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Old 15th September 2008, 05:44 AM
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I have windows Vista. So I went ahead and checked to see what other commands that can be useful. It's a long list, I'm not sure which ones you already added. But they may be useful!

Vista Windows Commands:

ASSOC -- Displays or modifies file extension associations.
ATTRIB -- Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK -- Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
BCDEDIT -- Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
CACLS -- Displays or modifies access control lists <ACLs> of files.
CALL -- Calls one bath program from another.
CD -- Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP -- Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR -- Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK -- Chcks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS -- Displays or modifies the checking of a disk at boot time.
CLS -- Clears the screen.
CMD -- Starts a new instance of the windows command interpreter.
COLOR -- Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP -- Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT -- Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT -- Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
COPY -- Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE -- Displays or sets the date.
DEL -- Deletes one or more files.
DIR -- Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP -- Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY -- Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DISKPART -- Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
DOSKEY -- Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creats marcos.
DRIVERQUERY -- Displays current device driver status and properties.
ECHO -- Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL -- Ends localization of environment changes in a bath file.
ERASE -- Deletes one or more files.
EXIT -- Quits the CMD.EXE program <command interpreter>
FC -- Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
FIND -- Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR -- Searches for strings in files.
FOR -- Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT -- Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FSUTIL -- Displays or configures the file system properties.
FTYPE -- Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO -- Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labled line in a bath program.
GPRESULT -- Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
GRAFTABL -- Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
HELP -- Provides Help information for Windows Commands.
ICACLS -- Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and directories.
IF -- Performs conditional processing in bath programs.
LABEL -- Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD -- Creates a directory.
MKDIR -- Creats a direcory.
MKLINK -- Creats a Symbolic Links and Hard Links.
MODE -- Configures a system device.
MORE -- Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE -- Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
OPENFILES -- Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.
PATH -- Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE -- Suspends processing of a bath file and displays a message.
POPD -- Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
PRINT -- Prints a text file.
PROMPT -- Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD -- Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD -- Removes a directory.
RECOVER -- Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM -- Records comments <remarks> in bath files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN -- Renames a file or files.
RENAME -- Renames a file or files.
REPLACE -- Replaces files.
RMDIR -- Removes a directory.
ROBOCOPY -- Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees.
SET -- Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL -- Begins localization of environment changes in a bath file.
SC -- Displays or configures services <background processes>.
SCHTASKS -- Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
SHIFT -- Shifts the position of replacable parameters in batch files.
SHUTDOWN -- Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
SORT -- Sorts input.
START -- Starts a seperate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST -- Associates a path with a drive letter.
SYSTEMINFO -- Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
TASKLIST -- Displays all currently running tasks including services.
TASKKILL -- Kill or stop a running process or application.
TIME -- Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE -- Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE -- Graphically displays the directory structures of a drive or patch.
TYPE -- Displays the contents of a text file.
VER -- Displasy the Windows version.
VERIFY -- Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
VOL -- Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY -- Copies files and directory trees.
WMIC -- Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.

Also if you want more information on a particular command, in the CMD type help <command name>.

Yes there is a space between help and the command name... For example:

help type
Displays the contents of a text file or files.

TYPE [drive:][path]filename

I hope this was of any help Jason... If this isn't what you were looking for, I apologize.
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