Text becomes unreadable
First open Notepad
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.
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
First open Paint, then open an image.
Right-click on the image and select “Select All”
Now hold the “Shift” key and move the image around. The image will be drawn with trail.
10x Zoom
First open Paint, then open a small image.
Select the zoom “Magnifier” tool.
Then, Windows Paint lists out the zoom options from 1x to 8x, but there is a 10x…
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?
The file is in
C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma
Game Secrets
Solitaire: Instant Win
Available for users only
Solitaire: Draw only 1 card (instead of 3)
Available for users only
FreeCell: Instant Win
Available for users only
FreeCell: Hidden Game Modes
Available for users only
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. Open the “Registry Editor” by: “Start” >> “Run” then type “regedit” and press Enter
Expand to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts
Right-click on the right panel and create a new String value with the name “ZB”
Then double-click to open this key “ZB” to edit its value. Then enter “42″ and close the Registry Editor.
Now start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards
Minesweeper: Stop The Timer
When you start to play a new game, the timer is ticking…
Press Windows Key + D to show desktop.
Now come back to the game by selecting it from the taskbar. The timer is stopped.
Pinball
-Unlimited Balls: Type bmax at a new game to get unlimited balls (no notification).
-Extra Balls: Type 1max at a new game to get extra balls.
-Gravity Well: Type gmax at a new game to activate Gravity Well.
-Promotion: Type rmax at a new game or while playing to get instant promotion and raising rank.
-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,…
-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,…
-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.
