Windows Commandline Tricks

 Keywords:  Windows Command line tricks rundll cpl

Here are number of windows command lines that you may find very handy:

Launch "Copy Disk" dialog

Run("RunDLL32.exe","diskcopy,DiskCopyRunDll")

Exit Windows with out prompting

Run("RunDLL32.exe","krnl386.exe,exitkernel")

Print Printer Test Page

Run("RunDLL32.exe","msprint2.dll,RUNDLL_PrintTestPage")

Dial-Up Connection Wizard

Run("RunDLL32.exe","rnaui.dll,RnaWizard")

Open an Explorer window

Run("RunDLL32.exe","shell,shellexecute")

Start the Control Panel

Run("RunDLL32.exe","shell32,Control_RunDLL")

Launch "Open with" dialog box

Run("RunDLL32.exe","shell32,OpenAs_RunDLL")

Open Explorer Help|About Dialog

Run("RunDLL32.exe","shell32,ShellAboutA")

Launch "Format Disk" dialog box

Run("RunDLL32.exe","shell32,SHFormatDrive")

Launch the Hardware Installation Wizard

Run("RunDLL32.exe","sysdm.cpl,InstallDevice_Rundll")

Casade all windows

Run("RunDLL32.exe","user,cascadechildwindows")

Refresh Explorer (same as F5 in an Explorer Window)
```
Run("RunDLL32.exe","user,repaintscreen")
```

Tile all windows

Run("RunDLL32.exe","user,tilechildwindows")

Pop up an email window

email="somebody@someplace.com"
Run("RunDLL32","url.dll,FileProtocolHandler mailto:%email%")

Safely Remove Hardware (delete device)

Run("rundll32.exe","shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll")

Here's as trick, to disable the keyboard and mouse, but it only seems to work on Windows 95 / 98 (Systems that have Both RunDll32.dll and rundll.exe).

The following commands are not supported on Windows NT /2000. They will have no affect on NT/2000.

NOTE: Once this command is called you will *have* to REBOOT you system to get the MOUSE back.

Run("rundll32.exe","mouse,disable")

NOTE: Once this command is called you will *have* to REBOOT you system to get the KEYBOARD back.

Run("rundll32.exe","keyboard,disable")

Article ID:   W14600

Filename:   Commandline tricks.txt