Article ID: 180025
Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q180025
SUMMARY
This article describes how to start Control Panel applications and open folders at the MS-DOS command prompt.
MORE INFORMATION
Use the following syntax to launch Control Panel applications and open folders:
| Syntax | Description |
|---|---|
| Control desktop | Launches the Desktop Control Panel subprogram |
| Control color | Launches the Desktop Control Panel subprogram, with the Appearance tab preselected |
| Control date/time | Launches the Date/Time Control Panel program |
| Control international | Launches the Regional Settings Control Panel subprogram |
| Control mouse | Launches the Mouse Control Panel subprogram |
| Control keyboard | Launches the Keyboard Control Panel subprogram |
| Control printers | Displays the Printers folder |
| Control fonts | Displays the Fonts folder |
For Windows 2000:
| Syntax | Description |
|---|---|
| Control folders | Launches the Folder Settings Control Panel subprogram |
| Control netware | Launches the Novell NetWare Control Panel subprogram (if installed) |
| Control telephony | Launches the Phone and Modem Options Control Panel subprogram |
| Control admintools | Displays the Administrative Tools folder |
| Control schedtasks | Displays the Scheduled Tasks folder |
| Control netconnections | Displays the Network and Dial-up Connections folder |
| Control infrared | Launches the Infrared Control Panel subprogram (if installed) |
| Control userpasswords | Launches the Users and Passwords Control Panel subprogram |
For example, to open the printers folder, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:
control printers
The %Systemroot%\System32 folder also contains .cpl files that allow users to launch Control Panel applications through Windows Explorer or the command prompt. For a list of the .cpl files and their descriptions, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
ARTICLE-ID: 173132
TITLE : Replacing Missing Control Panel Icons
Additional query words: printer command utility program cpl applets
Keywords: kbinfo KB180025
