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... Because there was so much interest in this topic, I revisited it a few times (raising the total number of Run Commands from 99 to 113). I felt it was time again, to update. I was suprised that I was able to add an addtional 43 more Run Commands, bringing the total to 156! I hope you enjoy!
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3/27/06 Do you use the Run feature in Windows XP? For most, this feature remains unused (or rarely used). Why is that? Well, First off nearly all of the Run Commands Correspond to a particular Control Panel Item or a Utility, Tool or Task that can be accessed through Windows. There are, however, tools and utilities that I bet you never knew you had that can be accessed through the Run feature. The main reason most people don't use the Run feature is because they don't know the Commands. So, to solve that problem, I decided to put together the following listing, which lists 99 Run Commands and what they correspond too...
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this is probably one of the good things posted in the internet. thank you for being one of the nice people. great post! it would be very helpful to me because i really want to learn about the run command. all i know in the run command is the msconfig and the regedit. |
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Thanks for the good commands it's saving my lot of time. thanks a lot. thanks GG |
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Thanks, it is the largiest list, which i found about run command. It's allready in my flags. Thanks |
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The windows run command is a very useful utility that a lot of people do not appreciate. Sometimes it feels better navigating your computer through keyboard. Makes you like a professional. Thanks for sharing man... |
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Thanks for the post! its a goody the run command will take in switches for a lot of these commands too, like mstsc /v:host(port) /f (fullscreen) etc, also you can call any program from the run dialog so long as the kernel can find it in the pa;th% (type path in dos or add and environment variable). also if you don't want to remember the full name for the program (any) make a shortcut to it somewhere in the pa;th% and rename it to something else |
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| this list is the s&^t, thank you,not till now have i discovered such a list. | |
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| i find this list very useful. i got a problem though: i need to create a timer to run a program periodically, every 20 minutes, because the setting for the program is to stop after 20 minutes of inactivity and the licences to run it once at a time are not to many... can you help? | |
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Thanks for this great list of commands! I use Microsoft Access regularly and I noticed one error... Accessibility Controls | access.cpl Microsoft Access (if installed) | access.cpl The command access.cpl can only open one program or the other, lol . The actual shortcut for Microsoft Access is mscaccess. Just thought I would pass that along. Thanks again! |
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you can add some more run commands 1)microsoft office communicator 2005 - communicator 2)Microsoft Remote Assistance - msra |
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| Awesome list. If you are really into typing commands, check out Slickrun. It lets you basically create your own run commands, you can use it to open up websites (even google searches), directories, unc paths, and basically anything on your computer. | |
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Thanks for these; they're very useful. Some of the special folder names can be typed in as run commands - you need to enclose the name in quotes if it has two words. The list is a bit arbitrary; for example, "My Documents" and "Local Settings" work, but not "My Computer" or "My Pictures". There are bound to be others. |
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| i think you mean msaccess not mscaccess in order to access ms Access. | |
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Fantastic! superv!! mind blowing run commands............ |
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| Great Work, but you have mistakenly repeated some commands. Hope you will correct them and write many other commands. Keep up the good work. | |
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| This is a great sites... everything you need about run command is here!.. | |
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hi i m kamani rupesh from rajkot. this is good info. for me . thanks |
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Hi, you're missing - inetmgr (invokes IIS management) - iisreset (stop and start IIS services) in your list. Keep it up. |
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Hi all Can someone help me?? My computer starts a lot of programs when i run windows, i know there is a command so i get in a menu where i can turn those programs off. but i don't know this command :s (sorry for my bad english :p) Jim |
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| Good man. Coming from unix background, this is really something. you are great. I think if you have ideas like these you should write a book. | |
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| i like these commands these command are very useful for hardware person which doesnt know any thing i like this commands very much if you have any more tips for computer basic then plz send it to my id my id is \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |
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hey thanks for that man! may be u can add some more commands,plz do it.i know a few of them.have a great day |
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Is there a way to create a menu that would have all these options so you could run them without typing at the run command. I have created a few of these to run in bat files, so that could be a starting point??? Thanks for any ideas |
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Great! I searching for this a whole day and finally Thankyou |
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This is a very excellent posting! Keep these comming, not very strong on vista, thank you very much!!! |
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Hi Boss ... Execellent commands......... Kekaooooooooooooo Kekaaaaaaaaaaaaa Very very very Nice .. |
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| This run command is very usefull and excellent time saver. | |
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TE;MP% - jumps straight to your temp directory. Plus you can set up your own system variables, wrap them in % signs and explore straight there... |
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Thanks a lot... Which iam been searching for a long time..... Thanks a lot.. GOOD work |
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guys i cant find my run i looked everywhere no joke i think its deleted. |
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Extremely Good !!! Not knew that it has huge list before !!! Information is Wealth. Thanks to MyPCHell.com |
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PREFETCH is also another RUN command used to delete temp. files. |
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| Imagine? , Command Galaxy Shell defined / / great insight!! | |
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| its absolutely brilliant.using this i can use PC without mouse | |
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Hi, How do I look at the programs that are automatically started during my windows start up? using a run command? |
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Someone asked for a shortcut command to access a menu to turn off or on programs that startup or run automatically. Try this one, but make sure you know what you are turning off. This is a powerful run command tool: sy;stemroot%system32services.msc /s |
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What's the command to send a msg to the other pc's in the same LAN? Gr8 list.. keep going |
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To access an interactive menu to turn programs off (even those which start automatically) try this powerful shortcut: sy;stemroot%system32services.msc /s |
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Does anyone have a command similar to "shutdown" but to RESTART Windows??? Thanks in advance for the help. |
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| This is fantastic, but I didn't find the command I want. Anyone know the run command for My Documents Properties? | |
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for Sketch: write 'msconfig' in RUN. Under the tab startup, U unmark all the item. This way, your computer can startup faster. |
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| he keeps real intearst in computing.. not like us.... BRAVO | |
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| This is very good for me. thank you very much. | |
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| To use the run command to restart - simply use SHUTDOWN with the -r switch (>shutdown -r) | |
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| The run command for Microsoft Access is 'msaccess', not access.cpl - the later opens the Accessibilties folder. Others I found: 'dreamweaver', 'quarkxpress', and 'ds_dual4' - I'm sure you'll recognize the first two; the last one if for my Minolta 35mm film scanner - as a matter fact, try any major program you have loaded on your system (may have to go into the programs main folder to get the exact name. | |
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| Thank you so much dude!! , great work i have been looking for some thing like this from a long time... appreciate the good work again keep going...... | |
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Amazing list here. I was thinking, how about changing it into an RSS feed! That way, I can always have it on my browser/feed viewer instead of having to bookmark it or saving it. |
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| Impressive, Most Impressive. You have learned much young one. I have a brother on the planet earth who is the day manager of a small supermarket. His name is Chad. | |
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| password.cpl is not working.can u plz help me. how to execute this command. | |
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| Hi just come across this site very use full, just one question, could you make it as a download so I could put it on my flash drive for quick reference. Thanks. | |
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| It is very fentastic commands. Actually I dont know so many commands. Thank you very much | |
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| This article is really very helpful. Thanks.By the way what would be the command for recycle bin? | |
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it is very use full for xp users . and it is very good thing . so thanks |
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Hey there dear friend ... You done a great and nice job.. Its very useful topic you choose and very inforomative...! Thanx..! |
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Thanks for the commands man! I love throwing run commands to navigate to certain places where i would normally have to go through a lot of steps to get to. Awesome Page! |
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hello .... tnx to the information you have given to me....this will be the great help for me to troobleshoot ,repair a pc..... if you want to |
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Thanks this list is very useful. Now I do not have to remember the path to the sortcuts for all these programs. |
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thnks a lot!!!! nice commands! now i know what run commands i will use.. thAnks.... |
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what a nice site, a very angrily encoder very nice site for an small eyes and a far sited person ...thanks to the designer. |
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THIS INFORMATION IS VERY USEFULL THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. |
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| Super //////// very very thanks for commands. It helps lot for me | |
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| Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeez! MEN U ARE GREAT. May u be blessed for this. AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 | |
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| It is really kind of you for sharing such knowledge for the Windows Users. We all appreciate what you have done. | |
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| I have been looking for all of the run commands I could find, then I found this.... it's awesome... Thanks | |
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Another one for your list: Active Directory Console - dsa.msc It can be used either in Windows Server or Windows Client (if the adminpak.msi is installed) |
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| password.cpl isn't working on my XP-Pro SP3 machine. Has the program been renamed, moved, or deleted? | |
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It is great to have all the commands at one place which i never knew....HOp you will have lot of other datas which can be shared...>Cheeers Mate.... |
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| Recently dell brand laptop computer windows xp /vista setup time password why | |
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thanx for commands it is wery use full for me and my office i will thanxs to google |
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