To
run any of these apps go to Start > Run and
type the executable name and press Enter.
Character
Map (charmap.exe) - Very useful for finding unusual characters.
Disk
Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) – The usual Disc cleanup.
Clipboard
Viewer (clipbrd.exe) - Views contents of Windows clipboard.
Dr
Watson (drwtsn32.exe) - Troubleshooting tool,runs when windows crashes.
DirectX
diagnosis (dxdiag.exe) - Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards.
Private
character editor (eudcedit.exe) - Allows creation or modification of
characters.
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.
Windows
Media Player 5.1(mplay32.exe) - Retro
version of Media Player, very basic.
ODBC
Data Source Administrator (odbcad32.exe) – Database connection utility for
support
with
external servers,create ODBC data sources,to administer remote databases or for
supporting
the ODBC database utility in Visual basic language.
Object
Packager (packager.exe) - To do with packaging objects for insertion in files,
appears
to
have comprehensive help files.
System
Monitor (perfmon.exe) - Very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything
you
ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for budding uber-geeks
only.
Program
Manager (progman.exe) - Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell.
Remote
Access phone book (rasphone.exe) - Documentation is virtually non-existent.
Registry
Editor (regedt32.exe or regedit.exe) – For making custom changes or hacking the
Windows
Registry.
Network
shared folder wizard (shrpubw.exe) - Creates shared folders on network.
File
signature verification tool (sigverif.exe) - This tool will search the
operating system and
identify
any unsigned device drivers installed on the system. It will also verify all
signed
device
drivers.
Volume
Control (sndvol32.exe) - I've included this for those people that lose it from
the
System
Notification area.
System
Configuration Editor (sysedit.exe) - Modify System.ini & Win.ini just like
in Win98!
.
Syskey
(syskey.exe) - Secures XP Account database, use with care, it's virtually
undocumented
but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications.
Microsoft
Telnet Client (telnet.exe) – Built in telnet client which can be used to
connect to
servers
to sent emails or to hack :) This is disabled in in vista but you can re-enable
it by
going
to
Control
panel –> Programs and Features –> Click "Turn Windows features on or
off" on left
–>
Scroll down and check "Telnet Client.
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.
Windows
for Workgroups Chat (winchat.exe) - Appears to be an old NT utility to allow
chat
sessions
over a LAN, help files available.
System
configuration (msconfig.exe) - Can use to control startup programs, make
changes to
startup
of XP.
Group
Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) - Used to manage group policies, and permissions.Its
an
Administrator
only tool.
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