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CLI Command Line Control Panel Linux SERVER Time TIME ZONE Timezone Windows Windows 2000 Windows 2003

Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 2003, XP and 2000

Quick and easy way to set timezone from command line in Windows 2003, XP and 2000.

CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Eastern Standard Time
CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Central Standard Time
CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Mountain Standard Time
CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Pacific Standard Time

These are a little longer but they do the same thing.

RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Eastern Standard Time
RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Central Standard Time
RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Mountain Standard Time
RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Pacific Standard Time

See also Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 7 and Windows 2008

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CLI Command Line Control Panel Linux Windows Windows Components Wizard

Command line shortcut to Windows Components Wizard

Quick and easy way to launch the Windows Components Wizard. You could either run the following command from the Start / Run line or create a shortcut.

%windir%system32sysocmgr.exe /i:%windir%infsysoc.inf

This will launch the Windows Components Wizard so you don’t have to go the traditional route through Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs.