Is there a list of "Things" You type into Start>RUN. It is mind bogling to me?

Question

It sounds so easy but how do you know what to type in???????

Answer 1

Command-line reference A-Z
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true

They also work in the command prompt, some better since the window stays up for further commands.

You can also write scripts to run called Batch Files:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/batch.mspx?mfr=true

Answer 2

there isnt a so called list of commands you can type into start>run but here are a few that i have used in the past
cmd> this is a shortcut to the command prompt window,this is were you can do ms-dos based commands
dxdiag> this is the direct x configuration utility were you can test your agp or pci-express graphic cards direct x compatibility,which includes dirct draw,direct x,direct sound ect
msconfig>this is the microsoft configuration utility,were you can configure start up items and boot.ini files,be carefull using this utility if you are only a beginner
%temp%>this is a shortcut to the temporary files folder,a handy shortcut when you want to delete temp files
there are many more but these are the most widely used ,and are the safest for the average user to apply
good luck

Answer 3

A list of stuff you can type into the run box:
iexplore - To launch internet explorer
wmplayer - To launch Windows Media Player
winword - To launch Microsoft Word
mspaint - To launch Microsoft Paint
moviemk - To launch Windows Movie Maker
firefox - To launch Mozilla Firefox
thunderbird - To launch Mozilla Thunderbird
itunes - To launch Apple iTunes
acrord32 - To launch Adobe Reader 8
calc - To launch Windows Calculator
outlook - To launch Microsoft Outlook
powerpnt - To launch Microsoft Powerpoint
excel - To launch Microsoft Excel
any web page - To launch your default browser with that webpage

Hope this was what you were looking for,
Alex

Answer 4

If you don't have any programs in your computer and you wanted to run a program (or usually install one)you could use the start> run method, especially if there were special codes after so that the program ran a certain way you might still do that.

There was a time before the windows program that you might run many programs that way. But now unless you have a very certain need for hands on control, you might never need to to actually use it.

Answer 5

If you go into system properties (right click my computer>properties) and go to advanced and click on environmental variables, there will be a PATH line.. Any file/folder path on that line and all the programs/files in those folders will run from that line, if you just type the name of the file there..

Answer 6

you can access folders, files, programs, web addresses etc.

the run box of modern versions of windows is a multi purpose run box, but often you need to specify the exact path and filename of whatever you're trying to run or open unless it's a part of windows itself or is a file in a folder included in a path variable.

for example:
start > run > calc.exe > ok - will open the calculator.
start > run > c:\ > ok - will open the root folder of the c: drive
start > run > fonts > ok - will open the fonts folder

the possible entries have no limit, you can use it to access any file on the hard drive however they will only run successfully if windows understands what program to open the file in.

Answer 7

run is basically a blank slate for launching applications and executables...say for instance you wanted to launch notepad or calculator, go into start run and type in CALC for calculator and notepad and the appropriate program will launch...you can also do cmd for the command prompt and from there you can do help or /? and get alot of the commands you can type in

Answer 8

I type in:
msconfig
To remove the startup items that load after I log into Windows

Answer 9

The Run command is quick access to Dos.

You can type in a website and it will bring that up. For example, www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com.

You can also type in names of programs that you want to Run, for example, you can type in iexplore or iexplore.exe and it will run internet explorer. You can type in msconfig, and it will run the System Configuration Utility.

The trick is finding the actual program name, many programs are labeled as something different than what they are actually named. For example; The Microsoft Word program is actually named winword.exe, or just winword. Type in winword into the Run field and you will see what I'm talking about.

Answer 10

Try a good MS-DOS command reference, such as the one found at http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm . The same commands will also work in a DOS command window.