shutdown –f –s –t 00 -f close everything now -s shutdown instead of just logout -t time value net use \\server password /user:andy Systeminfo | Find "Up Time" ping xxx -n 150 system restore - %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe lnetwiz - lnternet settings wizard System Restore – System32/restore/rstrui.exe Control Panel – control Add/remove programs – appwiz.cpl Disk Cleanup – cleanmgr Disk Defrag – dfrg.msc Accessibility Controls = access.cpl Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools = control admintools Automatic Updates = wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard = fsquirt Calculator = calc Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc Character Map = charmap Check Disk Utility = chkdsk Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd Command Prompt = cmd Component Services = dcomcnfg Computer Management = compmgmt.msc Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl DDE Shares = ddeshare Device Manager = devmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* = directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr Disk Defragment = dfrg.msc Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Manager = diskpart Display Properties = control desktop/desk.cpl Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility = drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility = verifier Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif Findfast = findfast.cpl Folders Properties = control folders Fonts = control fonts Fonts Folder = fonts Free Cell Card Game = freecell Game Controllers = joy.cpl Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) = gpedit.msc Hearts Card Game = mshearts Iexpress Wizard = iexpress - create self extracting installing package. Indexing Service = ciadv.msc Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl IP Configuration = ipconfig Java Control Panel (If Installed) = jpicpl32.cpl Java Application Cache Viewer (If Installed) = javaws Keyboard Properties = control keyboard Local Security Settings = secpol.msc Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff Microsoft Chat = winchat Minesweeper Game = winmine Mouse Properties = control mouse Mouse Properties = main.cpl Network Connections = control netconnections Network Connections = ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard = netsetup.cpl Notepad = notepad Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) = nvtuicpl.cpl Object Packager = packager ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbccp32.cpl On Screen Keyboard = osk Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) = ac3filter.cpl Password Properties = password.cpl Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc Performance Monitor = perfmon Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes = control printers Printers Folder = printers Private Character Editor = eudcedit Quicktime (If Installed) = QuickTime.cpl Regional Settings = intl.cpl Registry Editor = regedit Registry Editor = regedit32 Remote Desktop = mstsc Removable Storage = ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests = ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) = rsop.msc Scanners and Cameras = sticpl.cpl Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks Security Center = wscui.cpl Services = services.msc Shared Folders = fsmgmt.msc Shuts Down Windows = shutdown Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl Spider Solitare Card Game = spider SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg System Configuration Editor = sysedit System Configuration Utility = msconfig System File Checker Utility = sfc System Properties = sysdm.cpl System Restore = %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe Task Manager = taskmgr Telnet Client = telnet User Account Management = nusrmgr.cpl Utility Manager = utilman Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl Windows Magnifier = magnify Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc Windows System Security Tool = syskey Windows Update Launches = wupdmgr Windows XP Tour Wizard = tourstart Wordpad = write Safe Mode Installer Service: REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service" net start msiserver hpbpro processes killer net stop spooler sleep 5 taskkill /F /IM HPBOID.exe taskkill /F /IM HPBPRO.exe sleep 5 net start spooler save it as kill_hpprocess.cmd Vaio recovery partition F10 Dell Recovery partition [ctrl] F1 or [ctrl] F11 Program problems: Picasa - indexing issue: delete appdata folder picasa2albums under [user account]\local settings\application data\ picasa Bad - Bad - Bad! %system root%\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\IMCSINST.exe Print Spooler Net Stop Spooler GoTo C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\PRINTERS and delete the files in that folder. Net Start Spooler Regsvr: port 80 repair: regsvr32 urlmon.dll (1st - if still bad try others below) regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll regsvr32 Mshtml.dll regsvr32 Browseui.dll Shell32.dll