You would be aware about many run commands like "notepad",
"excel", "mspaint" etc. for launching applications from Run
window. This gives you a good approach to launch your required application.
You are working on some other application and required to launch another
application, you just press 'Window' button with 'R' and get run
window!!!
Here (in Run window) you give/enter some command word to launch/run your
application.
Lets try with some .net Developer's most used command words.
Devenv
Its open Microsoft visual studio IDE
Ssms
Its open MS SQL Management Studio
%ssexp%
It opens Source safe credential settings and then after VSS login screen.
And if your colleague is facing problem, you may like to get remote
control, wouldn't you help your freind ? Yes, using
MSTSC
Remote desktop connection
Inetmgr
IIS Server Manager gets launched.