Commands to launch Windows Apps from CMD Prompt

[DaveLembke]

Anyone know of say an alphabetical reference, or any online reference to all EXE's and COM's for Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro, so that the applications can be launched from command prompt without having to navigate to them??

Windows is a candy shell over the command prompt, so there has to be direct commands to jump to where you want without having to navigate through the GUI. Maybe not everywhere, but I am sure there are quite a few??

Also interested in any switches that may be a Windows M.U.F ( Microsoft Undocumented Feature )

I have the Guide to M.U.F's printed out for DOS 6.22 and earlier that can be found here if interrested (  http://chanae.walon.org/pub/DOS/muf16.txt  ) ...But I am sure Microsoft has added some for the Windows OS...

I discovered these that I regularly use:

Control.exe  = Opens Control Panel (Nice quick launch vs navigating there )
Notepad.exe = Notepad ( Favorite Batch & HTML editor )
Calc.exe = Opens Calculator ( quicker than navigating )

Thanks for your CIN (INPUT) on this ... Dave 8-)

[patio]

      
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 Access…. Run Command The shortcut to RUN command is "Windows Key + R"


Accessibility Controls
access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools
control.exe admintools

Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
fsquirt

Calculator
calc

Certificate Manager
certmgr.msc

Character Map
charmap

Check Disk Utility
chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer
clipbrd

Command Prompt
cmd

Component Services
dcomcnfg

Computer Management
compmgmt.msc

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 Management
diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager
diskpart

Display Properties
control.exe desktop

Display Properties
desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)
control.exe color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility
verifier

Event Viewer
eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool
sigverif

Findfast
findfast.cpl

Folders Properties
control.exe folders

Fonts
control.exe fonts

Fonts Folder
fonts

Free Cell Card Game
freecell

Game Controllers
joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)
gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game
mshearts

Iexpress Wizard
iexpress

Indexing Service
ciadv.msc

Internet Properties
inetcpl.cpl

Java Control Panel (if installed)
jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (if installed)
javaws

Keyboard Properties
control.exe keyboard

Local Security Settings
secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups
lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows
logoff

Mcft Chat
winchat

Minesweeper Game
winmine

Mouse Properties
control.exe mouse

Mouse Properties
main.cpl

Network Connections
control.exe netconnections

Network Connections
ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl

Nview Desktop Manager (if installed)
nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager
packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator
odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard
osk

Opens AC3 Filter (if installed)
ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties
password.cpl

Performance Monitor
perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor
perfmon

Phone and Modem Options
telephon.cpl

Power Configuration
powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes
control.exe printers

Printers Folder
printers

Private Character Editor
eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)
QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings
intl.cpl

Registry Editor
regedit

Registry Editor
regedit32

Removable Storage
ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests
ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy
rsop.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)
rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras
sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks
control.exe schedtasks

Security Center
wscui.cpl

Services
services.msc

Shared Folders
fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows
shutdown

Sounds and Audio
mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game
spider

SQL Client Configuration
cliconfg

System Configuration Editor
sysedit

System Configuration Utility
msconfig

System File Checker Utility
sfc

System Properties
sysdm.cpl

Task Manager
taskmgr

Telnet Client
telnet

User Account Management
nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager
utilman

Windows Firewall
firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier
magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure
wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool
syskey

Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard
tourstart

Wordpad
write

Kudos to desJacKal...

[DaveLembke]

    WOW .... Thanks So Much Patio copy/pasting this info to my brain and my knowledge base on my HD for later reference.

I do use the Start -> RUN regularly, and found that it can be done also from the cmd prompt. But from what you are saying, it looks like Start -> Run has a bunch more than that through the cmd prompt.

BTW: Any suggestions of where there may be an entire listing if this is not all of them? I have checked Microsoft's web site, but I gues it is a question never asked, but these commands are very useful for an IT Pro like myself who like the quicker method vs treeing to it through the GUI.

THANKS ....  

[Rob Pomeroy]

DL, you could just search for all the COMs and EXEs under Windows...

For a much quicker method of starting programs like this, investigate AutoHotKey.  

[Dusty]

There's also a list in the CH FAQ Solution Database

http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1161135953

[fat_basterd21]

Control.exe  = Opens Control Panel (Nice quick launch vs navigating there ) Wink
Notepad.exe = Notepad ( Favorite Batch & HTML editor ) Grin
Calc.exe = Opens Calculator ( quicker than navigating ) Grin

these along with most of what patio said are found in windows/system32 folder... there are some interesting programs from way back that have been hiding there all along, some dos some windows...

Also anything you put there can be run directly from cmd prompt...

example.exe = example  / exampleshorcut = exampleshortcut.lnk

.Lnk not .Ink

[DaveLembke]

Cool ... Thanks!  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[DaveLembke]

Rob - I knew I could search for all EXE and COM's, but many are not straight forward in what they do. Too bad microsoft didnt have like Linux has with a MAN Page for more info. They have HELP, but thats for DOS shell commands.

Dave :-/