23 Hidden XP Apps!
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
1.) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)
2.) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe
3.) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)
4.) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)
5.) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)
6.) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)
7.) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)
8.) Mic*ft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).
9.) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).
10.) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)
11.) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).
12.) 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 )
13.) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).
14.) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).
15.) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).
16.) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).
17.) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe
18.) Volume Control = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).
19.) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).
20.) 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).
21.) Micr*ft Telnet Client = telnet.exe
22.) 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).
23.) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).
posted by ::. aRe-FiFth .:: @ 11/23/2005 04:12:00 AM,
