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Sunday, 03 June 2007
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20. gpupdate - you can use this utility to manually apply computer and user policy.
21. help – This provides help information for windows command
If it is used without parameters, help lists and briefly describes every system command. If you want to get help for command dir, just type help dir in command prompt and hit enter to see the details about dir command.
22. hostname – shows what is name of your computer
It displays the host name portion of the full computer name of the computer.
23. ipconfig – Windows IP Configuration tool – very useful for IT professional
It displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings. If it is used without parameters, ipconfig displays the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for all adapters. Type ipconfig /? in command prompt to get more help.
24. mkdir or md - Creates a directory or subdirectory
mkdir creates any intermediate directories in path, if there it is not already there.
25. mmc - Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
If you are using the mmc command-line options, you can open a specific MMC console, open MMC in author mode, or specify that the 32-bit or 64-bit version of MMC is opened.
26. mode – configure system devices like COM ports etc
If it is used without parameters, mode displays all the controllable attributes of the console and the available COM devices. This is very useful for IT Professional to know the device setting like COM settings.
27. more - Displays one screen of output at a time
This is always used with another command.
For example, dir *.* more will show the result one screen at a time.
28. move - move files and rename files and directories
It moves one or more files from one directory to the specified directory.
Example - c:\>move resume.doc c:\resumefolder
29. msconfig - Windows configuration tool
This is an ultimate tool to change the services and utilities that start when your Windows machine boots up. Type this command in run directly.
30. narrator – Let your computer to dictate text to you
This is turns ON the system narrator. It can also be found in accessibility options in control panel.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 June 2007 )
 
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