Firewall Control Panel Firewall Settings iSCSI Initiator Language Pack Installer Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool Problem Reports and Solutions Remote Assistance Software Licensing (Windows Activation) Sound Recorder Sound Volume System Properties (Advanced tab preselected) System Properties (Computer Name tab preselected) System Properties (Data Execution Prevention preselected) System Properties (Hardware options preselected) System Properties (Performance options preselected)

Run Commands AdapterTroubleshooter Netplwiz azman.msc credwiz sdclt colorcpl CompMgmtLauncher dfrgui tabcal dpiscaling dpinst FirewallControlPanel FirewallSettings iscsicpl lpksetup msdt wercon msra slui soundrecorder sndvol SystemPropertiesAdvanced SystemPropertiesComputerName SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention SystemPropertiesHardware SystemPropertiesPerformance

System Properties (Protection options preselected) System Properties (Remote options preselected) Trusted Platform Module Initialization Wizard Windows Features Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Windows Image Acquisition (only if you have a scanner) Windows Mobility Center (Only For Mobile PC) Windows Update Application Windows Update Standalone Installer

SystemPropertiesProtection SystemPropertiesRemote TpmInit optionalfeatures wf.msc wiaacmgr mblctr wuapp wusa

Run Commands that are usable in only Windows XP:

To open Check Disk Utility Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) Local Security Settings Local Users and Groups Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) Windows XP Tour Wizard Run Commands chkdsk gpedit.msc secpol.msc lusrmgr.msc rsop.msc tourstart

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