WINDOWS HIDDEN COMMANDS

• Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters) 

•  Disk Cleanup= cleanmgr.exe

• Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of window$ clipboard)

• Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

• DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

• Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

• IExpress Wizard= iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

• Micro$oft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).

• window$ Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

•  ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

• Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

• System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

• Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy window$ 3.x desktop shell).

• Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

• Registry Editor= regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the window$ Registry).

• Network shared folder wizard= shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

• File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

• Volume Control = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

• System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

• Syskey= syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).

• Micro$oft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

• Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).

• window$ for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).

• System configuration= msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

• gpedit.msc =used to manage group policies, and permissions to too many tricky uses for your desktop, icons displays and many more!