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Commands To Open Control Panel Applets in Windows

Sometimes, during the course of troubleshooting a specific problem, you may not be able to access or run certain Control Panel applets or MMC Snap-In Components due to underlying problems with the operating system. The following is a list of programs that can be executed from the "run line" rather than through the conventional method of accessing them.

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Commands To Open Control Panel Applets in Windows

Sometimes, during the course of troubleshooting a specific problem, you may not be able to access or run certain Control Panel applets or MMC Snap-In Components due to underlying problems with the operating system. The following is a list of programs that can be executed from the "run line" rather than through the conventional method of accessing them.

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Sometimes, during the course of troubleshooting a specific problem,

you may not be able to access or run certain Control Panel applets or
MMC Snap-In Components due to underlying problems with the
operating system.

The following is a list of programs that can be executed from the "run
line" rather than through the conventional method of accessing them.

To run any of these programs, click: Start, run, then type the
command to start the corresponding Control Panel Applet or MMC
Snap-In.

Control Panel Applets

access.cpl Accessibility Options


appwiz.cpl Add or Remove Programs
desk.cpl Display Properties
hdwwiz.cpl Add Hardware Wizard
inetcpl.cpl Internet Properties
intl.cpl Regional and Language Options
joy.cpl Game Controllers
main.cpl Mouse Properties
mmsys.cpl Sounds and Audio Devices Properties
ncpa.cpl Network Connections
nusrmgr.cpl User Accounts
nwc.cpl Gateway Services for NetWare Properties
odbccp.cpl ODBC Data Source Administrator
powercfg.cpl Power Options Properties
s32lucp1.cpl Norton Live Update Properties (if using Norton Antivirus)
sysdm.cpl System Properties
telephon.cpl Phone and Modem Options
timedate.cpl Date and Time Properties
sapi.cpl Speech Properties
irprops.cpl Infrared Properties
mlcfg32.cpl Mail Setup (only with Office)

MMC Management Tools

adsiedit.msc ADSI Edit


sidewalk.msc SID Security Manager
certmgr.msc Certificates
ciadv.msc Indexing Service
compmgmt.msc Computer Management
devmgmt.msc Device Manager
dfrg.msc Disk Defragmenter
diskmgmt.msc Disk Management
eventvwr.msc Event Viewer
fsmgmt.msc Shared Folders
gpedit.msc Group Policy
lusrmgr.msc Local Users and Groups
ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage
ntmsoprq.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests
perfmon.msc Performance
rsop.msc Resultant Set of Policy
secpol.msc Local Security Settings
services.msc Services
wmimgmt.msc Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI)
comexp.msc Component Services

Run Line Commands


These are GUI applications that can be opened from the run line.
These applications are not located in the C:\windows\system32\
directory, the
keys for these applications are located in the registry under:
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths
BCKGZM.EXE - Backgammon
CHKRZM.EXE - Checkers
CONF.EXE - NetMeeting
DIALER.EXE - Phone Dialer
HELPCTR.EXE - Help and Support
HRTZZM.EXE - Internet Hearts
HYPERTRM.EXE - HyperTerminal
ICWCONN1.EXE - Internet Connection Wizard
IEXPLORE.EXE - Internet Explorer

INETWIZ.EXE - Setup Your Internet Connection [/code]

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