Complete Guide ToWindows XP Shortcuts
Run Commands:# compmgmt.msc - Computer management
# devmgmt.msc - Device manager
# diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
# dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
# eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
# fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
# gpedit.msc - Group policies
# lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
# perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
# rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
# secpol.msc - Local security settings
# services.msc - Various Services
# msconfig - System Configuration Utility
# regedit - Registry Editor
# msinfo32 _ System Information
# sysedit _ System Edit
# win.ini _ windows loading information(also system.ini)
# winver _ Shows current version of windows
# mailto: _ Opens default email client
# command _ Opens command prompt
Run Commands to access the control panel:# Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl
# Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
# Display Properties control desk.cpl
# FindFast control findfast.cpl
# Fonts Folder control fonts
# Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
# Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard
# Mouse Properties control main.cpl
# Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
# Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
# Password Properties control password.cpl
# Printers Folder control printers
# Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
# System Properties control sysdm.cpl
Command Prompt:# ANSI.SYS Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
# APPEND Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
# ARP Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
# ASSIGN Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
# ASSOC View the file associations.
# AT Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
# ATMADM Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
# ATTRIB Display and change file attributes.
# BATCH Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
# BOOTCFG Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
# BREAK Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
# CACLS View and modify file ACL's.
# CALL Calls a batch file from another batch file.
# CD Changes directories.
# CHCP Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
# CHDIR Changes directories.
# CHKDSK Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
# CHKNTFS Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
# CHOICE Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
# CLS Clears the screen.
# CMD Opens the command interpreter.
# COLOR Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
# COMP Compares files.
# COMPACT Compresses and uncompress files.
# CONTROL Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
# CONVERT Convert FAT to NTFS.
# COPY Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
# CTTY Change the computers input/output devices.
# DATE View or change the systems date.
# DEBUG Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
# DEFRAG Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
# DEL Deletes one or more files.
# Recovery console command that deletes a file.
# DELTREE Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
# DIR List the contents of one or more directory.
# DISABLE Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
# DISKCOMP Compare a disk with another disk.
# DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
# DOSKEY Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
# DOSSHELL A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
# DRIVPARM Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
# ECHO Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
# EDIT View and edit files.
# EDLIN View and edit files.
# EMM386 Load extended Memory Manager.
# ENABLE Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
# ENDLOCAL Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
# ERASE Erase files from computer.
# EXIT Exit from the command interpreter.
# EXPAND Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it's original format.
# EXTRACT Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets.
# FASTHELP Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
# FC Compare files.
# FDISK Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
# FIND Search for text within a file.
# FINDSTR Searches for a string of text within a file.
# FIXBOOT Writes a new boot sector.
# FIXMBR Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
# FOR Boolean used in batch files.
# FORMAT Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
# FTP Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
# FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
# GOTO Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
# GRAFTABL Show extended characters in graphics mode.
# HELP Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
# IF Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
# IFSHLP.SYS 32-bit file manager.
# IPCONFIG Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
# KEYB Change layout of keyboard.
# LABEL Change the label of a disk drive.
# LH Load a device driver in to high memory.
# LISTSVC Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
# LOADFIX Load a program above the first 64k.
# LOADHIGH Load a device driver in to high memory.
# LOCK Lock the hard disk drive.
# LOGON Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
# MAP Displays the device name of a drive.
# MD Command to create a new directory.
# MEM Display memory on system.
# MKDIR Command to create a new directory.
# MODE Modify the port or display settings.
# MORE Display one page at a time.
# MOVE Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
# MSAV Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner.
# MSD Diagnostics utility.
# MSCDEX Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
# NBTSTAT Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
# NET Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
# NETSH Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
# NETSTAT Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
# NLSFUNC Load country specific information.
# NSLOOKUP Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
# PATH View and modify the computers path location.
# PATHPING View and locate locations of network latency.
# PAUSE Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
# PING Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
# POPD Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
# POWER Conserve power with computer portables.
# PRINT Prints data to a printer port.
# PROMPT View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
# PUSHD Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
# QBASIC Open the QBasic.
# RD Removes an empty directory.
# REN Renames a file or directory.
# RENAME Renames a file or directory.
# RMDIR Removes an empty directory.
# ROUTE View and configure windows network route tables.
# RUNAS Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
# SCANDISK Run the scandisk utility.
# SCANREG Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
# SET Change one variable or string to another.
# SETLOCAL Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
# SETVER Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
# SHARE Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
# SHIFT Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
# SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
# SMARTDRV Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
# SORT Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
# START Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
# SUBST Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
# SWITCHES Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
# SYS Transfer system files to disk drive.
# TELNET Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
# TIME View or modify the system time.
# TITLE Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
# TRACERT Visually view a network packets route across a network.
# TREE View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
# TYPE Display the contents of a file.
# UN Undelete a file that has been deleted.
# UNFORMAT Unformat a hard disk drive.
# UNLOCK Unlock a disk drive.
# VER Display the version information.
# VERIFY Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
# VOL Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
# XCOPY Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
# TRUENAME When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists
# TASKKILL It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications
Windows Explorer Shortcuts:# ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
# SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
# CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
# ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
# ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
# CTRL+A - Select all items
# CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
# CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
# CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
# CTRL+Z - Undo last action
# CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
# TAB - Move forward through options
# ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
# ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
# SHIFT+ - Delete an item immediately
# BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
# ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
# F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
# F6 - Switch between left and right panes
# F5 - Refresh window contents
# F3 - Display Find application
# F2 - Rename selected item
Internet Explorer Shortcuts:# CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
# CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
# CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
# CTRL+F - Find on this page
# CTRL+H - Open the History bar
# CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
# CTRL+N - Open a new window
# CTRL+O - Go to a new location
# CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
# CTRL+S - Save the current page
# CTRL+W - Close current browser window
# CTRL+ENTER - Adds the
http://www. (url) .com
# SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
# BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
# ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
# HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
# TAB - Move forward through items on a page
# END - Move to the end of a document
# ESC - Stop downloading a page
# F11 - Toggle full-screen view
# F5 - Refresh the current page
# F4 - Display list of typed addresses
# F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
# ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
# SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
# SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
# SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
# CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
# CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard
# CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard
# ENTER - Activate a selected link
# HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
# END - Move to the end of a document
# F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
Windows XP Shortcuts:# ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
# ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
# ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
# ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
# ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
# ALT+TAB Switch between open items
# ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
# BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
# CTRL+A Select all
# CTRL+B Bold
# CTRL+C Copy
# CTRL+I Italics
# CTRL+O Open an item
# CTRL+U Underline
# CTRL+V Paste
# CTRL+X Cut
# CTRL+Z Undo
# CTRL+F4 Close the active document
# CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
# CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
# CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
# CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
# CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
# CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
# SHIFT+ Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
# ESC Cancel the current task
# F1 Displays Help
# F2 Rename selected item
# F3 Search for a file or folder
# F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
# F5 Refresh the active window
# F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
# F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
# SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
# CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
# SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
# SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
# WIN Display or hide the Start menu
# WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
# WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
# WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
# WIN+F Search for a file or folder
# WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
# WIN+L Locks the desktop
# WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
# WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
# WIN+TAB Switch between open items