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Hidden Tools in Windows XP

Do you know? There are lots of tools that makes your life easier by configuring them in your Windows XP? But some of the cool tools are hidden by Microsoft for some reason, dont ask me why.. Anyway here are a handful of them..

To run any of these apps go to ‘Start’ => ‘Run’ and type the executable name (ie charmap).

  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. Microsoft 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 upper-geeks only ) More >

Want some MAGIC !!?? Try these yourself..

Here are some tricks.. Try them yourself.. :-D

Have a try..


Test 1 :

Open any file location in your computer

Create a folder and name it “con” (without the quotes)

What? it says the name is wrong?? How? Why? 8-O

Test 2 : (Windows upto XP, Vista)

Open Notepad

Type “Bush hid the facts” (without the quotes)

Save it as whatever you like to be

Close it and reopen it..

BOOOO!!
is it just a really weird bug?? :twisted:

Test 3 :

Open Microsoft Word

Type “=rand (200, 10)” (without the quotes)

Press enter key..

Document is flooded!!

More soon…