Re: Miniapps within XP
- From: normc <normc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:57:31 GMT
Thanks again.
Wesley Vogel wrote:
It's called command prompt, command line, command interpreter or command.
shell, not DOS.
[[The command shell is a separate software program that provides direct
communication between the user and the operating system. The non-graphical
command shell user interface provides the environment in which you run
character-based applications and utilities. The command shell executes
programs and displays their output on the screen by using individual
characters similar to the MS-DOS command interpreter Command.com. The
Windows XP command shell uses the command interpreter Cmd.exe, which loads
applications and directs the flow of information between applications, to
translate user input into a form that the operating system understands.]]
Command shell overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/ntcmds_shelloverview.asp
[[Cmd.exe and Other Command Prompts
Cmd.exe, the application whose name is Command Prompt, is only one of
several forms of command prompts available in Windows XP. Others include the
Run command on the Start menu, the Address toolbar, the Address bar in
Windows Explorer, and the Address bar in Microsoft Internet Explorer. In
many ways, these command prompts function alike. You can start a
Windows-based application from any of them, for example. (If you start from
Internet Explorer, you need to include an explicit path specification, or
Internet Explorer will try to find a URL that matches your command string.)
What’s exceptional about Cmd.exe is that it allows you to execute internal
MS-DOS commands (that is, commands that are not stored in discrete .exe
files).]]
from...
Working with the Command Prompt From Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out Deluxe,
Second Edition eBook
Copyright © 2005 by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson
And, BTW, I was looking for utility applets like msconfig and SFC.
The Command Line in Windows XP Start-Run Line
http://commandwindows.com/runline.htm
There is no list in one place. But here are 156...
156 Useful Run Commands
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/
BTW, that was the first hit on a Google search on run commands. Keep in
mind that a good share of those are listed in
C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm that I mentioned in my first post.
Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
Click OK.
Now that hh is a useful command, isn't it?
hh is hh.exe (Microsoft® HTML Help Executable). hh.exe is what opens *.chm
files.
Any *.chm file that is in C:\WINDOWS\Help (%windir%\Help) can be opened with
the hh command.
You can open .chm files from the Run command by typing or pasting...
hh ntcmds.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm
hh ntcmds.chm::/cipher.htm
hh wmplayer.chm
Open to a specific page/article...
hh wmplayer.chm::/htm/player_overview_formats.htm
hh taskbar.chm::/win_tray_start_programs_runcommand.htm
Hint: You can find the Address (URL) of a Help page/article in Properties.
For example...
Open Help and Support | Type: boot in the Search box | Click the Arrow |
Click on: Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on |
Right click in the right hand pane of: Require users to press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on | Properties | Address (URL) shows:
ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm |
Highlight: usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm | Ctrl + C to copy |
add hh | And you get:
hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm
Paste: hh usercpl.chm::/usercpl_secureboot.htm into the Run command and
click OK.
Of course you can navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Help and locate usercpl.chm, double
click it and navigate to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before
logging on.
Or just paste C:\WINDOWS\Help\usercpl.chm into the Run command and navigate
to Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on.
And of course, most of these open with Help and Support (helpctr.exe).
Any *.chm file can be opened by double clicking.
Any *.chm file can be opened by typing or pasting the full path in the
Run command.
There are also hcp commands.
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm for example.
Type hcp:// followed by the path and file name in the Address box of
Microsoft Internet Explorer and then click Open.
What is the Help and Support Center?
Help and Support Center (HSC) is a feature in Windows that provides help on
a variety of topics. For instance, HSC enables users to learn about Windows
features, download and install software updates, determine whether a
particular hardware device is compatible with Windows, get assistance from
Microsoft, and so forth.
Users and programs can execute URL links to Help and Support Center by using
the "hcp://" prefix in a URL link instead of "http://";.
What is the HCP protocol?
Similar to the HTTP protocol which is used to execute URL links to open a
web browser, the HCP protocol can be used to execute URL links to open the
Help and Support Center feature.
In Start | Run or the Address box of Internet Explorer.
Some of the commands below may not work.
Hcp commands:
hcp://system/HomePage.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysInfoLaunch.htm
hcp://system/netdiag/dglogs.htm
hcp://system/compatctr/compatmode.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsmodem.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsprint.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tssound.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsics.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/ts_dvd.htm
hcp://help/tshoot/tsdisp.htm
hcp://help/tshoot00/w0safemode.htm
Start | run | Helpctr
hcp://system/panels/AdvSearch.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/RSoP.htm
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assist
ance/Escalation/Unsolicited/unsolicitedrcui.htm "remote Assistance"
hcp://system/sysinfo/sysConfigLaunch.htm
Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial76.html
DOS is Dead, Long Live the Command Line
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/command.htm
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Windows 2000 Command Processor
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000serv/support/FAQW2KCP.mspx
Information about command and CMD commands
http://www.computerhope.com/cmd.htm
The Command Line in Windows XP commands that everybody can use
http://commandwindows.com/command2.htm
The Windows NT Command Shell
By Tim Hill
Chapter 2 from Windows NT Shell Scripting, published by MacMillan Technical
Publishing
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/shellscr.mspx
Undocumented Command Prompt Tips
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/3678/3678.html
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