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Character Map (charmap.exe) – Very useful for finding unusual characters.
Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) – The usual Disc cleanup.
Clipboard Viewer (clipbrd.exe) – Views contents of Windows clipboard.
Dr Watson (drwtsn32.exe) – Troubleshooting tool,runs when windows crashes.
DirectX diagnosis (dxdiag.exe) – Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards.
Private character editor (eudcedit.exe) – Allows creation or modification of
characters.
IExpress Wizard (iexpress.exe) – Create self-extracting / self-installing
package.
Microsoft Synchronization Manager (mobsync.exe) – Appears to allow
synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently
undocumented.
Windows Media Player 5.1(mplay32.exe) – Retro version of Media Player, very
basic.
ODBC Data Source Administrator (odbcad32.exe) – Database connection utility for
support with external servers,create ODBC data sources,to administer remote
databases or for supporting the ODBC database utility in Visual basic language.
Object Packager (packager.exe) – To do with packaging objects for insertion in
files, appears to have comprehensive help files. System Monitor (perfmon.exe) – Very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you
everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for
budding uber-geeks only.
Program Manager (progman.exe) – Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell.
Remote Access phone book (rasphone.exe) – Documentation is virtually non-
existent.
Registry Editor (regedt32.exe or regedit.exe) – For making custom changes or
hacking the Windows Registry.
Network shared folder wizard (shrpubw.exe) – Creates shared folders on network.File signature verification tool (sigverif.exe) – This tool will search the
operating system and identify any unsigned device drivers installed on the
system. It will also verify all signed device drivers.
Volume Control (sndvol32.exe) – I’ve included this for those people that lose it
from the System Notification area.
System Configuration Editor (sysedit.exe) – Modify System.ini & Win.ini just
like in Win98! .
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.
Microsoft Telnet Client (telnet.exe) – Built in telnet client which can be used
to connect to servers to sent emails or to hack 🙂 This is disabled in in vista
but you can re-enable it by going to Control panel –> Programs and Features –>
Click “Turn Windows features on or off” on left –> Scroll down and check “Telnet
Client.
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. Windows for Workgroups Chat (winchat.exe) – Appears to be an old NT utility to
allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available.
System configuration (msconfig.exe) – Can use to control startup programs,make
changes to startup of XP.
Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) – Used to manage group policies, and
permissions.Its an Administrator only tool.
I hope it was informative.I would like to hear your comments on the above topic.

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ALT+RIGHT ARROW : Takes you to the next page .
SHIFT+CLICK : Open a hyperlink in in new window
BACKSPACE : Used in IE8 to go to previous page
ALT+HOME : Shortcut to go home page
SHIFT+F10 : Used to show shortcut menu for a hyperlink
CTRL+C : Shortcut for copy in internet explorer 8
CTRL+V : Shortcut for paste in internet explorer 8
TAB :Move forward through different boxes and controls items on opened web page.
END :Move to the end of a web page
ESC : stops opening a page
CTRL+A : Select all in the browser windows
CTRL+D : shortcut to Bookmark a website
CTRL+E : Open the Internet explorer 8 Search barCTRL+F : Shortcut Find a text on browser
CTRL+H : Shortcut to open internet explorer 8 history bar
CTRL+I : Bookmarks Folder
CTRL+N : Opens a new window in internet explorer 8
CTRL+O : Opens addressCTRL+P : Print the current web page
CTRL+S : Shortcut to save complete website in internet explorer 8
CTRL+W : Closes IE 8F11 : Move on to the full-screen view in IE8
F5 : Refresh the current browser page
F4 : Shortcut to Display a list of former addresses
F6 : Internet Explorer 8 Shortcut to change the focus of address bar and page

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Windows Vista
Method 1
Click Start, then click on Run or Start Search.
Type msinfo32.exe and then press Enter key.
In “System Information”, review the value for the System Type item:
For 32-bit editions of Windows, the value of the System Type item is x86-based PC.
For 64-bit editions of Windows, the value of the System Type item is x64-based PC.

Method 2
Click Start, type system in the “Start Search” box, and then click system in the “Programs” list.
The operating system appears as follows:
For a 64-bit version operating system: 64-bit Operating System appears for the “System type” under “System”.
For a 32-bit version operating system: 32-bit Operating System appears for the “System type” under “System”.

Method 3
Click Start, type system in the “Start Search” box, and then click System Information in the “Programs” list.
The operating system appears as follows:
For a 64-bit version operating system: x64-based PC appears for the “System type” under “Item”.
For a 32-bit version operating system: x86-based PC appears for the “System type” under “Item”.

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Method 1
Click Start, then click on Run or Start Search.
Type msinfo32.exe and then press Enter key.
In “System Information”, review the value for the System Type item:
For 32-bit editions of Windows, the value of the System Type item is x86-based PC.
For 64-bit editions of Windows, the value of the System Type item is x64-based PC.
Method 2
Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
Click the General tab. The operating system appears as follows:
For a 64-bit version operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Version appears under System.
For a 32-bit version operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version appears under System.
Note is a placeholder for a year.

Method 3
Click Start, click Run, type winmsd.exe, and then click OK.
In the details pane, locate Processor under Item. Note the value.
If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with x86, the computer is running a 32-bit version of the Windows operating system.
If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with ia64 or AMD64, the computer is running a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Method 1
Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
Click the General tab. The operating system appears as follows:
For a 64-bit version operating system: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition appears under System.
For a 32-bit version operating system: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition appears under System.

Method 2
Click Start, click Run, type winmsd.exe, and then click OK.
In the details pane, locate Processor under Item. Note the value.
If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with x86, the computer is running a 32-bit version of the Windows operating system.
If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with EM64T or ia64, the computer is running a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system.

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Click Start, and then click Run.
Copy and paste, or type the following command and then click OK:
winver
A dialog box displays the version of Windows and the service pack that is currently installed on your computer

Open your command prompt by either

Go to Start | Run, type cmd and enter

or

Go to Start, type cmd on the search box

Type in command prompt : drwtsn32 -i and enter…