Use
the following commands in Start | Run to open various Windows
utilties. Press the enter key after typing.
An asterisk *
denotes a program that is optionally installed with Win9x.
You may have to install this from Add/Remove programs, or the Win9x
CD.
| Windows
9x |
| System Configuration
Utility |
msconfig |
| Microsoft System
Information |
msinfo32 |
| System Files |
sysedit |
| Windows Update Installs |
wulog.txt |
| DOS Window |
command.com |
| Notepad |
notepad.exe |
| WordPad |
wordpad.exe |
With Notepad
and Wordpad you can add the path to a document you want opened,
ie. notepad c:\windows\readme.txt
|
| Registry Editor |
regedit |
| *Policy
Editor |
poledit |
| System File Checker |
sfc |
| *System
Monitor |
sysmon |
| *Resource
Meter |
rsrcmtr |
| TaskManager |
taskman
|
| Windows
NT 4.0 |
| Registry Editor |
regedit or regedit32 |
| command prompt |
cmd |
| User Manager on a
PDC |
usrmgr |
| User manager not
on a PDC |
musrmgr |
| Windows NT Diagnostics |
winmsd |
if you
have Office97 or Office2000 installed you can use msinfo32 instead
of winmsd
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Running a program inside your browser:
You can start a program from inside your browser
(MSIE 4 and up) by typing the
full path name in the browser address box. You can't do this
in Netscape.
Netscape will try and download the file from your hard drive.
For example:
To open the Microsoft System File Checker you would type:
c:\windows\system\sfc.exe
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5 Repair Tool
Type the following in Start | Run to run the MSIE 5 repair tool:
Note: this is case sensitive
rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance "C:\Program Files \Internet
Explorer\Setup\SETUP.EXE" /g "C:\WINDOWS\IE Uninstall Log.Txt"
| Winkey
Combinations |
| Windows-E |
to open Windows Explorer |
| Windows-F |
to open Find |
| Windows-M |
to minimize all open
windows (Shift + Windows + M to undo this command) |
| Windows-R |
to open the Run window |
| Windows-F1 |
to open Help |
| Windows-Tab |
to cycle through
the Taskbar buttons |
| Windows-Pause |
to open the System
Properties dialog box |
| Windows-D |
Toggles b/w active
windows and the Desktop |
| Windows-L |
to logoff Windows (with
Intellimouse software)
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| Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Ctrl-Esc, Esc, Shift-F10 |
Right-mouse-click
Start button |
| Ctrl-Esc, Esc, Tab,
Tab |
Shift focus to desktop
icons |
| Ctrl-Esc, Esc, Tab,
Shift-F10, M |
Minimize open windows |
| Shift-F10 |
Right-mouse-click
selected item |
| Ctrl-Esc |
Display Start menu |
| Alt-[underlined letter] |
Select menu command |
| Alt-Esc |
Switch to Taskbar's
"next" open window |
| Alt-Tab |
Switch among open
windows (hold Alt and continue to press Tab) |
| Alt-F4 |
Close active window |
| Alt-spacebar, N |
Minimize active window |
| Alt-spacebar, X |
Maximize active window |
| Alt-spacebar, R |
Restore active window |
| Alt-spacebar, C |
Close active window |
| Ctrl-F10 |
Switch focus to menu
commands (in any Explorer window) |
| Ctrl-Tab |
Rotate through dialog
box tabs |
| Ctrl-Shift-Tab |
Rotate through dialog
box tabs in reverse |
| Ctrl-Alt-Del |
Display Close Program
dialog box
|
| Ctrl-x |
Cut |
| Ctrl-c |
Copy |
| Ctrl-v, Shift-Insert |
Paste/Insert
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MS Knowledgebase article on Win9x
keyboard shortcuts:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q126/4/49.asp
Highlighting in Word Processors:
To highlight a word, double-click it.
To highlight a line of text, click once to its left (in
the left margin).
To highlight an entire paragraph, double-click to its left
(again, in the margin).
To highlight a large area of text, click once at the beginning
of the text, hold
down Shift, and then click at the end of the text; or, while
holding down Shift,
use the cursor keys to expand the selection.
To highlight an entire document, place the cursor at the
very beginning of the
document and press Ctrl-Shift-End; or, with your cursor anywhere,
press Ctrl-A.
You can also triple-click in the left margin, or
Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the left margin.
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