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07-Jun-2003, 11:11 AM #1
Run Commands.
A. In case you are just joining us, MSCONFIG is this great tool that is part of Windows 98, ME and XP. You can learn more about MSCONFIG here.

MSCONFIG is not in Windows 2000, though. There is an alternative program that does the same thing. You can find it here

There are other useful Run commands. But to use them, you must first open a DOS window.

To do that, go to Start>>Run and then, type "command" or "cmd" without the quotes. You're not in Windows anymore, Toto! This is a DOS prompt. Once you see that, here are some commands you might find helpful.

Having trouble with your Internet connection, want to see how information travels from your computer to a Web site, or do you want to see if your Web site is down? At the prompt type: TRACERT (site address) and press Enter. Replace (site address) with the address of the site you are tracing. So it might look like this at the prompt: TRACERT www.komando.com

Want to see your computer's memory usage? At the prompt, type MEM and press enter.

If you need to know your computer's Internet Protocol number or IP address, at the prompt type IPCONFIG and press enter.

Need to know your version of Windows? Type VER and press enter.

And when you are done working at the prompt, type EXIT and press enter.
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08-Jun-2003, 01:56 AM #2
i used win98, win 2000 and winxp
'msconfig' is in all of these
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08-Jun-2003, 10:57 AM #3
Then someone must have added it to the Windows 2000 PC because it will run under W2K if you copy msconfig.exe from a Windows XP PC. But it's definitely not included in the Windows 2000 operating system as it ships from Microsoft.

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08-Jun-2003, 02:25 PM #4
well, i dont know abt your copy but i have not 'added' it to the os, it as there, maybe it 'came' with the servive pack??
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08-Jun-2003, 07:34 PM #5
It's strange that you have it on a W2K PC without adding it. It didn't come with any service pack that I know of. Anyway, <a href=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp&SD=MSDN&FR=0> here's</a> a nice tool to check what comes with what. It works for all Windows objects, not just .dll's
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10-Jun-2003, 11:07 PM #7
Type in NETSTAT -AN in command prompt to dislplay the ports you are using or have open
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11-Jun-2003, 01:20 AM #8
I would like to see a site with all these commands!
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11-Jun-2003, 03:24 AM #9
Here you go bassetman - http://www.surecool.com/runbox.htm

I'm sure those aren't all of them, ok I know those aren't all of the,. I am still searching
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11-Jun-2003, 12:54 PM #11
Thanks Websurfer, the first link didn't work for me, but the second one was good.

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11-Jun-2003, 01:07 PM #12
Ok. Well I'll paste the text from the first link



ASD - Automatic Skip Device Agent INFO
AWSNTO32 - Send Fax (Ms Fax)
CALC - Calculator
CHECKLINK- Wizard That Checks All Link Files On The Sys
CLEANMGR - Disk Cleanup Utility
CLIPBRD - Clipboard viewer
CONTROL - Launches the Control Panel
DEFRAG - Defrag Utility
DR WATSON - Diagnostic Utility that takes a snapshot of the system when a fault occurs.
DXDIAG - DirectX Diagnostic Tool & System Information
FAXCOVER- Fax Cover Page Editor
FILEINFO - From the W98 Resource Kit Utility. Lists File Locations on W98 CD & Floppy
HELP - QBASIC DOS Information
HWINFO /UI - Hardware Information Utility
HYPERTRM - Hyper Terminal
IOSUBSYS - Input Output Sub System Folder
MEM MSDOS- Memory
MSBACKUP - MS/Seagate Backup Utility
MSCONFIG - System Configuration Utility
MSINFO32 - Microsoft System Information
MSPAINT - MS Paint
NOTEPAD - Notepad
PACKAGER - Pkg obj for inserting into a document
PING - Ping Port Command
PROGMAN - Win 3.1 Program Manager
QFECHECK - Update Info Tool
REGEDIT - Registry Editor
RSRCMTR - Resource Meter
SCANDSKW - Scandisk Windows Version
SCANREGW - Scanreg, the Windows Version
SCANPST - Inbox Repair Tool (Use cautiously)
SFC - System File Checker How to use SFC
SNDREC32 - Sound recorder
SYSEDIT - System Configuration Editor
TELNET - Connect To a Remote Computer
TEXTVIEW - Text-Html Viewer & Editor
USBVIEW - Usb Device Viewer
VCMUI - Version Conflict Manager
WINDIFF - Utility Lets You Compare Files-Folders & How They Differ. Tutorial
WINIPCFG - User Port Configuration Information (Note: Run after your online)
WRITE - Wordpad
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11-Jun-2003, 01:33 PM #13
Thanks
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11-Jun-2003, 01:35 PM #14
No problem
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16-Jun-2003, 11:14 AM #15
hey there,

I typed in some of command jus to chk 'em out.
After typing IPCONFIG/all I ended up with whole loads of various server names... like

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100+ MiniP
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :.
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . :


Jus wondering who knows the best site to read up abou the differnet server name/wat they mean etc etc... ???


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