Filed under: Utilities, Windows
Find all of XP's "hidden apps"
by Marc Perton Aug 20th 2005 at 11:29AM
Chances are you already know a few of the "hidden" Windows XP apps — those utilities and other oddball programs that you access via the "Run" command — but if you're looking for a more complete list, check out this post (and the comments). I use a few of these pretty regularly (like msconfig to tweak startup), but I had forgotten some of these, including my new favorite: progman, which brings back the Windows 3.1 Program Manager. If you've never used old school versions of Windows, try it out and you'll gain a new appreciation for the XP (or even 95) UI (unfortunately, XP SP2 wipes out this chestnut, so if you've been diligently upgrading your XP install over the years, you're out of luck).
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
