To get to the command prompt in Windows XP go to:
Start, Run and in the empty box type cmd and then hit the enter key
Display Connection Configuration: ipconfig /all
Display DNS Cache Info Configuration: ipconfig /displaydns
Clear DNS Cache: ipconfig /flushdns
Release All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /release
Renew All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /renew
Re- Register the DNS connections: ipconfig /registerdns
Display DHCP Class Information: ipconfig /showclassid
Change/Modify DHCP Class ID: ipconfig /setclassid
Network Connections: control netconnections
Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl
Test Connectivity: ping www.google.com
Trace IP address Route: tracert
Displays the TCP/IP protocol sessions: netstat
Display Local Route: route
Display Resolved MAC Addresses: arp
Display Name of Computer Currently on: hostname
ANSI.SYS : Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
APPEND :Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
ARP : Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
ASSIGN :Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
ASSOC :View the file associations.
AT :Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
ATMADM :Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
ATTRIB : Display and change file attributes.
BATCH :Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
BOOTCFG :Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
BREAK :Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
CACLS :View and modify file ACL's.
CALL :Calls a batch file from another batch file.
CD :Changes directories.
CHCP :Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
CHDIR :Changes directories.
CHKDSK :Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
CHKNTFS :Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
CHOICE :Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
CLS :Clears the screen.
CMD :Opens the command interpreter.
COLOR :Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
COMP :Compares files.
COMPACT :Compresses and uncompress files.
CONTROL :Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
CONVERT :Convert FAT to NTFS.
COPY :Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
CTTY :Change the computers input/output devices.
DATE :View or change the systems date.
DEBUG : Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
DEFRAG :Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
DEL : Deletes one or more files.
DELETE :Recovery console command that deletes a file.
DELTREE : Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
DISABLE :Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
DISKCOMP :Compare a disk with another disk.
DISKCOPY :Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
DOSKEY :Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
DOSSHELL :a GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
DRIVPARM :Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
ECHO : Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
EDLIN :View and edit files.
EMM386 :Load extended Memory Manager.
ENABLE :Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
ENDLOCAL :Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
RASE :Erase files from computer.
EXIT :Exit from the command interpreter.
EXPAND :Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it's original format.
EXTRACT :Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets.
FASTHELP : Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
FC :Compare files.
FDISK :Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
FIND :Search for text within a file.
FINDSTR :Searches for a string of text within a file.
FIXBOOT :Writes a new boot sector.
FIXMBR :Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
FOR :Boolean used in batch files.
FORMAT :Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
FTP :Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
FTYPE : Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO :Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
GRAFTABL :Show extended characters in graphics mode.
HELP : Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
IF :Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
IFSHLP :SYS 32-bit file manager.
IPCONFIG :Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
KEYB :Change layout of keyboard.
LABEL :Change the label of a disk drive.
LH :Load a device driver in to high memory.
LISTSVC :Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
LOADFIX :Load a program above the first 64k.
LOADHIGH :Load a device driver in to high memory.
LOCK :Lock the hard disk drive.
LOGON :Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
MAP : Displays the device name of a drive.
MD :Command to create a new directory.
MEM : Display memory on system.
MKDIR :Command to create a new directory.
MODE :Modify the port or display settings.
MORE : Display one page at a time.
MOVE :Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner.
MSD : Diagnostics utility.
MSCDEX :Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
NBTSTAT : Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using
NBT
NET :Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
NETSH :Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
NETSTAT : Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
NLSFUNC :Load country specific information.
NSLOOKUP :Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
PATH :View and modify the computers path location.
PATHPING :View and locate locations of network latency.
PAUSE :Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
PING :Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
POPD :Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
POWER :Conserve power with computer portables.
PRINT :Prints data to a printer port.
PROMPT :View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
PUSHD :Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
QBASIC :Open the QBasic.
RD :Removes an empty directory.
REN :Renames a file or directory.
RENAME :Renames a file or directory.
RMDIR :Removes an empty directory.
ROUTE :View and configure windows network route tables.
RUNAS :Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
SCANDISK :Run the scandisk utility.
SCANREG :Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
SET :Change one variable or string to another.
SETLOCAL :Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
SETVER :Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
SHARE :Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
SHIFT :Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
SHUTDOWN :Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
SMARTDRV :Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
SORT :Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
START :Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
SUBST :Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
SWITCHES :Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
SYS :Transfer system files to disk drive.
TELNET :Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
TIME :View or modify the system time.
TITLE :Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
TRACERT :Visually view a network packets route across a network.
TREE :View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
TYPE : Display the contents of a file.
UNDELETE :Undelete a file that has been deleted.
UNFORMAT :Unformat a hard disk drive.
UNLOCK :Unlock a disk drive.
VER : Display the version information.
VERIFY :Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
VOL : Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
XCOPY :Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
TRUENAME :When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists
TASKKILL :It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications.
Start, Run and in the empty box type cmd and then hit the enter key
Display Connection Configuration: ipconfig /all
Display DNS Cache Info Configuration: ipconfig /displaydns
Clear DNS Cache: ipconfig /flushdns
Release All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /release
Renew All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /renew
Re- Register the DNS connections: ipconfig /registerdns
Display DHCP Class Information: ipconfig /showclassid
Change/Modify DHCP Class ID: ipconfig /setclassid
Network Connections: control netconnections
Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl
Test Connectivity: ping www.google.com
Trace IP address Route: tracert
Displays the TCP/IP protocol sessions: netstat
Display Local Route: route
Display Resolved MAC Addresses: arp
Display Name of Computer Currently on: hostname
ANSI.SYS : Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
APPEND :Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
ARP : Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
ASSIGN :Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
ASSOC :View the file associations.
AT :Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
ATMADM :Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
ATTRIB : Display and change file attributes.
BATCH :Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
BOOTCFG :Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
BREAK :Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
CACLS :View and modify file ACL's.
CALL :Calls a batch file from another batch file.
CD :Changes directories.
CHCP :Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
CHDIR :Changes directories.
CHKDSK :Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
CHKNTFS :Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
CHOICE :Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
CLS :Clears the screen.
CMD :Opens the command interpreter.
COLOR :Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
COMP :Compares files.
COMPACT :Compresses and uncompress files.
CONTROL :Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
CONVERT :Convert FAT to NTFS.
COPY :Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
CTTY :Change the computers input/output devices.
DATE :View or change the systems date.
DEBUG : Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
DEFRAG :Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
DEL : Deletes one or more files.
DELETE :Recovery console command that deletes a file.
DELTREE : Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
DISABLE :Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
DISKCOMP :Compare a disk with another disk.
DISKCOPY :Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
DOSKEY :Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
DOSSHELL :a GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
DRIVPARM :Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
ECHO : Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
EDLIN :View and edit files.
EMM386 :Load extended Memory Manager.
ENABLE :Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
ENDLOCAL :Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
RASE :Erase files from computer.
EXIT :Exit from the command interpreter.
EXPAND :Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it's original format.
EXTRACT :Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets.
FASTHELP : Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
FC :Compare files.
FDISK :Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
FIND :Search for text within a file.
FINDSTR :Searches for a string of text within a file.
FIXBOOT :Writes a new boot sector.
FIXMBR :Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
FOR :Boolean used in batch files.
FORMAT :Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
FTP :Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
FTYPE : Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO :Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
GRAFTABL :Show extended characters in graphics mode.
HELP : Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
IF :Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
IFSHLP :SYS 32-bit file manager.
IPCONFIG :Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
KEYB :Change layout of keyboard.
LABEL :Change the label of a disk drive.
LH :Load a device driver in to high memory.
LISTSVC :Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
LOADFIX :Load a program above the first 64k.
LOADHIGH :Load a device driver in to high memory.
LOCK :Lock the hard disk drive.
LOGON :Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
MAP : Displays the device name of a drive.
MD :Command to create a new directory.
MEM : Display memory on system.
MKDIR :Command to create a new directory.
MODE :Modify the port or display settings.
MORE : Display one page at a time.
MOVE :Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner.
MSD : Diagnostics utility.
MSCDEX :Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
NBTSTAT : Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using
NBT
NET :Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
NETSH :Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
NETSTAT : Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
NLSFUNC :Load country specific information.
NSLOOKUP :Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
PATH :View and modify the computers path location.
PATHPING :View and locate locations of network latency.
PAUSE :Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
PING :Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
POPD :Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
POWER :Conserve power with computer portables.
PRINT :Prints data to a printer port.
PROMPT :View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
PUSHD :Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
QBASIC :Open the QBasic.
RD :Removes an empty directory.
REN :Renames a file or directory.
RENAME :Renames a file or directory.
RMDIR :Removes an empty directory.
ROUTE :View and configure windows network route tables.
RUNAS :Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
SCANDISK :Run the scandisk utility.
SCANREG :Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
SET :Change one variable or string to another.
SETLOCAL :Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
SETVER :Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
SHARE :Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
SHIFT :Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
SHUTDOWN :Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
SMARTDRV :Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
SORT :Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
START :Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
SUBST :Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
SWITCHES :Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
SYS :Transfer system files to disk drive.
TELNET :Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
TIME :View or modify the system time.
TITLE :Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
TRACERT :Visually view a network packets route across a network.
TREE :View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
TYPE : Display the contents of a file.
UNDELETE :Undelete a file that has been deleted.
UNFORMAT :Unformat a hard disk drive.
UNLOCK :Unlock a disk drive.
VER : Display the version information.
VERIFY :Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
VOL : Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
XCOPY :Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
TRUENAME :When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists
TASKKILL :It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications.
