Where is RUN object in Windows Vista ?

Press and hold the Windows key on the keyboard and press R key. This will pop up the Run command.

 

But, the main reason why is not there, is because you can use the search box on the start menu as the run command. Even better than the Run window.

If you type CMD on the run window, and you want to perform a task that requires an administrator privilege (like ipconfig /release) it will not let you.

But if you type cmd on the search box, and you right click it on the list populated, and select run as administrator, you will be able to perform that taske (the ipconfig /release). As well you can type any command and press Ctrl+Shift +Enter and you avoid the right click, run as administrator.

The search box is better, can you type on the run window Device Manager and get the Device Manager window open? No right? but you can do it from the search box. Nice, isn't it?

 

Now if you still want to have the Run option when the start menu is shown, right click on the start button, go to properties, go to the Start Menu tab and click on Customize. Look for the Runn command option, and place a check in there.

Click the start bubble, and type run into the search window, when it appears, right click it and select "pin to start menu"

Or ....

Right click an empty area on your Taskbar

Select Properties

Click the Start Menu Tab

Click the Customize button.

Scroll down until you see the "Run Command" checkbox and check it. It will be added to your Start Menu on the right hand side.

   Yes, very very good post!!!

Thanks for that...

We learn a lot of things here... NICE COMMUNITY!!!

Lets get it all out in the open.

 

General keyboard shortcuts

• CTRL+C (Copy)
• CTRL+X (Cut)
• CTRL+V (Paste)
• CTRL+Z (Undo)
• DELETE (Delete) 
• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) 
• CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) 
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) 
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) 
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) 
• CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) 
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) 
• SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) 
• CTRL+A (Select all) 
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) 
• ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) 
• ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) 
• ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) 
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) 
• CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) 
• ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) 
• ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) 
• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) 
• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) 
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) 
• CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) 
• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
• F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
• RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
• LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
• F5 key (Update the active window)
• BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
• ESC (Cancel the current task)
• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

 

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.• CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
• TAB (Move forward through the options)
• SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
• ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
• ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
• SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
• Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
• F1 key (Display Help)
• F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
• BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box) 

 

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
• Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
• Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
• Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
• Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
• Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
• Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
• Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
• Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
• Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
• Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

 

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
• Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
• SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
• NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
• Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

 

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
• END (Display the bottom of the active window)
• HOME (Display the top of the active window)
• NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
• NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
• NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
• LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
• RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

 

Shortcut keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts: • RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
• LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) 
• UP ARROW (Move up one row)
• DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
• PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
• PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
• HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
• END (Move to the end of the line)
• CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
• CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
• SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)

 

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
• CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
• CTRL+N (Open a new console)
• CTRL+S (Save the open console)
• CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
• CTRL+W (Open a new window)
• F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
• ALT+F4 (Close the console)
• ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
• ALT+V (Display the View menu)
• ALT+F (Display the File menu)
• ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

 

MMC console window keyboard shortcuts
• CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
• ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
• SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
• F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
• F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
• CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
• CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
• ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
• CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

 

Remote desktop connection navigation
• CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
• ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
• ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
• ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
• ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
• CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
• ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
• CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
• CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation
• CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
• CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
• CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
• CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
• CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
• CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
• CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
• CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
• CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
• CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
• CTRL+W (Close the current window)

 

 

Now if I can just remember all of them..  :smileyvery-happy:

You are welcome,

I keep them in a text file for reference, too weak minded to remember them all, guess that is why I am not a programmer either. :smileyvery-happy:

Ctrl + Windows Log + Tab  thanks GIO, its now my new favorite!

when you finish the file, can you put in a webpage for us to get it :)

I kewn a lot of them, but as I ain't using them I'm kind of lost....

Sometimes I got confused when I use the spanish version, cuz some ones are not the same one as english...

And y the way, some of the Funtions keys may vary depending on the program we're using.

I just noticed I typed some of the one you typed, sorry for that... :smileytongue:

Here are some others

Ctrl + Y (Redo)
Ctrl + Alt + Tab
Ctrl + Windows Log + Tab

Ctrl and click on each item to select just specific itmes

F6 on IE to highlight the address bar and just type a new one

F4 on IE shows history on the address bar

Ctrl + S Save

Ctrl + Shift + End select from the cursor location to the end of a document or the text

Ctrl + Shift + Home select from the cursor location to the end of a document or the text

etc, etc, etc...

 

Also pressing the letter with the underline select an option for example Alt + F open File Menu, you will see the File inside File we can see Open, meaning if we Press Alt (wich open the menu) and press F and then O, will open the dialog box to open a file, or press Ctrl+O, many ways to do the same things... I like that...

 

uhhhh there are some others.... And they may vary for the language

Run Commands, stuff you can use in the run box. Not all may work in Vista, I have not compliled a Vista list yet, these are for XP but most of them stiill work in XP.

 

 

access.cpl - Accessibility Controls

ac3filter.cpl - Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)

appwiz.cpl - Add/Remove Programs

calc - Calculator

certmgr - Certificate Manager

charmap - Character Map

chkdsk      same as scan disk

cleanmgr - Disk Cleanup Utility

clipbrd - Clipboard Viewer

 

cmd - opens command prompt

compmgmt.msc - Computer management

comexp.msc - component sevices

control admintools - Administrative Tools

control color - Display Properties w/apperarance tab preselected

control desktop - Display properties

control folders - Folder Properties 

control keyboard - Keyboard properties

control mouse - Mouse Properties

control netconnections  - Network Connections

control printers  - Printers and Faxes

control schedtasks  -  task scheduler

control userpasswords2 - user accounts/passwords

dcomcnfg - Component Services

desk.cpl - Display Properties
 
devmgmt.msc - Device manager
 
diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
 
dfrg.msc - Disk defrag

directx.cpl - Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)

drwatson32 - Dr. Watson troubleshooting utility

dxdiag - Direct X troubleshooter

eudcedit - Private Character Editor
 
eventvwr.msc - Event Viewer

 

findfast.cpl - findfast

firewall.cpl  - Windows Firewall
 
fonts - Fonts Folder

fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
 
gpedit.msc - Group policies

hdwwiz.cpl - Add Hardware Wizard

inetcpl.cpl - Internet Properties

intl.cpl  - Regional Settings

 

 

jpicpl32.cpl  or  javaws  - Java Control Panel

joy.cpl - Joystick Controllers

logoff - log off windows
 
lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups

magnify - Windows Magnifier

main.cpl - Mouse Properties

msconfig - system configuration utility

msinfo32 - System Information

mmsys.cpl - Sounds and Audio

ncpa.cpl - Network Connections

netsetup.cpl - Network Setup Wizard

 

 

 

notepad - 

ntmsmgr.msc - Remote Desktop mstsc / Removable Storage

ntmsoprq.msc - Removable Storage Operator Requests

nusrmgr.cpl - User Account Management

odbccp32.cpl - ODBC Data Source Administrator

osk - On Screen Keyboard

password.cpl - Password Properties
 
perfmon.msc - Performance monitor

powercfg.cpl -  Power Configuration

printers - Printers Folder

regedit - registry editor

regsvr32     register or unregister dll's
regsvr32 /u wmpshell.dll                                     unregisters the dll
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\wmpshell.dll           registers the dll

rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
 
rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks- Idle all tasks
 
secpol.msc - Local security settings
 
services.msc - Services

sfc /scannow - system file checker

sfc /purgecache   - use this run command first when using sfc in safe mode
sfc /scannow    (Scan Immediately)
sfc /scanonce   (Scan Once At Next Boot)
sfc /scanboot   (Scan On Every Boot) t
sfc /revert      (Return to Default Setting)
sfc /purgecache   (Purge File Cache) 
sfc /cachesize=x   (Set Cache Size to size x)

shutdown - Shuts Down Windows

sigverif - File Signature Verification Tool
 
srdiag.exe - troubleshoot system restore points. Srdiag creates a .cab file,    which it places in the \%windir%\system32\restore folder by default. You   can double-click the file or right-click it and choose Extract. You can then    examine the 14 extracted files to troubleshoot your problem.

 

sticpl.cpl - Scanners and Cameras

sysdm - System Properties

sysedit - System Configuration Edotor

syskey - Windows System Security Tool

telephon.cpl  -  Phone and Modem Options

timedate.cpl - Date and Time Properties

utilman - Utility Manager

verifier - Driver Verifier Utility

winchat - Microsoft Chat

wmimgmt.msc - Windows Management Infrastructure

writ - Wordpad

wscui.cpl  - Security Center

wupdmgr -Windows Update

 

Inspiron 1501

MK36 AMD Turion

2 GB RAM

ATI 200MSeries

 

start / all programs / accessories / command prompt

 

wouldn't that be easier?

No problem, but while on the subject of the command prompt, here are some things to do with it that cannot be done with run command

 

Expand               EARLY EXPAND COMMAND SYNTAX  Use this to expand files from the XP CD.

Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 2.00
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1991. All rights reserved.

Expands one or more compressed files.

EXPAND [-r]  Source Destination
EXPAND -r Source [Destination]

-r Automatically rename expanded files. Only valid for files compressed with -r switch.
Source Source file specification. Source may be multiple file specifications. Wildcards may be used.
Destination Destination file / path specification. Destination may be a directory. If Source is multiple files and -r is not specified, Destination must be a directory. Wildcards may not be used.

RECENT EXPAND COMMAND SYNTAX

Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility Version 5.00.2134.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. All rights reserved.

Expands one or more compressed files.

EXPAND [-r] Source Destination
EXPAND -r Source [Destination]
EXPAND -D Source.cab [-F:Files]
EXPAND Source.cab -F:Files Destination

-r Rename expanded files.
-D Display list of files in source.
Source Source file specification. Wildcards may be used.
-F:Files Name of files to expand from a .CAB.
Destination Destination file | path specification.
Destination may be a directory.
If Source is multiple files and -r is not specified, Destination must be a directory.

RECOVERY CONSOLE EXPAND COMMAND SYNTAX

Expands a compressed file.

EXPAND source [/F:filespec] [destination]
EXPAND source [/F:filespec] /D

source Specifies the file to be expanded. May not include wildcard (* and ?) characters.
Destination Specifies the directory for the new file. The default is the current directory.
/y Do not prompt before overwriting an existing file.
/f:filespec If the source contains more than one file, this parameter is required to identify the< specific file(s) to be expanded. May include wildcards.
/d Do not expand; only display a directory of the files which are contained in the source.

The destination might be any directory within the system directories of the current Windows installation, the root of any drive, the local installation sources, or the Cmdcons directory. The destination cannot be removable media. The destination file cannot be read-only. Use the attrib command to remove the read-only attribute. Expand prompts if the destination file already exists unless /Y is used.

REPAIR EXPAND COMMAND SYNTAX

Expands a compressed file.

EXPAND source [/F:filespec] [destination]
EXPAND source [/F:filespec] /D

source Specifies the file to be expanded. May not include wildcards.
destination Specifies the directory for the new file. Default is the current directory.
/Y Do not prompt before overwriting an existing file.
/F:filespec If the source contains more than one file, this parameter is required to identify the specific file(s) to be expanded. May include wildcards.
/D Do not expand; only display a directory of the files which are contained in the source.

The destination may be any directory within the system directories of the current Windows installation, the root of any drive, the local installation sources, or the cmdcons directory.

The destination cannot be removable media.

The destination file cannot be read-only. Use the ATTRIB command to remove the read-only attribute.

EXPAND prompts if the destination file already exist unless /Y is used.

 

 

ipconfig     
Parameters
/all : Displays the full TCP/IP configuration for all adapters. Without this parameter, ipconfig displays only the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway values for each adapter. Adapters can represent physical interfaces, such as installed network adapters, or logical interfaces, such as dial-up connections.

/renew [Adapter] : Renews DHCP configuration for all adapters (if an adapter is not specified) or for a specific adapter if the Adapter parameter is included. This parameter is available only on computers with adapters that are configured to obtain an IP address automatically. To specify an adapter name, type the adapter name that appears when you use ipconfig without parameters.

/release [Adapter] : Sends a DHCPRELEASE message to the DHCP server to release the current DHCP configuration and discard the IP address configuration for either all adapters (if an adapter is not specified) or for a specific adapter if the Adapter parameter is included. This parameter disables TCP/IP for adapters configured to obtain an IP address automatically. To specify an adapter name, type the adapter name that appears when you use ipconfig without parameters.

/flushdns : Flushes and resets the contents of the DNS client resolver cache. During DNS troubleshooting, you can use this procedure to discard negative cache entries from the cache, as well as any other entries that have been added dynamically.

/displaydns : Displays the contents of the DNS client resolver cache, which includes both entries preloaded from the local Hosts file and any recently obtained resource records for name queries resolved by the computer. The DNS Client service uses this information to resolve frequently queried names quickly, before querying its configured DNS servers.

/registerdns : Initiates manual dynamic registration for the DNS names and IP addresses that are configured at a computer. You can use this parameter to troubleshoot a failed DNS name registration or resolve a dynamic update problem between a client and the DNS server without rebooting the client computer. The DNS settings in the advanced properties of the TCP/IP protocol determine which names are registered in DNS.

/showclassid Adapter : Displays the DHCP class ID for a specified adapter. To see the DHCP class ID for all adapters, use the asterisk (*) wildcard character in place of Adapter. This parameter is available only on computers with adapters that are configured to obtain an IP address automatically.

/setclassid Adapter [ClassID] : Configures the DHCP class ID for a specified adapter. To set the DHCP class ID for all adapters, use the asterisk (*) wildcard character in place of Adapter. This parameter is available only on computers with adapters that are configured to obtain an IP address automatically. If a DHCP class ID is not specified, the current class ID is removed.  

 

 

Netstat          Displays what sevices and programs are listening and more     Great for finding malware ot trojans that are accessing the internet.
To create a text file of this info - (type) "netstat -ano >autocon.txt"    not   this is not in netstat /?
 netstat -an | find ":6667"     find specific port open
 netstat -an | find ":113 "    checks the ident port (notice the space before    the last quote mark)

 netstat –ano > netstat.txt, and then press ENTER. This command creates      the Netstat.txt file. This file lists all the listening ports
 tasklist > tasklist.txt, and then press ENTER. If the program in question       runs as a service, type tasklist /svc > tasklist.txt instead of tasklist >       tasklist.txt so that the services that are loaded in each process are listed.

 

 

tracert      traceroute    eg.  tracert www.yahoo.com

This will trace all the servers back to yahoo or any others you type, can also use IP address's as well, if the traceroute stalls at a given point, this means the server in this path is not responding to the ping request from the previous server. Basically maps all the server hops from your machine to the typed url or address.

 

 

 

 

driverquerry - displays a list of all device drivers and properties,
 type in: driverquery /v /fo csv > dr.csv
 press enter; when done,
 type in: dr.csv
 press enter
 The report opens in Excel

 

 

For any other parameters you can just do a   space/?   after any of these commands.

eg,  tracert /?