15 Commandments For A Better Xperience

15 COMMANDments to a better XPerience If you ever wanted to browse still faster in Windows XP, the following is a handy guide, just 15 of the most useful RUN commands. To use them press WINDOWS key + R or goto Start>Run, the slower way ;-) There are a few which you might know but also others which you might have never seen or never knew. Hope you will like the collection, in next edition I’ll share some of the shortcut keys which will reform your computing vista (did anyone say Windows Vista?) Lets all wait for the pie.. Enjoy the following till then!

1.

Add/Remove Programs

appwiz .cp l

A much easier way to get rid of those old bulky programs whose trial period has ended 2.

Calculator

ca lc

If you are weak in maths like me 3.

Check Disk Utility

chkdsk

The DOS counterpart of scandisk. Use chkdsk xfor : scanning a drive by specifying the drive letter instead of ‘x’ 4.

Command Prompt

cmd

The ubiquitous command prompt 5.

Computer Management

compmgmt.msc

A breather for the techies 6.

Direct X Troubleshooter

dxdiag

For the gaming enthusiasts who love to tease their AGP & sound card 7.

Display Properties

desk.cp l

When you are in a mood to change wallpaper or screensaver 8.

Fonts Folder

fonts

Installing new fonts was never easier 9.

Iexpress Wizard

iexpress

This is something to explore. To create self-installers, it’s great. 10.

Minesweeper Game

winmine

Does it need an introduction? 11.

Notepad

notepad

For quick petty scraps 12.

On Screen Keyboard

osk

This is damn useful when your keyboard is tired & you have to get the project report ready by the morning 13.

Printers and Faxes

contro l pr inters

It rightly says ‘control your printers’ 14.

System Configuration Utility

msconf ig

I use it to get rid of unwanted startup utilities & to fiddle with boot.ini 15.

Wordpad

write

Adding spice to notepad; for a more decent formatting

Taranjeet Singh ([email protected]) 4th Yr. ECE