Type the word: "control" at the command prompt.
You can also upon specific control panel folders by typing the following:
"Control Panel"
"Control desktop"
"Control color"
"Control date/time"
"Control international"
"Control mouse"
"Control keyboard"
"Control printers"
"Control fonts"
You can also open most of the components available in the control panel via Microsoft Management Console snap-ins. From the pompt, type the following commands to open their snap-in:
Certificate Manager: "certmgr.msc"
Indexing Service : "ciadv.msc"
Computer Management : "compmgmt.msc"
Device Manager : "devmgmt.msc"
Disk Defragmenter : "dfrg.msc"
Disk Management : "diskmgmt.msc"
Event Viewer : "eventvwr.msc"
Shared Folders : "fsmgmt.msc"
Group Policy : "gpedit.msc"
Local Users and Groups : "lusrmgr.msc"
Removable Storage : "ntmsmgr.msc"
Performance Monitor : "perfmon.msc"
Resultant Set of Policy : "rsop.msc"
Security Policy : "secpol.msc"
Services : "services.msc"
Windows Management Infrastructure : "wmimgmt.msc"
http://www.bloghash.com/2007/04/108-commands-you-can-execute-from-the-run-command-prompt-in-xp/Mentioned below is a list of 108 commands that you can execute from the ‘Run’ command prompt in XP. All you have to do is click on Start » Click Run and type the below commands to run the respective application/tool.
| COMMAND | - | Will run the following app/tool |
| access.cpl | - | Accessibility Controls |
| hdwwiz.cpl | - | Add Hardware Wizard |
| appwiz.cpl | - | Add/Remove Programs |
| certmgr.msc | - | Administrative Tools |
| charmap | - | Character Map |
| chkdsk | - | Check Disk Utility |
| clipbrd | - | Clipboard Viewer |
| cmd | - | Command Prompt |
| dcomcnfg | - | Component Services |
| compmgmt.msc | - | Computer Management |
| timedate.cpl | - | Date and Time Properties |
| ddeshare | - | DDE Shares |
| devmgmt.msc | - | Device Manager |
| directx.cpl | - | Direct X Control Panel (If Installed) |
| dxdiag | - | Direct X Troubleshooter |
| cleanmgr | - | Disk Cleanup Utility |
| dfrg.msc | - | Disk Defragment |
| diskmgmt.msc | - | Disk Management |
| diskpart | - | Disk Partition Manager |
| control desktop | - | Display Properties |
| desk.cpl | - | Display Properties |
| control color | - | Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab
Preselected) |
| drwtsn32 | - | Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting
Utility |
| verifier | - | Driver Verifier Utility |
| eventvwr.msc | - | Event Viewer |
| sigverif | - | File Signature Verification Tool |
| findfast.cpl | - | Findfast |
| control folders | - | Folders Properties |
| control fonts | - | Fonts |
| fonts | - | Fonts Folder |
| freecell | - | Free Cell Card Game |
| joy.cpl | - | Game Controllers |
| gpedit.msc | - | Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) |
| mshearts | - | Hearts Card Game |
| iexpress | - | Iexpress Wizard |
| ciadv.msc | - | Indexing Service |
| inetcpl.cpl | - | Internet Properties |
| ipconfig /all | - | IP Configuration (Display Connection
Configuration) |
| ipconfig /displaydns | - | IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache
Contents) |
| ipconfig /flushdns | - | IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache
Contents) |
| ipconfig /release | - | IP Configuration (Release All
Connections) |
| ipconfig /renew | - | IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) |
| ipconfig /registerdns | - | IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP &
Re-Registers DNS) |
| ipconfig /showclassid | - | IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) |
| ipconfig /setclassid | - | IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class
ID) |
| javaws | - | Java Control Panel (If Installed) |
| control keyboard | - | Keyboard Properties |
| secpol.msc | - | Local Security Settings |
| lusrmgr.msc | - | Local Users and Groups |
| logoff | - | Logs You Out Of Windows |
| winchat | - | Microsoft Chat |
| winmine | - | Minesweeper Game |
| control mouse | - | Mouse Properties |
| main.cpl | - | Mouse Properties |
| netstat | - | Netstat |
| control netconnections | - | Network Connections |
| ncpa.cpl | - | Network Connections |
| netsetup.cpl | - | Network Setup Wizard |
| notepad | - | Notepad |
| nvtuicpl.cpl | - | Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) |
| packager | - | Object Packager |
| odbccp32.cpl | - | ODBC Data Source Administrator |
| osk | - | On Screen Keyboard |
| password.cpl | - | Password Properties |
| perfmon.msc | - | Performance Monitor |
| perfmon | - | Performance Monitor |
| telephon.cpl | - | Phone and Modem Options |
| powercfg.cpl | - | Power Configuration |
| control printers | - | Printers and Faxes |
| printers | - | Printers Folder |
| eudcedit | - | Private Character Editor |
| QuickTime.cpl | - | Quicktime (If Installed) |
| intl.cpl | - | Regional Settings |
| regedit | - | Registry Editor |
| mstsc | - | Remote Desktop |
| ntmsmgr.msc | - | Removable Storage |
| ntmsoprq.msc | - | Removable Storage Operator Requests |
| rsop.msc | - | Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) |
| sticpl.cpl | - | Scanners and Cameras |
| control schedtasks | - | Scheduled Tasks |
| wscui.cpl | - | Security Center |
| services.msc | - | Services |
| fsmgmt.msc | - | Shared Folders |
| shutdown | - | Shuts Down Windows |
| mmsys.cpl | - | Sounds and Audio |
| spider | - | Spider Solitare Card Game |
| cliconfg | - | SQL Client Configuration |
| sysedit | - | System Configuration Editor |
| msconfig | - | System Configuration Utility |
| sfc /scannow | - | System File Checker Utility (Scan
Immediately) |
| sfc /scanonce | - | System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At
Next Boot) |
| sfc /scanboot | - | System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every
Boot) |
| sfc /revert | - | System File Checker Utility (Return to
Default Setting) |
| sfc /purgecache | - | System File Checker Utility (Purge File
Cache) |
| sfc /cachesize=x | - | System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size
to size x) |
| sysdm.cpl | - | System Properties |
| taskmgr | - | Task Manager |
| telnet | - | Telnet Client |
| tracert | - | Traceroute to hostname or IP |
| nusrmgr.cpl | - | User Account Management |
| utilman | - | Utility Manager |
| firewall.cpl | - | Windows Firewall |
| magnify | - | Windows Magnifier |
| wmimgmt.msc | - | Windows Management Infrastructure |
| syskey | - | Windows System Security Tool |
| wupdmgr | - | Windows Update Launches |
| tourstart | - | Windows XP Tour Wizard |
| write | - | Wordpad |
