commands for servicing windows

Check out the Windows Network Diagnostic commands from the Command Prompt article at

http://www.bsalsa.no-ip.info/Windows%20Network%20Diagnostic.htm

It gives you windows commands and which operating systems support them.

Or you could create a start up disk and see what files are on it, by opening the command file with "/?" it normally will tell you what switches are available for the command and what they will do. To send it to a file add " >> .

Good Grief! Ok!

There are over a hundred dos commands, some specific to different system versions. Every command has a gaggle of command line switches to modify the basic command.

Do a google search on dos commands and go to reading.

At a dos prompt type "help" Note: that ain't all of them.

To get help on an item like "start"
At the dos prompt type "help start" and press enter.

Some commands you have to call help differently.

To get help on "ipconfig"
At the dos prompt type "ipconfig /?" and press enter.

Don't type the quotation marks.

Next do a google search on windows commands and do the same.

We only get 2000 characters here.

You gotta start somewhere.

Good Luck

Lee

Some Basic Commands....For Win98 Only...may or may not work in others...

1- SFC ( System file checker )
Start---->>run and then type SFC
keep your win98 Cd handy...in case it need to replace any file...

2- you already know msconfig and regedit...and
the ipconfig etc..

This is for Registry checking.
you must be in Dos mode.
I recommend to use them After a clean boot to
the Dos mode..
click F8 at startup....and then choose the Dos prompt..

1- scanreg /fix will fix if it find registry corrupt.
2- scanreg /restore. will allow you to view
four previous backup states of your registry..
you can choose which ever you want to restore your registry to that DATE's state.

3- scandisk /? will list all the available switches for the scandisk..

.... Note...
Runing Scandisk and Defrag in the SAFE mode achieves the best and quickest results..
for this you must boot into the SAFE mode like earlier..and then from the Accessories...system tools use the Scandisk and Defrag ....
Since in SAFE mode only the rudimentary drivers..etc are loaded...they get good results..

.... you can also download.... tweakui ...a small utility from the microsoft's site.. after installation ...you will get a new CPL in the control panel and will allow you to do additional maintaince...

hope it helps...