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Aside from the 99 currently listed above, MOST programs installed in your PC each have assigned a unique corresponding COMMAND PHRASE in order for you to NOT ONLY open them from either the desktop, start menu, or double-clicking its application file from the program folder, but also you can call on them through the Run command utility..
for example, if you have MS Word installed, you can type winword through the Run command to open MS Word..
other examples: (not case-sensitive)
iexplore - Internet Explorer
excel - MS Excel
powerpnt - MS Powerpoint
wmplayer - Windows Media Player
moviemk - Windows Movie Maker
write or wordpad - WordPad
pbrush - MS Paint
To view the command phrases of some other programs installed in your PC, just open Registry Editor by typing regedit from the Run command..
In the Registry Editor window, find the following registry key from the left pane, much like how you locate for folders through Windows Explorer:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ CurrentVersion\\App Paths
under this key are subkeys, each having an .exe file extension.. these subkeys are ACTUALLY the command phrases you can use to invoke specific programs..
to know which specific program is associated for a command phrase, click to highlight a subkey, and then at the right pane, view the file location of its associated program on the Data column found beside the (Default) or Path value name column..
whats so interesting about this is you can actually CREATE YOUR OWN command phrase for your favorite program through the registry.. or you may also MODIFY or REMOVE one so to perhaps restrict other users from accessing that program through the Run command..
however, MODIFYING the registry can CAUSE serious PROBLEMS, which may REQUIRE you to REINSTALL your operating system.. thus its always advisable to BACKUP the registry FIRST BEFORE you proceed to making any changes..
to create your own command phrase, i have prepared a template which you can use later on to add changes to the Windows registry..
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\command phrase 1.exe]
@=\"complete path of executable file 1\"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\command phrase 2.exe]
@=\"complete path of executable file 2\"
except for the first line of the above template, you can add or delete the two-lined sets beneath it depending on the number of command phrases you wish to create.. the above template only allows you create two command phrases at a time.. you may add another two-lined sets as many as you want, but they must correspond to the total number of new command phrases you want to use..
to create your own command phrases, first copy and paste the template on Notepad..
from there, type over the \"command phrase.exe\" phrase (please dont forget the .exe file extension) your desired word or phrase..
for the location of the target program, type it over the \"complete path of executable file\" phrase (please dont forget to enclose the path name in double-quotes)..
after making the necessary changes in Notepad, it is now time to save this newly created file..
to save, use any valid filename but make sure it has a .reg file extension, example \"mynewfile.reg\".. to do that, in the Save As dialog box, select first All Files from the Save as type menu, then type your desired filename with the .reg extension over the File Name text box.. click OK to save the file..
now that we have saved the file, it is then time to apply your changes to the Registry..
to do that, locate your newly created .reg file, RIGHT-CLICK on it, and then select Merge.. when prompted, just click OK..
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taken from the page of my yahoo groups
cheers
Here is a list of commands that you can run off from the Run Command prompt in X
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