Windows XP is a much better experience it you customize it according to your personal usage needs. There are many Tips and Tricks involving registry edits or tweaking some options a bit to get Windows work smarter and faster in an efficient manner. Here are very essential tips every Windows user should know to get the best from Windows and spending time in other creative stuff.
In a Windows Workgroup local area network environment, sometimes when you access neighborhood computer, it asks for password. Usually there is a guest user as a user name and password is empty to fill in order to access the PC. Now in offices and your private local area network this is not necessary option to have for users. If you disable that, You will no longer be asked for the password to access the neighborhood PC. This can be achieved via tweaking registry entries a bit.
Following is a list of 99 commands that you can run off from the Run Command prompt. Just select programs that you use most and remember its command. It will make your PC life easier. Go to Start Menu - Run and type in the command to run the specific application. Command is in bold letters, while program names are first in the list.
1. Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl
2. Clipboard Viewer clipbrd
3. Accessibility Controls access.cpl
4. Administrative Tools control admintools
5. Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl
6. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt
7. Component Services dcomcnfg
8. Certificate Manager certmgr.msc
9. Character Map charmap
10. Check Disk Utility chkdsk
11. Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl
12. Command Prompt cmd
13. Calculator calc
14. Computer Management compmgmt.msc
15. Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl
16. DDE Shares ddeshare
17. Device Manager devmgmt.msc
18. Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* directx.cpl
19. Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag
20. Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr
21. Disk Defragment dfrg.msc
22. Disk Management diskmgmt.msc
23. Disk Partition Manager diskpart
24. Display Properties control desktop/desk.cpl
25. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32
26. Driver Verifier Utility verifier
27. Event Viewer eventvwr.msc
28. File Signature Verification Tool sigverif
29. Find fast findfast.cpl
30. Folders Properties control folders
31. Fonts control fonts
32. Fonts Folder fonts
33. Free Cell Card Game freecell
34. Game Controllers joy.cpl
35. Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc
36. Hearts Card Game mshearts
37. Iexpress Wizard iexpress
38. Indexing Service ciadv.msc
39. Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl
40. IP Configuration ipconfig
41. Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl
42. Java Application Cache Viewer (If Installed) Javaws
43. Keyboard Properties control keyboard
44. Local Security Settings secpol.msc
45. Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc
46. Logs You Out Of Windows logoff
47. Microsoft Chat winchat
48. Minesweeper Game winmine
49. Mouse Properties control mouse
50. Mouse Properties main.cpl
51. Network Connections control netconnections
52. Network Connections ncpa.cpl
53. Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl
54. Notepad notepad
55. Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) nvtuicpl.cpl
56. Object Packager packager
57. ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl
58. On Screen Keyboard osk
59. Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) ac3filter.cpl
60. Password Properties password.cpl
61. Performance Monitor perfmon.msc
62. Performance Monitor perfmon
63. Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl
64. Power Configuration powercfg.cpl
65. Printers and Faxes control printers
66. Printers Folder printers
67. Private Character Editor eudcedit
68. Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl
69. Regional Settings intl.cpl
70. Registry Editor regedit
71. Registry Editor regedit32
72. Remote Desktop mstsc
73. Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc
74. Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc
75. Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc
76. Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl
77. Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks
78. Security Center wscui.cpl
79. Services services.msc
80. Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc
81. Shuts Down Windows shutdown
82. System Properties sysdm.cpl
83. Spider Solitare Card Game spider
84. SQL Client Configuration cliconfg
85. System Configuration Editor sysedit
86. System Configuration Utility msconfig
87. System File Checker Utility sfc
88. Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl
89. Task Manager taskmgr
90. Telnet Client telnet
91. User Account Management nusrmgr.cpl
92. Utility Manager utilman
93. Windows Firewall firewall.cpl
94. Windows Magnifier magnify
95. Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc
96. Windows System Security Tool syskey
97. Windows Update Launches wupdmgr
98. Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart
99. Wordpad write
