HOW TO USE RUN UTILITY?

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There are many ways to use run utility. But the process is always the same. Below are some of the shortcuts that are used to open some features of Windows directly with the help of run utility. They are-

Utility                                                                  Run Command

Accessibility Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .accwiz

Add Hardware Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hdwwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control admintools

Adobe Acrobat (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .acrobat

Adobe Distiller (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .acrodist

Adobe Photoshop (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . .photoshop

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

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control

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 desktop

OR desk.cpl

Display Properties (Appearance Tab) . . . . . . . .control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility . . .drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .verifier

Event Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eventvwr.msc

Files and Settings Transfer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . .migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . .sigverif

Findfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .firefox

Folders Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control folders

Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control fonts

Fonts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fonts

Free Cell Card Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .freecell

Game Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Professional) . . . . . . .gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mshearts

Help and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .helpctr

HyperTerminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hypertrm

Iexpress Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iexpress

Indexing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .icwconn1

Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iexplore

Internet Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inetcpl.cpl

Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inetwiz

Java Control Panel (If Installed) . . . . . . . . . . . .jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed) . . . . . . . . . . . .javaws

Keyboard Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control keyboard

Local Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lusrmgr.msc

Log Out Of Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .logoff

Malicious Software Removal Tool . . . . . . . . . . .mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .access

Microsoft Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .excel

Windows Movie Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .moviemk

Microsoft Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mspaint OR pbrush

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) . . . . . . . . . .powerpnt

Microsoft Word (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winword

Microsoft Syncronization Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mobsync

Minesweeper Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winmine

Mouse Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control mouse

Mouse Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .main.cpl

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

On Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .msimn

Password Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .password.cpl

Performance Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .perfmon

Phone and Modem Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dialer

Pinball Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pinball

Power Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control printers

Printers Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .printers

Private Character Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eudcedit

(to create your own fonts)

Quicktime (If Installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .quicktimeplayer

Real Player (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .realplay

Regional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .intl.cpl

Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .regedit

Remote Access Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .rasphone

Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mstsc

Removable Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests . . . . . .ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Professional) . . . . .rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control 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 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .msinfo32

System Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sysdm.cpl

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .taskmgr

TCP Tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tcptest

Tweak UI (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tweakui

User Account Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .utilman

Windows Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility . . . . . . .wabmig

Windows Backup Utility (if installed) . . . . . . . .ntbackup

Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .explorer

Windows Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure . . . . . . .wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wmplayer

Windows Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . .wiaacmgr

(camera connected)

Windows System Security Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . .syskey

Windows Update Launches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wupdmgr

Windows Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tourstart

Wordpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .write

Here are some of the way to perform operations directly with the help of run utility.

Type this in run utility.

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    c:\windows\system32

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This will open up "system32" folder directly.

Or 

You can use it to run some commands like this one. Try this.

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ping [any web address]

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