"RUN" commands(?)

I'm aware of: msconfig, regedit and services.msc. What others would be helpful to know? Thanks.

 

You can run any executable file as the term "Run" implies. That would include files ending with the .exe extension as well as other types so long as they are on your PATH. If the PATH statement doesn't contain them, you can still run them by typing their full path into the Run field.

That said, do a search for *.cpl and *.msc and run some of those commands to see if you think you may find anything useful

I use eventvwr.msc often since it takes me to the Event Viewer applet much faster than any other means.

The RUN function can be a time saver but it requires a degree of experience and memory of what command to run.

 

The most useful in my opinion is cmd. That brings up the command prompt from which the most useful network utilities become available: ping, ipconfig, nslookup, tracert and the like.

The other useful thing you can use run for is to allow you to combine calls to applications with the runas command. This allows you to run applications with administrator rights when they are needed, and therefore allows you to run with lower rights most of the time - a good security strategy.

 

I agree, the commands/programs available in the CMD (command-line shell) open up a whole new world:

• For a complete list of Windows XP command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx
  
  
• For help with the Windows XP Command shell, see the Command shell overview
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_shelloverview.mspx
  
  
• For Windows XP automation tasks, such as BATch files, scripts, etc. see Automating command-line tasks
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...l/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_automating_tasks.mspx
  
  
• For information about MS-DOS functionality that has been changed or is no longer available in Windows XP, see New ways to do familiar tasks
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dos_diffs.mspx
  
  
• For a list of new Windows XP command-line tools, see New command-line tools
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_new_tools.mspx
  
  
• For even more CMD-line tools, the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools are available for download
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...9761-BA8011FABF38&displaylang=en&Hash=MGDGXGC