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1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)
2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe
3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)
4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)
using dos tasklist command you can view all running process-
5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)
6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)
7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)
Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).
9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).
10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (connecting to databases)
11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).
12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )
13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).
14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).
15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).
16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).
17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe
1 Volume Control = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).
19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).
20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it is used to encrypt passwords).
21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe
22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).
23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).
24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)
25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions
26) TO RESET WINDOWS FIREBALL SETTING BACK IF YOU GOT FIREWALL DISABLE THEN TRY THIS COMMAND AT COMMAND PROMPT:- netsh winshock reset
Repairing Your Windows Environment
(1)
You have already seen people fully desperate because their Windows system cannot boot. Of course,
they could bring their PC back to the shop and ask for a complete re-install, but they will loose
their data. There is a way avoiding that. Of course they will still have to go back to the shop and
have the thing repaired. But they can, before that, save their files. There are Windows LiveCD
distros, you can boot on a CD which has an embedded Windows. Because you boot off the CD-rom, the
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the slows down the whole thing. It disables much of the removal process like Windows RegEdit.exe,
MsConfig.exe and also TaskMan.exe. Variations of these also disables your keyboard during normal
booting, floods your disk with virus files in the root directory and also the windows directory and
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sure there are countless number of reasons, many will fall on the solution of reformatting your
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can save time and aggravation: It's a technology already installed in Windows Vista that lets
you sit at a computer in one place and connect to another computer in a completely different
physical location away from you. For example, you can leave programs running on your computer at
work and then see them the same way you do at work when you turn on your computer at home. You can
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keeping children safe online. To configure Parental Controls your computer must be set up with at
least one password-protected administrator user account. To Set up parental controls 1- Log in
to a user account that has administrative privileges. 2- Click the Start button, choose Control
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the Administrator account to the logon screen. If you are using Windows XP Pro follow these steps,
1. In the Start Menu, select Run. 2. In the Run dialog, type 'regedit' without quotes, to
start the registry editor. 3. Navigate to the key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \
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been afraid to install Windows Vista RTM on your Macs using Boot Camp, this tutorial should help you
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This tutorial will help you getting started with using your new PC, which came with a Windows
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normal using and then go about complaining that Windows is insecure to the brim. Anyway here we
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type regedit, to run registry editor Find following address:
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name it DisableTaskMgr. To disable task manager give value of 1 To enable task manager give value of
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No doubt you noticed that in windows 95/98/me that at the loin screen a user can press cancel to
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The NET Command is used to manage services as follows:
Syntax
NET START [service]
NET STOP [service]
NET PAUSE [service]
NET CONTINUE [service]
Key
service : The service name as shown in Control Panel, ServicesTo list the basic Services:
NET HELP SERVICES
To list the running Services:
NET START
If you try to start a service that is already running you will get this error message:
"The requested service has already been started. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2182"
You can redirect and FIND this type of error as follows:
NET START alerter 2>&1|FIND "2182"
IF errorlevel 1 goto :sub_already_started
Related:
NET - Manage network resources
MODE - Configure a system device
SC - Service Control
PsService - View and control services
WMIC SERVICE - WMI access to services.
List of Windows Services
Powershell:
Get-Service - Get a list of services
New-Service - Create a new service
Restart-Service - Stop and then restart a service
Resume-Service - Resume a suspended service
Set-Service - Change the start mode/properties of a service
Start-Service - Start a stopped service
Stop-Service - Stop a running service
Equivalent bash command (Linux): start-stop-daemon - start and stop system daemon programs
Microsoft DOS netsh command
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MS-DOS command that enables users to change network settings such as changing their network device from a dynamic address to a static address or changing the IP address.
netsh dump
Dump all the network information as a script to the screen. Can also be sent to a file by doing netsh dump > file.txt . This script can then be executed using the exec command.
set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
Set the "Local Area Connection" to DHCP.
set address local static 10.0.0.9 255.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 1
Set the local address to Static.
netsh interface ip show config
View network ip configuration. Below is an example of what may be seen.
Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection"
DHCP enabled: Yes
InterfaceMetric: 1
DNS servers configured through DHCP
WINS servers configured through DHCP
There is a registry hack to enable or disable Windows NT TaskManager. The same registry hack applies to Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1=Enablethis key, that is DISABLE TaskManager
Value: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager
As part of the enhanced management available in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, rather than risking a registry change, as an administrator you can enable or disable Windows 2000 Pro or Windows XP Pro's TaskManager using Group Policy Editor. This can be applied to the local policy. Note: if you are trying to override your organizations group policy, you can't. As soon as you re-authenticate to the domain, the domain or OU Group Policy will rewrite the registry setting. But if the TaskManager was accidently disabled or you need to control this item for a set of standalone boxes this is for you:
Click Start
Click Run
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window
Select User Configuration
Select Administrative Templates
Select System
Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
Select Remove Task Manager
Double-click the Remove Task Manager option
And as I mentioned above, since the policy is Remove Task Manager, by disabling the policy, you are enabling the Task Manager.
Got XP Home - use the registry edit.
Security Task Manager shows all active processes on your computer. You can easily recognize the endangering potential of each process. No other Task Manager or Process Viewer has this feature. Furthermore you can put a process into quarantine or search the internet for information about that process.
"Security Task Manager tells you exactly what programs are running on your computer - and it gives you answers to the obvious ensuing questions, such as where these programs reside, who makes them, what they are called, whether they include hidden components, and what all this means to your computer."
SpyProtector deletes history, disables keyboard monitoring and warns you when registry is changed. You can easily monitor your autostart / startup registry entries."SCANREG /RESTORE" Command_______________
When you use the SCANREG /RESTORE command at a command prompt in MS-DOS mode to restore the registry, you may receive an error message stating that the registry was not restored.
Reason & sslution _____________
This behavior can occur if a third-party program (such as Norton Unerase) has the drive's disk access locked.
To work around this behavior:
Restart the computer. Press and hold down the CTRL key until the Startup menu appears.
Choose Step-by-Step Confirmation, and load only Himem.sys. Press N for all other prompts.
Run the SCANREG /RESTORE command. Himem.sys is not required to run Scanreg.exe, but is required for Scandisk.exe and other tools that may be needed.
When you start your computer successfully, the Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences) once daily. Files that Windows Registry Checker backs up include System.dat, User.dat, System.ini, and Win.ini. This article describes the Windows Registry Checker tool.
Windows Registry Checker automatically scans the system registry for invalid entries and empty data blocks when it is started. If invalid registry entries are detected, Windows Registry Checker automatically restores a previous day's backup. This is equivalent to running the scanreg /autorun command from a command prompt. If no backups are available, Windows Registry Checker tries to make repairs to the registry. This is equivalent to running the scanreg /fix command from a command prompt. If the registry contains more than 500 KB of empty data blocks, Windows Registry Checker automatically optimizes it.
Windows Setup runs the Windows Registry Checker tool to verify the integrity of the existing registry before it performs an upgrade. If it detects registry damage, it tries to fix it automatically.
The protected-mode version of the Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanregw.exe) can create a backup of the system files and scan the registry for invalid entries. If invalid entries are detected, it refers to the real-mode version of the Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) for a resolution.
You can configure Windows Registry Checker with a Scanreg.ini file. Settings that you can configure include:
Enabling or disabling the tool
The number of backups maintained (no more than five is recommended)
The location of the backup folder
Settings to add additional files to the backup set
For additional information about the Scanreg.ini file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
183603 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/183603/EN-US/ ) How to Customize Registry Checker Tool Settings
To start the Windows Registry Checker tool, click Start, click Run, type scanregw.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
NOTE: To use the Windows Registry Checker tool with the /restore parameter, you must run the tool from a command prompt running outside of Windows. When you do so, you can choose up to five registry backup files listed for you to restore.
To Restore Individual Files
To restore individual files, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
In the Named box, type rb0*.cab, and then click Find Now.
Double-click the cabinet file that contains the file that you want to restore.
Right-click the file that you want to restore, click Extract, and then choose the folder where the new file is to be placed. Microsoft recommends that you place the file in your Temp folder.
Restart your computer in MS-DOS mode (in Windows Millennium Edition, this requires that you restart with the Windows Millennium Edition Startup disk).
Copy the file that you extracted to the appropriate folder. Note that registry .dat files are typically marked as hidden and read-only, so you need to use both the attrib and copy commands to replace the existing file with the newly extracted one.
Known Issues for Windows Registry Checker
If your registry contains an entry that references a file (such as a .vxd file) that no longer exists, it is not repaired by Windows Registry Checker. Such errors are not typically damaging, and you can manually remove the entry. For additional information about such errors, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
132008 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/132008/EN-US/ ) Err Msg: Cannot Find a Device File That May Be Needed...
The amount of conventional memory that is required by Windows Registry Checker is determined by the size of your registry. Windows Registry Checker may require 580 KB or more of free conventional memory to complete the repair process. If you encounter an "Out of Memory" error message, optimize your free conventional memory. For additional information about optimizing memory, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
134399 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/134399/EN-US/ ) How to Increase Conventional Memory for MS-DOS-Based Programs
NOTE: Extended memory is required for Windows Registry Checker to operate properly, so it does not run when you start your computer with the Safe Mode Command Prompt Only option. The exception to this is the scanreg /restore command, which is the only Scanreg function that can run without extended memory memory.
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