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Hello, All! If in Windows in the screen properties you set the splash screen "Volume text" and Enter the text "Volcano", then the names of volcanoes will fly in the screensaver. Here What is the memory of our hard drives spent on? :) Vega/ex-Style Group. FIDO: 2:5030/1512 ZXNET: 500:812/19 E-mail: vega56@mail.ru

So we met at those very /_*green*_/ stones _*Vlad*_! ╔═════════════════════════════════ ═══════════════════════════════─--· ║ July 15, 2003, when my hourglass showed 00:44 ║ *Vlad Sotnikov* and *All* talked about "/*Joke*/" ╙────────────────── ──────────────────── ─────────────────────────────────────--· VS> If in Windows in the screen properties you set the splash screen "Volume VS> text" and enter the text "Volcano", then they will fly in the screensaver VS> names of volcanoes. This is what the memory of our hard drives is spent on! :) Pfe... There are a lot of such things in Windows and other small-soft products... Let's say these: Windows 98 Easter Egg It has long been known that every Microsoft program has some secret door behind which something is hidden like an OpenGL equivalent of Quake or at least an art gallery. Windows 98 is, of course, no exception. In order to personally To make sure of this you need to do something like the following: Create a shortcut on the desktop, enter in the command line literally the following: "C:WINDOWSApplication DataMicrosoftWELCOMEWELDATA.EXE" You_are_a_real_rascal Of course, instead of C:WINDOWS you should substitute the directory where you installed Windows 98. In the shortcut properties you need to indicate that the application should be launched "Collapsed into an icon"That's it, you can start. Now you understand why Windows 98 is so popular takes up disk space? ┌──────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────╖ │ Fak according to the so-called "Easter eggs" - hidden features of programs ║ ├──────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────╢ │ Conducted by Ilya Zverev, 2:5033/11.23 AKA 2:5033/13.61 ║ ╘════════════════════════════ ═════════════════════════════╝ ──────────────────────────────= Intra =──────────────────────────────────── Hi! I present to you my faq. It is dedicated, apparently, to the subject. If you do- If you think that no one needs this nonsense, then you are mistaken, and very deeply. co. For example, now I always have music from his music playing in the background in Windows. "eggs", and as soon as I find someone with Windows 3.1, I immediately launch I look at the list of developers - Gates is drawn so cool there! Why are all the developers doing this? Look at the list of produced effects fects: some lists of authors. Everyone wants to stand out in their own way, but we are left with All you can do is look at these creations and enjoy. Where do I get all this from? From Fido and the Internet. I can’t tell you the address - for- was, but try typing the search string "Eastern Eggs Windows" into AltaVista and you will get a fairly voluminous result. Regarding copyrights: firstly, I believe that the copyright for the “egg” belongs to the developers themselves, and it is notmust be indicated. Secondly, I indicate the name of the person who spoke about this “egg”, or I don’t indicate anything if this hero is unknown. As you can see from the list of programs, many of them are marked (not verified) or the version is not indicated, since I do not have the corresponding programs. I will be very grateful to those people who can check these points at home, and then tell or send screenshots of this. Or those who can prove that there is no such joke (or it is observed only in the late versions). And one last thing. If you suddenly discovered an “egg” that is not in this list, ske, then quickly send it to me. I'll put it in the faq, and your name will be proud show off before the description. ───────────────────= List of questions in this thread =─────────────────────── Updated items are marked with a ">" symbol. 1. MS EXCEL 95 - Doom 2. MS EXCEL 97 - Flight Simulator 3. MS Word (any version) - Small jokes > 4. MS Word 6.0 - list of authors 5. Windows 95 - Start Button 6. Windows 95 - List of developers [1] 7. Windows 95 - List of developers [2] 8. ScreenSaver - OpenGL 3Dtext 9. MS Internet Explorer 4.0 - List of developers 10. MS OutLook (not verified) 11. Norton Antivirus - photos of the creators 12. Apple QuickTime version >= 2.1.1.57 - creators 13. USRobotics modems - list of creators>14. mIRC - a lot of jokes (not verified) >15. "Solitaire" in Windows is a feature >16. "Mineweeper" (Win 3.1, 3.11, NT 3.51) - hint (not verified) >17. PageMaker (not verified) >18. Quattro Pro for Windows (not verified) >19. Paradox for Windows (not verified) >20. MS Excel 4.0 (for some reason it didn’t work in version 4.0a) >21. MS Excel 5.0 (not verified) >22. CorelDRAW! 3.0-5.0 (not tested) >23. CorelDRAW! 6.0 - authors, a little show >24. Norton Utilities for Windows 95 - photo by the authors (not verified) >25. Visual C++ 4.0 (not tested) >26. Borland C++ 4.51 (not tested) >27. Adobe Photoshop 4.0 - two jokes (not verified) >28. Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 - who has the distribution kit (not >checked) >29. Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 & 1.2 (not tested) >30. MS Visual Basic 4.0 - names of developers (not verified) >31. Corel Printshop (not verified) >32. "Mineweeper" - time>33. Windows 95 - Font animation (not verified) >34. MS Access 2.0 - puzzle (not verified) >35. MS Access 95 - authors, something else (not verified) >36. MS Excel unknown version - number (not verified) >37. Lotus Notes - list of programmers (not verified) >38. Netscape Navigator - "about:..." >39. Netscape Navigator - FishCam, Status Bar, URL (not verified) >40. Netscape Navigator - 1994 (not verified) >41. MS Office 95 Toolbar - license screen (not verified, try it >Of4.3) >42. MS PowerPoint (?) - developers (not verified) >43. MS Windows 3.xx - developers >44. Lotus Amipro 3.0 and 3.1 (not verified) >45. AOL 3.0 - version (not verified) >46. HP JetPrint A.01.08 - developers, cartoon (not verified) >47. Eudora Pro (not verified) >48. Apple IIGS (not verified) >49. PowerBuilder v4.x (not tested) >50. Oracle Book 2.0 and 2.1 (not verified) >51. QuarkXPress (not verified)>52. MagnaRam 97 (not verified) >53. Adobe Illustrator 4.0 (not verified) >54. MS Word 7.0 - developers (not verified) >55. MS Word 97 - a joke with the menu ────────────────────────= MS EXCEL 95 - Doom =─────────────────────────[1]─ SS>>> You don’t believe that a subject exists? So here it is for you. SS>>> 1. Launch Excel'95. SS>>> 2. Use the control buttons to move to field B95. SS>>> 3. Press Shift and hold it and select the line by pressing in SS>>> column with row numbering at 95. SS>>> 4. Press and hold the following keys: LeftShift+LeftCtrl. SS>>> 5. Then in the menu item Help/About the program, press the support button SS>>> (we do all this without releasing the buttons indicated in step 4). [by the way, LeftShift and LeftCtrl need to be held only while pressing the button support] SS>>> 6. Next, let them go and start playing DOOM ;) ZYZH This is not a joke! RP>> 7. After the window with DOOM appears: Without going anywhere, turn to RP>> 180 degrees and enter the code: excelkfa. (c) in some echo there was, RP>> ??.WIN95.* RP>> 8. You can walk along this narrow path across the abyss (I’m somewhere RP>> it happened about five times) and see there, at the other end, a room with RP>> photographs of the authors... RP>> 8.1. Or you can deliberately “fall” into the left half of the abyss and RP>> try to get out. Which is what I did, and I was VERY surprised when RP>> came out of the “building” where this action is taking place, and saw it from the outside. RP>> Plus to everything - there are also photographs on the walls of the building, a bunch of authors (in red RP>> in color), Excel 95 labels (yellow), etc. YD> And you can also get out “on the street” :) like this: YD> YD> /~~~~ YD> ▌ ▌ YD> / YD> | | ▓ - we start from here YD> ____| |____ YD> | | ▌ - windows on the street YD> | starting | YD> | hall | ~~~~ - a screen with inscriptions through which, if YD> | | stumble, you can get out onto the street YD> | ▓ |YD> ──────────────────= MS EXCEL 97 - Flight Simulator =───────────────────[2]─ VK>> And they say something similar exists in EXCEL'97. It only turns on VK>> to another. If anyone knows, write how this is done. SC> SC> They fly there ;) SC> SC> 1. Download Excel SC> 2. Press F5 SC> 3. Dial X97:L97 SC> 4. Enter SC> 5. Tab SC> 6. Press Ctrl-Shift and click the "Diagram Wizard" button SC> Let's fly! Mouse control. And somewhere in the center there is a stone with the names of the developers on it. ────────────= MS Word (any version) - Little jokes =─────────────[3]─ 1. Cool cursor - “clover leaf” (From the computer) - Alt+Ctrl+"+" on the numeric keypad. That's all. (Alexandr Gubitsky) This is a macro recording, not a joke. 2. Splash Screen (boot screen) (From the computer) - Select Help | About in MS Word; - Press and hold Ctrl+Shift+Alt; - Left-click on the horizontal dividing line without releasing the above keys; - Close the About window. The splash screen remains at the top. To close it, click on it with your mouse. 3. Spelling (From the computer)- In any document, type "zzzz" (without quotes), then a space; - Check spelling or right click in 7th word on this word; - Have fun :) >───────────────────= MS Word 6.0 - List of authors >=────────────────────[4]─ 1. In a new document, type "t3!" without quotes; 2. Select this text and make it bold; 3. Select "Autoformat" in the "Format" menu, click "OK", "Accept"; 4. Go to "Help | About" and click on the Word icon. ────────────────────= Windows 95 - Start button =─────────────────────[5]─ - Click on the "Start" button with the mouse; - Once again :) - the button should remain highlighted; - Now press Alt+"-"; - You can move the button to any position in the taskbar or even to it at all remove. To restore a removed button, press "Ctrl+Alt+Del", then close Explorer. Do not overload the computer, press cancel. Wait for the window o unloading the program, then unload it. After a second the button will return. ──────────────= Windows 95 - List of developers I =──────────────────[6]─ (From computer) - Click "Start" then Help | Find Tab | Options button; - Select "All the words you typed in order" in the top section, and in the next section - "begin with the characters you typed". Click "OK"; - Enter in the search bar "Who knows who built this tool?";- Hold Ctrl+Shift and press the "Clear" button; - Click "Options" again, select "At least one of the words you typed", and in the next section - "contain the characters you type". Click "OK"; - Enter “The Shadow knows!” in the search bar; - Hold Ctrl+Shift and press the "Clear" button. ────────────────= Windows 95 - List of Developers II =───────────────[7]─ (From computer) - Right-click on the desktop and create a new folder; - Call it "and now, the moment you've all been waiting for" (without quotes); - Right click on the folder and rename it to "we proudly present for your viewing pleasure"; - Rename it again to “The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!”; - Now the folder can be opened. It will stay on your desktop so you can you can watch it all again and again later. (Eugene Kostrigin) It's possible. Right mouse button on the desktop. After a folder appears with the name "--------" do not rush to press inter, but _immediately_, while the name is highlighted in color "Title of the active window", rename it to "New Folder" without quotes and observing the register of letters. Further on the subject. ─────────────────────= ScreenSaver - OpenGL 3Dtext =───────────────────[8]─ (From computer) - In "Display Properties" select "Settings"; - Select the screensaver "OpenGL 3Dtext"; - Click on the "Options" button;- Replace the default text with "Volcano". - Click "OK" and watch. ───────────= MS Internet Explorer 4.0 - List of developers =─────────[9]─ (From computer) - Enter the Help menu | About; - Press Ctrl and drag the "e" icon across the globe :) - Continue dragging the letter to the inscription "Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0"; - It will move to the side, and the “Unlock” button will be found under it. Press it; - The globe will begin to wobble. Drag the letter "e" onto it. ──────────────────────= MS OutLook (not verified) =───────────────────[10]─ (From computer) - Create a contact named "Ren Hoek"; - Select this contact; - Click "Help"; - Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift and click on the "OK" button. ─────────────────= Norton Antivirus - photos of the creators =──────────────[11]─ (From computer) Select menu Help | About, and then press "N", "A" and "V" at the same time. ────────────= Apple QuickTime version >= 2.1.1.57 - creators =────────[12]─ (From computer) - Go to the "Control Panel" and double-click on the icon "QuickTime"; - Go to the “Setup” tab, there click on the “QuickTime” logo; - Right-click anywhere inside the block that appears. ─────────────────= USRobotics modems - list of creators =────────────[13]─ (From computer) In any terminal, type "ATUSRX". If it doesn't work, you can try "ATUSR".───────────────────────────────────── ────────────────────────────────────── >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UPDATE STARTS HERE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ─────────────────────────= mIRC - a lot of jokes =─────────────────────[14]─ 1. Jumping point Bring up the "About" window and click somewhere inside it. You will see that The dot above mIRC (or somewhere else) will jump. To turn this off, click right mouse button again. 2. Squeaking sound (Paul Barker) Display the "About" window and click exactly on the tip of the author's nose (if you miss please, the window will close). If you have a sound card, you will hear squeaking sound. 3. Stupid messages (Paul Barker) Hover your mouse over the "About" button in the toolbar (rightmost button) and press the right mouse button. The tooltip line will display stupid phrase. Press the button again - there are many more such lines. (Kevin Switzer) says you can right-click any button in the toolbar. 4. Finger addresses Select "Finger..." from the "Tools" menu. Repeat until you notice that Example addresses vary. 5. Change your photo Display the "About" window, then type "arnie". The author's photo will be replaced on the image of the animal :) ─────────────────────= "Solitaire" in Windows is a feature =───────────────────[15]─ (Pete "sage" Calvert)If the “Deal 3 cards at a time” mode is selected, then you can take one at a time if hold down the Ctrl+Alt+Shift buttons. ────────────= “Mineweeper” (Win 3.1, 3.11, NT 3.51) - hint =──────────[16]─ - Press Shift and type "XYZZY"; - Release it and dial "XYZZY" again; - The upper left pixel (of something - it’s not said what) will be black if under check if there is a mine, and white if there is not. PageMaker =────────────────────────────[17]─ - Press and hold Ctrl+Shift; - Select "About Pagemaker" or "About TableEdit" from the "Help" menu. Quattro Pro for Windows =────────────────────[18]─ (Gilbert Whitmer, Jr.) - Type something in the cell; - Select Data, Parse; - Click the "Create" button, then "Edit"; - Hold Shift and click the question mark three times. ────────────────────────= Paradox for Windows =───────────────────────[19]─ (Gilbert Whitmer, Jr.) Select Help | About, then press Shift+Alt. ───────────────────────────= MS Excel 4.0 =───────────────────────────[20]─ (Gilbert Whitmer, Jr.) - Open a new document; - Select Options | Toolbars; - Click the "Customize" button and select "Custom" from the list of categories; - From the top row of icons, select the "Solitaire" icon and drag it to regular toolbar; - Click “OK” without assigning a description to the button, then “Close”; - Maximize the window with the table to fill the entire screen;- Hold Ctrl+Shift and click on the "Solitaire" icon. ───────────────────────────= MS Excel 5.0 =───────────────────────────[21]─ (Gilbert Whitmer, Jr.) - Start with an empty book. Click the right button on the toolbar mouse and select "Customize"; - From the list of categories, select "Custom" and drag the solitaire icon onto empty table (?); - Click "Cancel" without assigning a macro to the button, then "Close" to closing the window; - Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift and click on the solitaire button. ─────────────────────────= CorelDRAW! 3.0-5.0 =───────────────────────[22]─ - Hold Ctrl+Shift and select Help | About; - ^^^, DoubleClick on the balloon icon, a large balloon will appear; - With the left mouse button you can control the ball, and when you press the right one: 3.0: balloon will sink :) 4.0: Elvis will parachute onto the dialog box; 5.0: There will be fireworks. ─────────────────= CorelDRAW! 6.0 - authors, a little show =─────────────[23]─ - Select Help | About; - DoubleClick on any icon; - The left mouse button can change the color of the ticker, the right one will set off fireworks, ESC to exit. ─────────────= Norton Utilities for Windows 95 - photo by the authors =─────────[24]─ (Mark Incley) On the "About" screen, press "N", "U" and "9" simultaneously. ───────────────────────────= Visual C++ 4.0 =─────────────────────────[25]─ (Carlos Guerrera)Enter the "About" window, then hold Ctrl and double-click on the center dialog box. As a result, you will receive a globe that you can scroll and look for photos of the authors. Borland C++ 4.51 =────────────────────────[26]─ (Jeff Watson) In the "About" window, press Ctrl and double-click on the Borland image. ───────────────────= Adobe Photoshop 4.0 - two jokes =──────────────[27]─ (Michael M. Burch and Star Chan) - Hold Ctrl+Shift+Alt and select Help | About Photoshop; - “Big Electric Cat” will appear on the splash screen instead of the usual one, the pictures will also change; - Press Alt to view the list of authors. Secret Messages (David Gross) - Bring up the Big Electric Cat image as described in the previous text; - Hold Alt, click on the big eye and press Ctrl (without releasing Alt); - Release Alt and hidden messages will appear on the list of authors. ─────────= Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 - who has the distribution =──[28]─ (Morris Nuchowitz) Find the EXGL32.DLL file on the Exchange CD or wherever it is installed. Rename Paste it into EXGL32.AVI and view it as an AVI file. This file should occupy approximately 60 meters. ──────────────= Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 & 1.2 =───────[29]─ (Morris Nuchowitz) - Using the SMS Administrator program, go to Help | About and dial HERMES. There will be something flying across the screen.────────────────= MS Visual Basic 4.0 - names of developers =─────────[30]─ (Oliver Slay) - Add a text rectangle to the form; - Change its text properties to "Thunder" (without quotes); - Fix the text rectangle on the form; - Move the mouse to any button on the tool window; - Instead of the usual tooltips, the names of the developers will appear. Corel Printshop =─────────────────────────[31]─ (Lee Whitam) - Open Corel Printhouse and select Help | About; - Hold Ctrl+Shift and double-click the Printhouse icon; - You can now launch fireworks with the right mouse button. ──────────────────────────= "Mineweeper" - time =─────────────────────────[32]─ - Click on any square to start time; - Press both mouse buttons, 9 squares will open at once; - Press ESC to stop the clock; - Get the best time ;) ─────────────────────= Windows 95 - Font animation =──────────────────[33]─ - Download the property.zip file from the Microsoft website; - Install the font properties extension ttfext.dll; - Restart windows (?); - Open the Fonts folder; - Right-click on the Times New Roman font; - Select "Font Properties"; - Press Tab when reading "TrueType Credits". ──────────────────────= MS Access 2.0 - puzzle =───────────────────[34]─ - Create a new database (dbase) named db1.mdb- Create 4 tables in it: a, cc, e, ss; - Open this database; - Log in to Help | About; - Hold Ctrl+Shift and DoubleClick on the picture with the keys. ─────────────────= MS Access 95 - authors, something else =────────────────[35]─ Credits - Goto Tools - Security - User and Group Accounts; - Click on "New User"; - Enter "Pioneer" as the username; - Enter "092595" as your personal ID; - Your screen will turn black and the names of the authors will appear. :)) Magig 8 Ball - Launch Access and start a new database; - Create a macro that does nothing and call it "Magic Eight Ball"; - Move the macro to the toolbar so that the button appears; - Right-click on the button, select "Customize"; - Right-click on the button again, select "Choose Button Image"; - Select ball "8"; - Select "OK", "Close"; - verbally ask you machine a question (?); - Click on the Magic Eight Ball button. ────────────────= MS Excel unknown version - number =───────────────[36]─ - Move to any cell; - Dial 1.40737488355328; - Press Enter. ─────────────────= Lotus Notes - list of programmers =────────────────[37]─ - Log in to Help | About; - When the dialog box opens, type "release the power". <> - Log in to Help | About; - When the dialog box opens, type "elvis is not dead".──────────────────= Netscape Navigator - "about:..." =────────────────[38]─ 1. Type "about:abcdef" in the URL line (instead of abcdef you can type something else) - ? 2. Type "about:photo" - a photo of the authors will appear. 3. Type "about:authors" - a list of authors. 4. Type "about:mozilla" - ? 5. Type "about:???logo", where ??? could be java, qt, rsa or maybe absent - screensaver. 6. Type "about:global) -? ────────────= Netscape Navigator - FishCam, Status Bar, URL =─────────[39]─ The FishCam Just press Alt+Ctrl+F. Removing the status bar Press Alt+Ctrl+S. To turn it on, press it again. List of URLs Press Alt+Ctrl+T. Netscape Navigator - 1994 =───────────────────[40]─ (Robert Brooks) - Go to Help | About; - Move your mouse cursor around the big letter “N”; - The white areas around the letter refer to "about:1994". ────────────────= MS Office 95 Toolbar - license screen =─────────────[41]─ - Open the Office 95 toolbar; - Right-click on the icon in the upper right; - Select About Microsoft Office - the license and ID will appear product; - Hold Ctrl+Shift and double-click on the Office logo - it will appear splash screen, click on it to exit; - The license screen will change! ───────────────────= MS PowerPoint (?) - developers =───────────────[42]─- Log in to Help | About MS Powerpoint; - Left-click anywhere on the left picture. ───────────────────= MS Windows 3.xx - developers =─────────────────[43]─ (Adam Gashlin) - Start windows; - Press Ctrl+Shift and hold them; - Login to Help | About the program, double click on the win icon; - "OK", then repeat the previous step. You will see a flag waving; - Repeat that step again; - Release Ctrl. - Someone from the development team will present you with a list authors. By the way, there is also the famous B.G.! Lotus Amipro 3.0 and 3.1 =──────────────────[44]─ (Josh Simar) - Login to Tools | User Setup; - Enter GPB as initials; - Now go to Help | About AmiPro; - While holding Ctrl+Shift, press the F-button according to the current day of non- Delhi (F1-Sunday, F2-Monday, etc.); - While continuing to hold Ctrl+Shift, type SHANK. ─────────────────────────= AOL 3.0 - version =──────────────────────[45]─ (John Seg) In Help | About press Ctrl+R or Ctrl+T. ────────────────= HP JetPrint A.01.08 - developers, cartoon =───────[46]─ (John Coble) Login to Help | About, then press Ctrl+Shift and any mouse button. Eudora Pro =────────────────────────[47]─ (E. Scott FitzGerald) - Log in to Help | About; - Click the "More Credits" button;- When scrolling starts, press Ctrl. Apple IIGS =─────────────────────────[48]─ (Brian Santapaola) - Remove the disks from all drives and restart the computer; - When you see Open-Apple swinging, press Control-OpenApple- Opinion-N. PowerBuilder v4.x =───────────────────────[49]─ (Scot Reed) - Select Help | About Powerbuilder; - Hold Ctrl+Shift and double-click on the PB icon. - Close the dialog and repeat step 1. You can also try searching for "dean" in the powerbuilder help. ────────────────────= Oracle Book 2.0 and 2.1 =─────────────────────[50]─ (Scott Stephens) Login to Help | About and click on the Oracle Book icon. There's a lot of stuff there there should be titles, sounds, music, etc. QuarkXPress =─────────────────────────[51]─ (Steve Wilhite) - Create several boxes (from 50 to 100+); - Delete each one using Alien Delete strokes; - After 50 or more elements a large ship will appear and shoot at Alien Deleter. MagnaRam 97 =────────────────────────[52]─ (Guido M. Palm) - Launch control panel; - Select "details"; - Dial kingkong. ────────────────────────= Adobe Illustrator 4.0 =─────────────────────[53]─ (Robert Jolly) Open the About window and double click on the picture in the top left corner.───────────────────────= MS Word 7.0 - developers =─────────────────[54]─ (Raul Heiduk) - Create a new document; - Type "Blue" (without quotes); - Highlight this word; - From the menu, select "Format Character"; - Give the word a blue color and bold letters :) - Log in to Help | About and click on the picture. ─────────────────────= MS Word 97 - a joke with the menu =───────────────────[55]─ (Andrew Charykov, 2:5079/31.71) 1. Launch Word 97. 2. Press LeftShift+LeftContr+LeftAlt and click on the panel with the mouse (on panel is "File Edit View Insert, etc.", holding down the mouse We transfer any inscription. So you can have the inscription from repeating names. ───────────────────────────────────── ────────────────────────────────────── Last updated June 4, 1998 -=> /*Ivan Vorkunov*/ _*aka*_ *Vork* <=-