MMC Snap-ins

Following is a list of MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snapins which you can launch from Start -> Run

MMC	Description
certmgr.msc	Certificate Manager
ciadv.msc	Indexing Service
compmgmt.msc	Computer management
devmgmt.msc	Device Manager
dfrg.msc	Disk Defragment
diskmgmt.msc	Disk Management
fsmgmt.msc	Shared Folders Management
eventvwr.msc	Event Viewer
gpedit.msc	Group Policy
lusrmgr.msc	Local Users and Groups
ntmsmgr.msc	Removable Storage
perfmon.msc	Performance Manager
secpol.msc	Local Security Settings
services.msc	System Services
wmimgmt.msc	Windows Management Instrumentation Manager

This information is based on Windows XP Professional/2003

Control Panel Applets

Many components of Control Panel can be launched from Start->Run independantly. All of these components have the extention 'cpl'. These independant components are called control panel applets.

Applet	Description
access.cpl	Accessibility Options
hdwwiz.cpl	Add New Hardware Wizard
appwiz.cpl	Add/Remove Programs
timedate.cpl	Date and Time Properties
desk.cpl	Display Properties
inetcpl.cpl	Internet Explorer Properties
joy.cpl	Joystick/Game Controller Properties
main.cpl keboard	Keyboard Properties
main.cpl	Mouse Properties
ncpa.cpl	Network Connections
telephon.cpl	Phone and Modem options
powercfg.cpl	Power Management
intl.cpl	Regional settings
mmsys.cpl sounds	Sound Properties
mmsys.cpl	Sounds and Audio Device Properties
sysdm.cpl	System Properties
nusrmgr.cpl	User settings
firewall.cpl	Firewall Settings (sp2)
wscui.cpl	Security Center (sp2)

This information is based on Windows XP Professional/2003

Application shortcuts from RUN

These application shortcuts will help you to launch many of the commonly used windows utilities from the Run option of start menu.

Shotrcut	Description
calc	Calculator
charmap	Character Map
cleanmgr	Cleans up hard drives
clipbrd	Windows Clipboard viewer
cmd	Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)
control	Displays Control Panel
control printers	Printers and Faxes
drwatson	Records programs crash & snapshots
dxdiag	DirectX Diagnostic Utility
explorer	Windows Explorer
ftp	ftp.exe program
iexplore	Internet Explorer
inetmgr	IIS Manager
mmc	Microsoft Management Console
msconfig	Configuration to edit startup files
msinfo32	Microsoft System Information Utility
regedit	Registry Editor
sysedit	Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.)
taskmgr	Task manager
sfc /scannow	System File Checker
sndrec32	Sound Recorder
sndvol32	Volume control for soundcard

This information is based on Windows XP Professional/Windows 2003