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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Windows XP Secrets

Notepad Secrets
Create a log
  1. Open Notepad
  2. On the very first line, type in ".LOG" (without quotes) then press Enter for a new line
  3. Now you can type in some text if you want, then save the file.
  4. Next time when you open the file, notice its contents. Notepad automatically adds a time/date log everytime you open the file.
Text becomes unreadable
  1. Open Notepad
  2. On the very first line, type in "dont eat the donut" (without quotes) then save and close the file. Note: the file should have only one line of the text above.
  3. Now, open the same file. You'll notice the text becomes unreadable squares. (try this with different text with the same format and length).
Paint Secrets
Create a trail image
  1. Open Paint, then open an image.
  2. Right-click on the image and select "Select All"
  3. Now hold the "Shift" key and move the image around. The image will be drawn with trail.
10x Zoom
  1. Open Paint, then open a small image.
  2. Select the zoom "Magnifier" tool.
  3. Windows Paint lists out the zoom options from 1x to 8x, but there is a 10x...
  4. After selecting the Magnifier tool, point the mouse right at the border line right under "8x" and left-click. There you go.. the hidden 10x.
Other Secrets
Where is the relaxing music that you've heard during Windows XP Installation?
  1. The file is in:
    C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma
Game Secrets
Solitaire: Instant Win
  1. Press Alt + Shift + 2 to instantly win
Solitaire: Draw only 1 card (instead of 3)
  1. Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift then click on unopen cards to draw.
FreeCell: Instant Win
  1. Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 while playing, then click Abort.
  2. Now move one card.
FreeCell: Hidden Game Modes
  1. Go to "Game" menu choose "Select Game"
  2. Here you can choose from game mode 1 to 1,000,000. But -1 and -2 will also work (hidden modes)
Hearts: Show All Card
    Warning! this requires a modification on your registry. Be sure you follow the steps carefully. Damage your registry might damage your Windows.
  1. Open the "Registry Editor" by: "Start" >> "Run" then type "regedit" and press Enter
  2. Expand to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts
  3. Right-click on the right panel and create a new String value with the name "ZB"
  4. Double-click to open this key "ZB" to edit its value. Then enter "42" and close the Registry Editor.
  5. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards
Minesweeper: Stop The Timer
  1. When you start to play a new game, the timer is ticking...
  2. Press Windows Key + D to show desktop.
  3. Now come back to the game by selecting it from the taskbar. The timer is stopped.
Pinball
  1. Unlimited Balls: Type bmax at a new game to get unlimited balls (no notification).
  2. Extra Balls: Type 1max at a new game to get extra balls.
  3. Gravity Well: Type gmax at a new game to activate Gravity Well.
  4. Promotion: Type rmax at a new game or while playing to get instant promotion and raising rank.
  5. Extra points with partial shots: Partially shot the ball just to pass the yellow light bars. There are 6 bars. With the first bar, you'll get 15,000 points, 2nd: 30,000,...
  6. Extra points with partial shots: Partially shot the ball just to pass the yellow light bars. There are 6 bars. With the first bar, you'll get 15,000 points, 2nd: 30,000,...
  7. Test Mode: Type hidden test with a new ball or new game. Now you can use your mouse to drag and move the ball where you want.

19 comments:

  1. Wow, so many tricks. Awesome tips. +followed

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  2. wow didn't know this, nice ! = ) followed+

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  3. oh wow :P didnt know about those tricks with pinball

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  4. Awesome! it's really great, I like ur blog =) follow u ;)

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  5. very nice information :D thanks

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  6. lol nice i'll have to try these

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  7. wow thats pretty cool stuff i gotta try this :D

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  8. yeah know i know who is taking my files

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  9. So many tricks I never knew about. Thanks. Hotkeying here I come.

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  10. Thanks for the game tips *-*

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  11. NOW I CAN WIN AT SOLITAIRE EVERY TIME!

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  12. mmm never thought of them haha check them out XD

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  13. Nice tricks, thats for that post:)

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  14. ahhh that music i love that music! it sonly in xp but my god that is the stuff of heavens XD xp setup music XD

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