What are all the *.exe files in Windows\system32 directory

[David Sherman]

Is there a web site that lists all the 370 or so *.exe files in the
Windows\system32 directory and what each file does?
I realize that some of the files belong to other application


accwiz.exe
actmovie.exe
admin.exe
ahui.exe
alg.exe
append.exe
aprxdist.exe
arp.exe
asr_fmt.exe
asr_ldm.exe
asr_pfu.exe
ASUninstall.exe
aswBoot.exe
at.exe
atmadm.exe
attrib.exe
auditusr.exe
author.exe
autochk.exe
autoconv.exe
AutoFAT.exe
autofmt.exe
autolfn.exe
AutoNTFS.exe
bckgzm.exe
blastcln.exe
bootcfg.exe
bootok.exe
bootvrfy.exe
c_28hare.exe
cacls.exe
calc.exe
cb32.exe
cfgwiz.exe
change.exe
charmap.exe
chglogon.exe
chgport.exe
chgusr.exe
chkdsk.exe
chkntfs.exe
chkntfs.exe
chkrzm.exe
cidaemon.exe
cidaemon.exe
cintsetp.exe
cipher.exe
cisvc.exe
ckcnv.exe
cleanmgr.exe
CleanUp.exe
cliconfg.exe
clipbrd.exe
clipsrv.exe
clspack.exe
cmd.exe
cmdl32.exe
cmmon32.exe
cmstp.exe
CNFNOT32.EXE
comp.exe
compact.exe
compact.exe
comrepl.exe
comrereg.exe
comrereg.exe
comsdupd.exe
conime.exe
control.exe
CONVDSN.EXE
convert.exe
convlog.exe
cplexe.exe
cprofile.exe
cscript.exe
csrss.exe
ctfmon.exe
dcomcnfg.exe
dcomcnfg.exe
ddeshare.exe
debug.exe
defrag.exe
dfrgfat.exe
dfrgntfs.exe
diantz.exe
diskpart.exe
diskperf.exe
dllhost.exe
dllhst3g.exe
dmadmin.exe
dmremote.exe
doskey.exe
dosx.exe
dplaysvr.exe
dpnsvr.exe
dpvsetup.exe
driverquery.exe
drvqry.exe
drwatson.exe
drwtsn32.exe
DSndUp.exe
dumprep.exe
dvdplay.exe
dvdupgrd.exe
dwwin.exe
dxdiag.exe
edlin.exe
esentutl.exe
eudcedit.exe
eventcreate.exe
eventtriggers.exe
eventvwr.exe
evntcmd.exe
evntwin.exe
evtrig.exe
EXCH_regtrace.exe
exe2bin.exe
expand.exe
extrac32.exe
fastopen.exe
faxpatch.exe
fc.exe
find.exe
findstr.exe
finger.exe
fixmapi.exe
flattemp.exe
fltmc.exe
fontview.exe
forcedos.exe
forcedos.exe
fp98sadm.exe
fp98swin.exe
fpadmcgi.exe
fpcount.exe
fpremadm.exe
freecell.exe
freecell.exe
fsquirt.exe
fsutil.exe
fsutil.exe
ftp.exe
fxsclnt.exe
fxsclnt.exe
fxscover.exe
fxscover.exe
fxssend.exe
fxssend.exe
fxssvc.exe
fxssvc.exe
gdi.exe
gdi.exe
GetFlash.exe
getmac.exe
getmac.exe
gpresult.exe
gpupdate.exe
gpupdate.exe
grpconv.exe
help.exe
help.exe
helphost.exe
hostname.exe
hostname.exe
HPBOID.EXE
HPBPRO.EXE
hpzinw12.exe
hpzipm12.exe
hrtzzm.exe
icwtutor.exe
ie4uinit.exe
iexpress.exe
iisreset.exe
iissync.exe
imapi.exe
imekrmig.exe
imepadsv.exe
imjpdadm.exe
imjpdct.exe
imjpdsvr.exe
imjpinst.exe
imjpmig.exe
imjprw.exe
imjpuex.exe
imjputy.exe
imkrinst.exe
IMMC.EXE
imscinst.exe
inetmgr.exe
ipconfig.exe
ipsec6.exe
ipsec6.exe
ipv6.exe
ipxroute.exe
isignup.exe
java.exe
javaw.exe
javaws.exe
jdbgmgr.exe
jre116.exe
jview.exe
KEYEX32.EXE
keystone.exe
krnl386.exe
label.exe
label.exe
lights.exe
lights.exe
lnkstub.exe
lnkstub.exe
locator.exe
lodctr.exe
lodctr.exe
logagent.exe
logagent.exe
logman.exe
logoff.exe
logoff.exe
logonui.exe
lpq.exe
lpq.exe
lpr.exe
lpr.exe
lsass.exe
M5drvr32.exe
magnify.exe
makecab.exe
MAPISP32.EXE
MAPISRVR.EXE
MDM.EXE
mem.exe
mem.exe
migisol.exe
migload.exe
migpwd.exe
migrate.exe
migwiz.exe
migwiz_a.exe
migwiza.exe
ML3XEC16.EXE
mmc.exe
mnmsrvc.exe
mobsync.exe
mofcomp.exe
mountvol.exe
mountvol.exe
mplay32.exe
mpnotify.exe
mpnotify.exe
mqbkup.exe
mqsvc.exe
mqtgsvc.exe
mrinfo.exe
mrinfo.exe
MRT.exe
mrtMngr.exe
mscdexnt.exe
mscdexnt.exe
msdtc.exe
msg.exe
msg.exe
mshearts.exe
mshearts.exe
mshta.exe
msiexec.exe
msinfo32.exe
msoobe.exe
msoobe.exe
mspaint.exe
msswchx.exe
msswchx.exe
mstinit.exe
mstsc.exe
mtstocom.exe
narrator.exe
nbtstat.exe
nbtstat.exe
nddeapir.exe
NeroCheck.exe
net.exe
net1.exe
netdde.exe
netsetup.exe
netsh.exe
netstat.exe
nlsfunc.exe
nlsfunc.exe
notepad.exe
notiflag.exe
nppagent.exe
nslookup.exe
ntbackup.exe
ntkrnlpa.exe
ntoskrnl.exe
ntsd.exe
ntsd.exe
ntvdm.exe
nvappbar.exe
nvdspsch.exe
nvsvc32.exe
nvudisp.exe
nw16.exe
nw16.exe
nwiz.exe
nwscript.exe
nwscript.exe
odbcad32.exe
odbcconf.exe
oobebaln.exe
openfiles.exe
ORG11SVR.EXE
ORG21SVR.EXE
osk.exe
osuninst.exe
osuninst.exe
packager.exe
pathping.exe
pathping.exe
pentnt.exe
pentnt.exe
perfmon.exe
ping.exe
ping6.exe
ping6.exe
pintlphr.exe
pintool.exe
powercfg.exe
print.exe
print.exe
progman.exe
proquota.exe
proxycfg.exe
qappsrv.exe
qappsrv.exe
QCON3216.EXE
qprocess.exe
query.exe
Quikview.exe
quser.exe
qwinsta.exe
qwinsta.exe
rasautou.exe
rasautou.exe
rasdial.exe
rasdial.exe
rasphone.exe
rcimlby.exe
rcp.exe
rdpclip.exe
rdsaddin.exe
rdshost.exe
recover.exe
recover.exe
redir.exe
reg.exe
regedt32.exe
regedt32.exe
regini.exe
regini.exe
register.exe
regsvr32.exe
regtlib.exe
regwiz.exe
regwiz.exe
relog.exe
relog.exe
replace.exe
replace.exe
reset.exe
reset.exe
rexec.exe
route.exe
route.exe
routemon.exe
routemon.exe
rsh.exe
rsm.exe
rsm.exe
rsmsink.exe
rsmsink.exe
rsmui.exe
rsmui.exe
rsnotify.exe
rsopprov.exe
rsopprov.exe
rstrui.exe
rsvp.exe
rsvp.exe
rtcshare.exe
runas.exe
runas.exe
rundll32.exe
runonce.exe
rvsezm.exe
rwinsta.exe
rwinsta.exe
sapisvr.exe
savedump.exe
sc.exe
sc.exe
scardsvr.exe
schtasks.exe
scrcons.exe
sdbinst.exe
secedit.exe
Service.exe
services.exe
sessmgr.exe
SETBROWS.EXE
sethc.exe
setup.exe
setup_wm.exe
setver.exe
sfc.exe
sfc.exe
shadow.exe
shadow.exe
share.exe
share.exe
shmgrate.exe
shrpubw.exe
shtml.exe
shutdown.exe
shvlzm.exe
sigverif.exe
skeys.exe
slrundll.exe
slserv.exe
smbinst.exe
smi2smir.exe
smi2smir.exe
smlogsvc.exe
smss.exe
sndrec32.exe
sndvol32.exe
sndvol32.exe
snmp.exe
snmp.exe
snmptrap.exe
snmptrap.exe
sol.exe
sol.exe
sort.exe
sort.exe
spdwnwxp.exe
spider.exe
spiisupd.exe
spnpinst.exe
spoolsv.exe
sprestrt.exe
sprestrt.exe
spupdsvc.exe
spupdwxp.exe
srdiag.exe
srdiag.exe
stimon.exe
subst.exe
subst.exe
svchost.exe
SwInit.exe
syncapp.exe
syncapp.exe
sysedit.exe
sysedit.exe
sysinfo.exe
syskey.exe
syskey.exe
sysocmgr.exe
systeminfo.exe
systray.exe
systray.exe
taskkill.exe
taskkill.exe
tasklist.exe
tasklist.exe
taskman.exe
taskman.exe
taskmgr.exe
tcmsetup.exe
tcmsetup.exe
tcpsvcs.exe
tcpsvcs.exe
tcptest.exe
telnet.exe
tftp.exe
tftp.exe
tintlphr.exe
tintsetp.exe
tlntadmn.exe
tlntsess.exe
tlntsvr.exe
tourstart.exe
tourW.exe
tracerpt.exe
tracert.exe
tracert6.exe
tracert6.exe
tscon.exe
tscon.exe
tscupgrd.exe
tsdiscon.exe
tsdiscon.exe
tskill.exe
tskill.exe
tsprof.exe
tsshutdn.exe
tsshutdn.exe
TweakUI.exe
twunk_16.exe
twunk_32.exe
typeperf.exe
typeperf.exe
unlodctr.exe
unlodctr.exe
unregmp2.exe
unsecapp.exe
unsecapp.exe
UNWISE.EXE
upnpcont.exe
ups.exe
user.exe
user.exe
userinit.exe
usrmlnka.exe
usrprbda.exe
usrshuta.exe
utilman.exe
uwdf.exe
verclsid.exe
verifier.exe
verifier.exe
VISX.EXE
vmnat.exe
vmnetdhcp.exe
vsmon.exe
vssadmin.exe
vssadmin.exe
vssvc.exe
vwipxspx.exe
vwipxspx.exe
w32tm.exe
w32tm.exe
wb32.exe
wbemtest.exe
wdfmgr.exe
wextract.exe
WFXSNT40.EXE
WFXSVC.EXE
wiaacmgr.exe
winchat.exe
winchat.exe
winhelp.exe
winhlp32.exe
winhstb.exe
winlogon.exe
winmgmt.exe
winmgmt.exe
winmine.exe
winmine.exe
winmsd.exe
winmsd.exe
winspool.exe
winspool.exe
winver.exe
WISPTIS.EXE
wjview.exe
wmiadap.exe
wmiapsrv.exe
wmic.exe
wmiprvse.exe
wmplayer.exe
wmpstub.exe
wmpstub.exe
wowdeb.exe
wowdeb.exe
wowexec.exe
wowexec.exe
wpabaln.exe
wpnpinst.exe
write.exe
write.exe
WRKGADM.EXE
wscntfy.exe
wscript.exe
wuauclt.exe
wuauclt.exe
wuauclt1.exe
wuauclt1.exe
wupdmgr.exe
wupdmgr.exe
xcopy.exe
zclientm.exe

 

[Malke]

Is there a web site that lists all the 370 or so *.exe files in the
Windows\system32 directory and what each file does?
I realize that some of the files belong to other application

(snip)

So you felt it was necessary to list all 370 files here? It wasn't. To
answer your question, not as far as I know. Why don't you make one?
Then post the url.

Malke

 

[David Candy]

On the path to burn out I see.

 

[David Sherman]

I didn't want to duplicate the work of others.

I know I didn't need to post all the apps in my system32 folder.

 

[Dave B]

I think you should do a Google search on each one, log the results, and post
it and provide a link so that any one else with that much free time will be
able to spend it on another cause.

 

[BobS]

I see you got a lot of help from some others....;-) So I'll just refer you
to:

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/ACCWIZ/

Which I don't know if they have all 370 programs and descriptions listed but
you'll probably find a very high percentage.

Bob S.

Is there a web site that lists all the 370 or so *.exe files in the
Windows\system32 directory and what each file does?
I realize that some of the files belong to other application


accwiz.exe
actmovie.exe
admin.exe
ahui.exe
alg.exe

snip....

 

[David Candy]

Surely be easier to r/c and look at the properties.

 

[Dave B]

Yeah, but much more time consuming using Google ;-)

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Surely be easier to r/c and look at the properties.

 

[antioch]

Hi Bob, and poster David Sherman
A most unusual response - almost makes one want to apologise for others.
May I add a couple, in addition to yours, that I have used to ID the more
unusual

http://whatis.techtarget.com/wsearchResults/1,290214,sid9,00.html?query=ACCWIZ.EXE

http://filext.com/

http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/fileextensionsfull.asp

Rgds
Antioch

 

[David Sherman]

Thanks for the information.

I also found that there only about 330 *.exe files in the system32
folder. I have all but 5 identified. It all started from (1) some one
told me that there is a"add-in" for task manager and it was located in
the system32 folder. I can't find one and (2) I wanted to complete
this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/z01a621675.mspx


I found part of the answer based on web site for Windows XP Power
Pack- Que Book or here:
http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=101731&seqNum=2&rl=1

Also, I looked here:
http://www.processlist.com/
http://www.jsifaq.com/
http://www.auditmypc.com/
http://www.liutilities.com/

 

[antioch]

Well done and good hunting David S.
If you are thinking of publishing a Thesis on the subject .exe file
extensions, please, please, please don't post it ;-) ;-)
Antioch

 

[David Sherman]

If you want it, I will be happy to send it to you.

If some wants to post it on the internet, I will also allow it as I
don't have a web site.

It is in Word 2003 format.