| WinXP Run Box Shortcuts
You want what you want when you want it -- and usually, you want it immediately. That's what being a power user is all about, right? Here are 12 handy shortcuts you can type into your XP run menu to get the utilities you want and need. (Note: Some of these only work in XP Pro.)
control
Opens your control panel
clipbrd
Opens your clipboard viewer
wordpad
Opens a handy text editor
compmgmt.msc
Computer management
devmgmt.msc
Device manager
diskmgmt.msc
Disk management
dfrg.msc
Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc
Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc
Shared folders
gpedit.msc
Group policies
lusrmgr.msc
Local users and groups
perfmon.msc
Performance monitor
rsop.msc
Resultant set of policies
secpol.msc
Local security settings
services.msc
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