Hidden Applications in XP

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. Mcft 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 Contro = 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. Mcft 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). 24. System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs) 25. gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions

So basically everything thats used by administrators in a day to day environment?

Just a small point: several of those, gpedit.msc included, are only available in XP Pro. ;)

hmm three of those things are not hidden i understand something else under the word hidden one thing that's hidden for example but not in this list would be sfc.exe 1. Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters) <- isn't hidden 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 ) <- isn't hidden 18. Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area). <- also not hidden ;)

How exactly do you run SFC on XP?? I have a friend who needed to run it one time and i told him how i run it on 98se and it didnt work for him on XP.... If he changed it to "98se compat mode" would it work the same way then?

sfc /scannow or sfc /purgecache to remove it all. If it's not there, he may have deleted or disabled it.