Accessing Command Line
WindowsMe
WindowsXP

msconfig
Click on Run and then type in msconfig. This is the XP System Configuration utility, which displays the identity of each and every bit of software running in the background.

ping
Ping is an Operating System command that sends a signal out through the Internet to another computer and prompts the other computer to send a return signal - a ping, as in Ping-Pong.

tracert
tracert is a detailed command to trace the path your computer makes to reach a ping site.

winipcfg
to check your Internet connection, type winipcfg at Run and look in the display that pops up to see whether you have a valip IP or Internet Protocol address established. Now click the box called Renew to force the machine to reach out and get a fresh address.

Windows XP
Windows XP uses different commands. Type cmd in the Run box to bring up the text command-line box. The XP commands are ipconfig/release and ipconfig/renew

Accessing Command Line

Windows XP
In Windows XP, one can click on Start, then Run and type command to get the command-line box.

WindowsME
In Windows ME, one can click on Start, then Run and type command to get the command-line box.