Monday, June 28, 2010

Windows XP utilities

Windows XP built-in utilities. Microsoft Windows XP has some built-in utilities. I am mentioning them and their functions as well.
Calculator
Microsoft Windows XP has built-in calculator. This calculator can perform as a scientific calculator too. Open Run Command and type "calc" without quotes and press enter.
Notepad
Notepad is text editor. You can write and text based files. Open Run Command and type "Notepad" without quotes and press enter.
ClipBook Viewer
This is clipboard memory viewer. When you copy anything it goes to clipboard memory. If you want to see that what is in clipboard memory then open this ClipBook viewer. Open Run Command and type "clipbrd" and press enter. You can also save clipboard memory in a file for future use or can remove clipboard memory from this viewer.
IExpress
This utility can make self extractable zip file or a compressed package of files. You can read about it in details at this link. Open Run Command and type "iexpress" and press enter.
Paint Brush
This graphical utility creates graphical files like BMP, JPG, GIF and TIF. It has awesome toolbox at left for graphical use like brush etc. Open Run Command and type "mspaint" and press enter.
Movie Maker
This is great utility from Microsoft. You can split any movie file. You can add effects in any movie file. Open Run Command and type "moviemk" without quotes and press enter.
Word Pad
This is a free and light version for word documentation. If you don't have Microsoft Word license you can use this free utility. It doesn't support full Microsoft Word's features but it supports many Microsoft Word features. You can open any Word document in this utility. Open Run Command and type "wordpad" or "write" and press enter. 

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