100 Windows XP RUN Commands

I just found thise great shutcuts from My TechLife

Here is a collection of 100 (One Hundred) Commands that can be
entered in Start>Run in Windows XP, with their functions mentioned
therein. I like it. If you can remember some important ones, you can
save a lot of time.

Go to StartMenu>RUN, where u get the following box:

There you can enter these commands to get the results mentioned.

Function & Command

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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

Display Properties

desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)

control color

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

Indexing Service

ciadv.msc

Internet Properties

inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)

ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)

ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)

ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)

ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /setclassid

ava Control Panel (If Installed)

jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)

javaws

Keyboard Properties

control keyboard

Local Security Settings

secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups

lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows

logoff

Mcft 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 (Scan Immediately)

sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)

sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)

sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)

sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)

sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)

sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties

sysdm.cpl

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

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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
Control Panel	control panel
Date and Time Properties	timedate.cpl
DDE Share	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
Display Properties	desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)	control color
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
Indexing Service	ciadv.msc
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)	ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections)	ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)	ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)	ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)	jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (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 (Scan Immediately)	sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)	sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)	sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)	sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)	sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)	sfc /cachesize=x
System Properties	sysdm.cpl
Task Manager	taskmgr
Telnet Client	telnet
User Account Management	nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager	utilman
Windows Explorer	explorer
Windows Firewall	firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier	magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure	wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool	syskey
Windows Update Launches	wupdmgr
Windows Version	winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard	tourstart
Wordpad	write

Firefox Shortcuts
Spacebar (page down)
Shift-Spacebar (page up)
Ctrl+K (go to search box)
Ctrl+L (go to address bar)
Ctrl+F (find)
Alt-N (find next)
Ctrl+D (bookmark page)
Ctrl+T (new tab)
Ctrl+= (increase text size)
Ctrl+- (decrease text size)
Ctrl-W (close tab)
F5 (reload)
Alt-Home (go to home page)

Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the “www” or the “.com”. Let’s say “google”. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the “www” and the “.com” and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.

Open a command window executing a command leaving window up
cmd /k commandhere
ex: cmd /k ipconfig
tip: combine multiple commands with & ipconfig & ping 192.168.1.1

View Last Reboot Time
net statistics server | more

Open a command window executing a command closing window
cmd /c commandhere
ex: cmd /c ipconfig>C:\ipconfig.txt (saves ipconfig to ipconfig.txt then closes cmd window)

Run a program as another user
runas /user:domain\username appname
ex: runas /user:jeffk cmd.exe
Tip: it’s useful to open a cmd.exe and run all your commands from this cmd.exe as all children will be ran with it’s credentials. Then just goto task manager and right click the cmd.exe and kill the tree so you don’t leave any privledged programs up

Tip2: Since you can’t do a runas on explorer.exe you can run internet explorer with runas credentials and then type the path in like C: in the location bar you then are effectively in a runas of explorer

Note: You must have the Secondary Logon Service on for this to work

Reset a local users Password:
net user USERNAME *
ex: net user jeffk *

Remote Desktop into Console of specific computer
Mstsc /v:computername /console
Ex: mstsc /v:deserver /console

Map a network Drive
Net use drivename: \\server\share
Net use z: \\daserver\music

Force network credentials
Net use \\server\sharename /user:domain\user
Ex: net user \\daserver\music /user:jeffk
Tip: Before using this you may want to issue net use * /d to delete previously stored credentials, or you can view your credentials by just typing net use

Find Current Hostname
In cmd.exe type hostname
Tip:use cmd /k hostname from run

Windows Key Shortcuts
Windows+D (Show Desktop)
Windows+R (Same as clicking start>Run)
Windows+L (Lock Computer)
Windows+Pause/Break (System Properties)
Windows+E (Explorer)

Misc Shortcuts
\ - When typed at the Run dialog brings you to your root drive.
Home/End - Begining/End of line, not really a shortcut but overlooked
Ctrl+Home/End - Position the cursor to the very first/last position in the file.
F2 – Rename A file (while file is selected)
F3 Open Search/Find
Shift+F5 (Refresh Page and Cache in IE)
F4 Pull down drop down list in explorer
F6 Select Location Bar in IE and firefox
Shift+Del – Delete with sending to recycling bin
Ctrl+H Is Search & Replace in most editors
Alt+Space (Bring Up Minimize Maximize context window)
Ctrl+Esc (Windows Key Equivalent)
Ctrl+Alt+End (Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to remote desktop)
Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Task Manager)
Ctrl+Ins (Copy Text from Message Box)
Alt+Printscreen (Printscreen only the focused window)
Ctrl+Arrow Key (Left or Right) (Move the cursor over one word at a time, hold shift also to select the words)
ALT+Double Click on an Icon (Open Properties)
Ctrl+Drag (Copy Whatever is selected to dropped location, works on text, files, icons…)
Ctrl+Scroll Wheel (Increase/Decrease font size in IE/Firefox)
Ctrl+Enter in the location bar in IE (adds www. and .com to whatever you typed)
Ctrl+G Takes you to a specific line in notepad

Regjump from sysinternals (jumps you to a specific key in the registry)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellaneous/Regjump.mspx
Put regjump.exe in your %windir%\system32 folder…
Start>run regjump keyname
Ex: regjump hklm\software

Environmental Variables (use these at start>run to quickly goto or anywhere in explorer) (Also see This)
Tip: Type set to see your variables
%windir%
%systemdrive%
%appdata%
%userprofile%
%programfiles%
%allusersprofile%

Start>Run>system or Start>Run>system32 {enter} to bring up the corresponding folder

Tip: Sadly some people don’t know that when asked to save you can type in a drive letter or an environmental variable and press enter it’ll take you to that folder/drive then you can specify a filename to save.

Tip2: When Saving a file if you type the filename in quotes it doesn’t matter what you select in the drop down list to save as so put like “blah.cmd” in notepad when saving it and it’ll save it as .cmd not .txt without having to select *.* from the drop down

Tip3: In explorer when saving or opening you can filter them by typing *.extension. For example to view only mp3 files type *.mp3 and press enter

Tip4:
In explorer make sure one icon is selected then just start typing the filename and it’ll take you to it.

Tip5: The icons in the top left of the title bar in explorer are fully functional, so if you right click it you’ll have the same options as if you’d right click the folder up a level.

Create a new folder
Do this in sequence: Right Click>press w>press f

Create a new text file
Do this in sequence: Right Click>press w>press t

For all the commands below click Start>Run or press Windows+R then type the following:
Control Panel Applets
appwiz.cpl (Add/Remove Programs)
ncpa.cpl (Network Connections)
sysdm.cpl (System)
nusrmgr.cpl (User Account Management)
desk.cpl (Display Properties)
inetcpl.cpl (Internet Settings)
powercfg.cpl (Power Configuration Settings)
firewall.cpl (Firewall Settings)

Domain Administration (Install support tools)
dsa.msc (Active Directory Users and computers)
dssite.msc (Active Directory Sites & Services)
adsiedit.msc (ADSI edit)
wuauclt /detectnow (automatically detect if new WSUS updates are available)
GPResult (Resultant Set of Policy)
Gpupdate /force /boot /logoff /target:computername
dsquery computer -name %hostname% (Find the OU the computer resides in)
dsquery user -name %username% (Finds the OU the user resides in)
dsquery computer -desc “text here*” (Finds a computer name based on info in the desc)
Other MMC stuff
fsmgmt.msc (Shared Folders)
compmgmt.msc (Computer Management)
gpedit.msc (Policy Editor)
devmgmt.msc (Device Manager)
diskmgmt.msc (Disk Management)
lusrmgr.msc (Local User Management)

Misc Run Commands
shutdown –a (Abort a shutdown)
control (Open the Control Panel)
control folders (Folder Options)
control printers (Printer Folder)
logoff (Log Off Windows)
eventvwr (Event Viewer)
winver (Show Your Version Of Windows)
firefox
photoshop
excel
winword
nero
pbrush - Microsoft Paint
taskmgr - Task Manager
tasklist – Task Manager
wmplayer (Windows Media Player)
odbcad32 (ODBC Administrator)
sndvol32 - Launch Volume control
osk - On Screen Keyboard
control schedtasks - Scheduled Tasks
wupdmgr - Launch windows update

VMWare Server has several Keyboard shortcut keys. Below is a complete listing.

• Ctr-B - Power on.
• Ctrl-E - Power off.
• Ctrl-R - Reset the power.
• Ctrl-Z - Suspend.
• Ctrl-N - Create a new virtual machine.
• Ctrl-O - Open a virtual machine.
• Ctrl-F4 - Close the current virtual machine.
• Ctrl-D - Edit the virtual machine's configuration.
• Ctrl-G - Grab input from the keyboard and mouse.
• Ctrl-P - Edit preferences. See Setting User Preferences for the Vampire Server Host.
• Ctrl-Alt-Enter - Go to full screen mode.
• Ctrl-Alt - Return to normal (windowed) mode.
• Ctrl-Alt-Tab - Switch among open virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are grabbed.
• Ctrl-Tab - Switch among open virtual
  machines while the mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed. VMware
  Server must be the active application.
• Ctrl-Shift-Tab - Switch among open
  virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed.
  VMware Server must be the active application.
• Ctrl-Alt-Fax - Switch among open
  virtual machines while using full screen mode. Fx is a function key
  corresponding to the virtual machine you want to use. The key
  combination to use for a virtual machine is shown in the VMware Server
  title bar when that virtual machine is active and in normal (windowed)
  mode.

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The TechNet Windows Server 2008 Technical Library

I just found this great list on Ronni Pedersen's Blog Site:

Active Directory Certificate Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=48545

Active Directory Domain Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48547

Active Directory Federation Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48542

Active Directory Rights Management Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48554

Application Server
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48544

Availability and Scalability
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90922

DNS Server
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48548

File Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48550

Group Policy
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90923

Network Policy and Access Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48552

Performance and Reliability
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90924

Print Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48553

Security and Protection
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90925

Server Manager
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48541

Streaming Media Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48551

Terminal Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=48555

Web Server
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48558

Windows Deployment Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48559

Ronni Pedersen's Blog Site: The TechNet Windows Server 2008 Technical Library

Windows Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals Guides for IT Professionals

These guides will assist IT Professionals in evaluating and deploying Windows Vista SP1 and are downloadable versions of the SP1 guides found in the Windows Vista Technical Library.

Download details: Windows Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals

SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit

The SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit helps you manage Microsoft® SharePoint® environments of all sizes with two new management packs for System Center Operations Manager 2007:

* Windows® SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack
* Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Management Pack


These packs monitor the health state of the components in your SharePoint environment that affect performance and availability. When there is an issue that may cause service or performance degradation, Operations Manager 2007 uses the management packs to detect the issue, alert you to its existence, and facilitate diagnosis and corrective actions.

The management packs monitor:

* Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 related services (Timer, Tracing and Search)
* Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 related Events
* Web server applications such as Internet Information Services (IIS)
* IIS-related Events
* Microsoft SQL Server® database-related events
* WSS Server performance



The SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit Management Packs have been rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of the latest features of System Center Operations Manager 2007. Major improvements from previous packs include:

* Extended rules
* New and improved reports
* Additional actions
* New views
* Elimination of backward compatibility dependencies
* Increased reliability
* Noise reduction through tuning and event suppression
* Thoroughly tested compatibility of management packs with:
o System Center Operations Manager 2007
o System Center Essentials
o Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1

45 Working Sites to Quickly Submit Your RSS Feeds

I just found this great list over RSS feeds. You can find the original list on Jason Bartholme’s SEO Blog

Technorati Tags: RSS

1. 2RSS.com
2. BlogBunch
3. Blogdigger
4. BlogPulse
5. BlogStreet
6. DayTimenews
7. feed24
8. Feedbase
9. FeedBomb
10. FeedBoy
11. Feed-Directory
12. feeddirectory.us
13. FeedFury
14. FeedMap
15. feedNuts
16. FeedPlex
17. feeds2read.net
18. FeedSee
19. FeedsFarm
20. Findory
21. FindRSS
22. Golden RSS Feed
23. Jordo Media
24. MillionRSS
25. morenews.be
26. News On Feeds
27. nfeeds
28. Octora
29. page2go2.com
30. PLAZOO
31. postami.com
32. PressRadar
33. purerss.com
34. Read A Blog
35. RSS MAD
36. RSS Network
37. RSSbuffet Feed Directory
38. RSSMicro
39. RSSMotron
40. SciencePORT
41. Search4RSS
42. Small Business Blog Directory
43. SolarWarp.Net
44. StrategicBoard
45. WeBlogALot

i'm Home

i'm is a new initiative from Windows Live™ Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i'm, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We've set no cap on the amount we'll donate to each organization. The sky's the limit.

So any time you have an i'm™ conversation using Windows Live Messenger, you help address the issues you feel most passionate about, including poverty, child protection, disease, and environmental degradation. It's simple. All you have to do is join and start an instant messaging conversation. We'll handle the donation.

There's no charge, so join now and put our money where your mouth is.

i'm Home:

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Creating A Bootable WinPE 2.0 USB Key

Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) 2.0 is a slimed down version of Windows (hence all the MiniNT references) that used to be the exclusive domain of OEM's providers. Microsoft has wisely chosen to offer this to the masses as part of the Windows AIK. USB keys can be found just about anywhere these days for next to nothing. Combine the capabilities of WinPE with the portability of a USB key and you just made a very powerful troubleshooting, imaging, and data recovery tool. Here is a quick step by step on how to do just that:

Step 1. ) Get USB Key

You probably already have a few and if not you can purchase these just about anywhere, so I won't tell you where to get one. You should get a USB 2.0 device of at least 512mb in size, but if you plan on putting a lot into a custom PE install or plan on using it to transfer data too then you are better served getting a larger size (2.0-4.0GB)

Step 2.) Download and Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK)

This deployment oriented tool set contains Windows PE 2.0.

Step 3.) Format the USB key

Note: This must be done from Windows Vista

Start a command prompt and run the following. This set of commands assumes your USB key is detected as disk 1, you should double check that by doing a list of the disks before cleaning it. If you have multiple hard drives you could end up wiping your second drive using this command. You have been warned.

• Diskpart


• select disk 1


• clean


• create partition primary


• select partition 1


• active


• format fs=fat32


• assign


• exit

Step 4.) Setup Windows PE

• In this step you will create and customize WinPE for your disk. From the machine that you installed the Windows AIK go to the start menu and select "Windows PE Tools Command Prompt" from under the Windows AIK program folder.


• Run Copype.cmd x86 c:\winpe_x86


• 
  
  
  
  • you can create an 64-bit version by changing the architecture from x86 to amd64
  
  
  
  


• Add customizations to WinPE


• 
  
  
  
  • copy any tools you want available to the C:\winpe_x86\iso folder such as imaging tools if you want to use this for capturing images (imagex, wimscript.ini)
  
  
  
  

Step 5 .) Copy Windows PE to USB Key

Insert the USB key into the machine that you have WinPE on and run the following command to copy the contents to the USB Key

xcopy c:\winpe_x86\iso\*.* /s /e /f e:\

change c: to reflect the drive your files on and e: to be your USB key.

There you have it...a quick way to make a handy USB version of WinPE that you can take with you anywhere. These can be used in almost any modern computer that supports USB booting.

Source: Creating A Bootable WinPE 2.0 USB Key:

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Windows Vista Upgrade Desision Flowchart

I just found this page where you can get help to decide your Windows Vista upgrade path.

Follow this link

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Windows Live Services Overview

1. http://get.live.com : Future entry point into the Windows Live Platform offerings (quite …empty… today though)

2. http://ideas.live.com: Shows the available Windows Live offering (market-dependant and possibly beta)

3. http://www.live.be: Personal home page for any Windows Live ID owner

4. http://search.live.com: Windows Live Search service to search the Internet for News, Pictures, Web Sites, RSS feeds, Academic Studies, etc

5. http://spaces.live.com: Blog/Picture shared page for any Windows Live ID owner

6. http://mail.live.com: Web mail service available to any Windows Live ID owner. Enables contact management and calendar management and sharing as well.

7. http://messenger.live.com: Instant messaging service to enable text, voice and video conversations between any two or more Windows Live ID owners (or Bots). Entry point to Windows Live Call that enables call from a PC to any landline or mobile phone anywhere in the world.

8. http://safety.live.com: Free service to occasionally check the state of your machine with regard to viruses, performance, cleaning and optimization. 9. http://onecare.live.com: Security service for maintaining the quality of 3 computer systems for any Windows Live ID owner. This is not beta anymore

10. http://fss.live.com: Security service to allow any parent holder of a Windows Live ID to control how his/her children, each of them holder of a Windows Live ID, makes use of the Internet.

11. http://gallery.live.com: Directory of gadget, toolbar buttons, bots, etc all of them being individual elements usable inside of the Windows Live Platform.

12. http://domains.live.com: Allows the creation and maintenance of e-mail addresses inside of a personal domain name, each e-mail address becoming a valid Windows Live ID

13. http://local.live.com: Cartography service with route planner, push-pins, etc available to anyone

14. http://favorites.live.com: Enables the management of Web favorites that is always available wherever you are.

15. http://account.live.com: Allows the management of the account of any Windows Live ID owner.

16. http://toolbar.live.com: Internet-explorer-based toolbar for easy access to search, spaces, mail and other Internet resources through the use of toolbar buttons.

17. http://alerts.live.com: to hold and maintain the list of reminders you want the Windows Live Platform to send you.

18. http://soapbox.msn.com: to publish and broadcast any personal video.

19. http://dev.live.com: Entry point for all developers who are willing to create applications using the Windows Live Platform services.

20. http://microsoftgadgets.com: Entry point for all Windows Vista Gadget related resources

Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher for Windows

Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.

Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!

Once Launchy has been started, it hides in the background. You bring it forward by holding the alt key and tapping the space key. You then type in a few keys of the program you are searching for and hit enter once it has been found. You can also make Launchy dissappear again by hitting escape or alt+space.

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