Tips & Tricks

Create Hidden User Account

This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome
screen to be hidden from view. To log on using the account it's
necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in
Windows 2000.

Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: Type Name of Account
to be Hidden
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]

Now just exit and reboot. Your account will be hidden!


RUN Commands In Windows

GO TO RUN IN START MENU & ACCESS THINGS DIRECTLY.....


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

Useful Run Commands - II

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

System Related RUN commands


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 Information -------------msinfo32
System Properties ---------------sysdm.cpl