Mr.Troubleshooting

The following are the commands CMD on windows XP. There are some commands that run if a software / application has been installed in the system.

Program Run Command

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 Distiller (if installed) = acrodist


Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready =

Adobe Photoshop (if installed) = photoshop

Automatic Updates = wuaucpl.cpl

Basic Media Player = mplay32

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard = fsquirt
Calculator calc ccleaner (if installed) = ccleaner

C: Drive = c:

Certificate Manager = cdrtmgr.msc

Character Map = charmap

Check Disk Utility = chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd

Command Prompt = cmd

Command Prompt = command

Component Services = dcomcnfg

Computer Management = compmgmt.msc

Compare Files = comp

Control Panel = control

Create a shared folder Wizard = shrpubw

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 Partition Manager = diskmgmt.msc

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 Ethereal (if installed) = ethereal

Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc

Files and Settings Transfer Tool = migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif

Findfast = findfast.cpl

Firefox = firefox

Folders Properties = control folders

Fonts = fonts

Fonts Folder = fonts

Free Cell Card Game = freecell

Game Controllers = joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (xp pro) = gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game = mshearts

Help and Support helpctr =

Hyperterminal = hypertrm

Hotline Client = hotlineclient

Iexpress Wizard iexpress =

Indexing Service = ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard = icwonn1

Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl

Internet Setup Wizard = inetwiz

IP Configuration = ipconfig / all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) = ipconfig / displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) = ipconfig / flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections) = ipconfig / release

IP Configuration (renew All Connections) = ipconfig / renew

IP Config (Refreshes DHCP & Re-registers DNS) = ipconfig / registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) = ipconfig / showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) = ipconfig / setclassid

Java Control Panel (if installed) = picpl32.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 Diskpart = diskpart

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) = frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker = moviemk

Microsoft Management Console = mmc



Microsoft Narrator = narrator

Microsoft Paint = mspaint

Microsoft Powerpoint powerpnt =

Microsoft Word (if installed) = winword

Microsoft Syncronization Tool = mobsync

Minesweeper Game = winmine

Mouse Properties = control mouse

Mouse Properties = main.cpl

MS-Dos Editor = edit

MS-Dos FTP = ftp

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

ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard = osk

Opens AC3 Filter (if installed) = ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express = msimn

Paint = pbrush

Password Properties = password.cpl

Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor = perfmon

Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer = dialer

Pinball = Pinball Game

Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes = control printers

Printers Folder = printers

Private Characters 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 pro) = rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras = sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks control = schedtasks

Security Center = wscui.cpl

Services = services.msc

Shared Folders = fsmgmt.msc

Sharing Session = rtcshare

Shuts Down Windows = shutdown

Sounds Recorder = sndrec32

Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game = spider

SQL Client Configuration = clicongf

System Configuration Editor = sysedit

System Configuration Utility = msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan immediately) = SFC / scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) = SFC / scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) = SFC / scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Settings) = SFC / revert

System File Checker Utility (purge cache files) = SFC / purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to Size x) = SFC / cachesize = x

Msinfo32 System Information System Properties = sysdm.cpl

Task Manager = taskmgr

TCP Tester = tcptest

Telnet Client = telnet

Tweak UI (if installed) tweakui =

User Account Management = nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager utilman

Volume Serial Number for = C: label

Volume Control = sndvol32

Windows Address Book = wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility = wabmig

Windows Backup Utility (if installed) ntbackup =

Windows Explorer = explorer

Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl

Windows Installer Details = msiexec

Windows Magnifier = magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player = wmplayer

Windows Messenger = msnsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard (Need camera connected) = wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool = syskey

Windows Script host settings = wscript

Widnows Updte Launches = wupdmgr

Windows Version (shows your windows version) = winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard = tourstart

WordPad = write

Zoom Utility = igfxzoom