run commands

[damage]

please add any useful run command's in this thread with a discription of what they are used for

dxdiag = direct x diagnostic tool

 

[bsmillie]

Tried the old netstat -a & got a list of Local address, Foreign address & state what does all this mean.

 

[gooddeed]

this seems to be a list of everything thats usin your internet connection.

Gr8 stuff guys cheers

 

[Ebro]

ipconfig /flushdns useful to flush dns entries.

 

[cob_ob]

Here's one for ya...find all those spyware traces...

netstat -a

Run that and see what ya find...if nothing yer clean sir...

Regards

this run very quick on xp and theres alot there,what is it?and how do I slow it down?

 

[gooddeed]

type it in the command prompt m8. It will give u a list of whats using up ure internet connection.

If u type it as a run command it will just dissapear again.
But in the command prompt it will stay.

 

[F.E.A.R]

use fport from foundstone and you will get a printout you can understand

my fave dos cmd is tasklist /svc (XP only)
it tells you if a process is running as a service and is damn handy if yer tryin to find a way to kill malware, backdoors etc...

 

[skeith]

Tracert ip or url Trace route. This program will ping everycomputer along the route between you and the typed ip/url

All of these command listed earlier can be typed into the command prompt window.
This window appears in windows XP,2000 and NT by typing cmd in the run box.
This window appears in windows 98 and ME by typing command in the run box.

You can usually get help about the command by typing /? after the command.
for example typing tracert /?

dir /?

help /?

 

[dossermac]

Faster way to shutdown or reboot XP

Create a shortcut on your desktop
with this in the command line (Target)

%windir%\System32\SHUTDOWN.exe -s -t 00

Your xp machine will shutdown a lot faster than normal

or

Create a shortcut on your desktop
with this in the command line (Target)

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00

this will shutdown a lot quicker than normal then restart it.

 

[raff]

112 Windows Run Commands.

Accessibility Controls access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools control 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
timedate.cpl 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
Display Properties desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) control 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 folders
Fonts control 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
IP Configuration (Display Connection 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 Configuration (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) jpicpl32.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
Microsoft Chat winchat
Minesweeper Game winmine
Mouse Properties control mouse
Mouse Properties main.cpl
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.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 printers
Printers Folder printers
Private Character Editor eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings intl.cpl
Registry Editor regedit
Registry Editor regedit32
Remote Desktop mstsc
Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) 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 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 Setting) sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) sfc /cachesize=x
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:Clap:

 

[fletcher]

How do you clear ones that you find

Here's one for ya...find all those spyware traces...

netstat -a

Run that and see what ya find...if nothing yer clean sir...

Regards

How do you clear the entries that you find in the registry?

I found about 50 of them.

Fletcher

 

[nwfletcher]

a usefull extension to any command line utility is the |more option

This will make what every command you are running stop at the end of each page, and wait for you to press a key.

e.g. dir c:\windows |more

 

[wobbly]

aaahhh DOS pipes... the memories


A useful way of getting info into a text file is

C:\dir *.* > text.txt
C:\ edit text.txt - will open the dos editor

DOS commands are very useful when you are in safe-mode or inside a dos box, can save your life.

 

[stew2709]

;Remove Alexa Spyware (comes built in Windows by default)
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a}]

;-Enable Remote-Desktop
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server]

"fDenyTSConnections"=dword:00000000



;Fix for DSO Exploit that Spybot complains about
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0]
"1004"=dword:00000003

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000000

;Make the Windows XP registration with Microsoft unnecessary
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion]
"RegDone"="1"

;Disables Preview of Movie file formats (allowing you to move/rename/delete without errors)
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]

;Set IE cache to 20MB, 7 days history
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content]
"PerUserItem"=dword:00000000
"CachePrefix"=""
"CacheLimit"=dword:00005000

; Messenger
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right click menu for folders
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""



To use make a file called myregfixes.reg and add the ones in you want. Once completed double click the file.

 

[woodywoody]

Also, when at a dos prompt, (lets say the root c instead of typing in ...

cd "documents and settings"

type in cd doc*
------------

Also, try this ...

First go into a folder with lots of files (cd \windows\system32

then enter m (for example - without pressing enter)

then press the tab key a few times





How cool is that !!!!!

(Think XP only though)

 

[GIO]

u could go on and on with this thread,heres a useful link with 156 useful run commands.
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/

i think we must be getting to the end with this line up,this guys done his homework and has 156, cant be much more.
gio

 

[woodywoody]

bet it doesnt have my trick in

 

[Timbo]

services.msc

and loads of other .msc extensions - do a search in your system32 directory

 

[simontjurd]

here is a few more...

cleanmgr = Disk cleanup utility.
wab = Windows address book
winver = Displays version of windows
wupdmgr = Launches windows update manager

 

[mushmoo]

hi

excelent advice guys thanks very much

 

[mauri_dude]

msconfig = designed to help troubleshoot problems with your pc & can also be used to ensure your pc boots up faster

Regards
mauridude
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