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AXCEL216's MAX Speeed
Undocumented Windows 9x/NTx/2000/ME/XP/3.1x,
DOS + Related Apps/Games
Easter Eggs
ALL these Easter Eggs are also available at:
http://members.aol.com/axcel216/egg.htm
DEFINITION: The computer software Easter Egg is a hidden (secret) code in a
program or operating system, intended to be activated by an undocumented
sequence of keystrokes and/or mouse clicks, usually revealing text, graphics,
animation, developer credits, jokes etc.
Please send me your comments, corrections, eggs at:
axcel216@aol.com
And here they are, by popular demand...
EGGS.TXT Contents: [New "eggs" added at the TOP]
SKIFREE EASTER EGG
JAVASCRIPT BROWSER RESIZER EASTER EGG
MSD EASTER EGGS
WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x CLIPBOARD EASTER EGG
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR/COMMUNICATOR EASTER EGGS - PART DEUX
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR/COMMUNICATOR EASTER EGG - PART 1
ANOTHER MS IE EASTER EGG
WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x EASTER EGG
SOLITAIRE EASTER EGG
MINESWEEPER EASTER EGG
FREECELL EASTER EGG
Easter Eggs on the Internet:
- The Easter Egg Archive:
http://www.eeggs.com/
- The Easter Egg Page:
http://www.htsoft.com/easter/
- Egg Heaven 2000:
http://www.eggheaven2000.com/
- C|Net: Easter Egg Hunt:
http://www.cnet.com/software/0-8888-8-5465378-1.html
- ActiveWindows: Easter Eggs:
http://www.activewin.com/tips/eeggs/
- WinPlanet: Easter Eggs in Windows Applications:
http://www.winplanet.com/winplanet/tutorials/749/1/
______________________________________________________________________________
SKIFREE EASTER EGG
Courtesy of Harry F.
"The old Windows 16-bit SkiFree game (Ski.exe) from the original Microsoft
Entertainment Pack, which used to be bundled with some OEM MS Windows 3.1x
computers [way back :)], has an Easter Egg:
1. Play the game: ski down the hill.
2. Go past the Finish line and keep on skiing.
4. At some point, an ugly gray monster will jump out onto the hill and will
eat the skier [you :)]. After that the monster starts jumping up and down,
rubbing his belly. This also happens if you ski left, right, or even up the
hill. The monster will disappear when you click your mouse on the game screen,
and you will be automatically "teleported" back to the Start line, where you
can begin a new game.
Maybe the monster appears after a certain amount of time has passed since the
race started. When you ski uphill this happens sooner. :)"
JAVASCRIPT BROWSER RESIZER EASTER EGG
To enable the undocumented Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.xx/6.xx and
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0x/5.xx/6.xx JavaScript 1.1 browser window
resizer, open your favorite Internet browser, and type one of these strings
EXACTLY as they appear here (case sensitive), in the Address/Location URL
box (screen width/height measured in pixels):
javascript:resizeTo(640,480);
javascript:resizeTo(800,600);
javascript:resizeTo(1024,768);
javascript:resizeTo(1152,874);
javascript:resizeTo(1200,1024);
javascript:resizeTo(1600,1200);
javascript:resizeTo(1792,1344);
javascript:resizeTo(1800,1400);
javascript:resizeTo(1972,1600);
Then just hit Enter to see the effect.
Of course, you can only use the screen resolutions supported by both your
video controller AND monitor. :)
NOTE: This does NOT work with ANY of these browser releases older than 4.00,
because those do NOT support JavaScript 1.1 standard.
MSD EASTER EGGS
MicroSoft Diagnostics utility for DOS (MSD.EXE) "shows off" 2 Easter Eggs:
I. MSD v2.00 bundled with MS Windows 3.10 (located in your Windows directory),
and probably other earlier releases, pops up a "funny" message when you:
1. Press and hold Alt and H or click Help.
2. Hit Enter (or A) or click About.
3. Punch F1:
"No Help Available.
(so leave me alone)"
Microsoft removed this "joke" from all newer MSD releases begining with v2.01,
included with MS Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS 6.00.
II. MSD v2.13 bundled with MS Windows 95 retail, 95a OSR1, 95B OSR 2.0, 95B
OSR 2.1 and 95C OSR 2.5 displays the wrong version: identifies itself as v2.11
when you:
1. Press and hold Alt and H or click Help.
2. Hit Enter (or A) or click About:
"Microsoft (R) Diagnostics
Version 2.11"
The correct version (2.13) shows up ONLY on the red intro screen when MSD
first starts:
"Microsoft (R) Diagnostics
Version 2.13"
but ONLY IF MSD is run from native MS-DOS mode (when you boot with the
"Command prompt only" option from the Windows 9x Start Menu), NOT from a DOS
box/session within Windows GUI.
MSD.EXE is NOT installed by Windows 9x on your hard drive. :( But you can
find it on your Win9x Setup CD-ROM in the \OTHER\MSD folder.
If you don't have Windows 95 you can get MSD v2.13 from MS Software Library
FTP [176 KB, free]:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/MSDZIP.EXE
FYI: See MSD62.TXT (included) for more MSD details.
WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x CLIPBOARD EASTER EGG
This Egg applies to ALL Windows 3.1x and Windows for WorkGroups 3.1x
Clipboard (Clipbrd.exe) releases.
Follow these steps to activate the Egg:
1. Double-click the Clipboard icon from the Program Manager Accessories
group, or CLIPBRD.EXE in C:\WINDOWS from File Manager.
2. Click on Help from the Contents menu.
3. Select the letter i from the last line of Topics.
4. Click on the different flags that appear to view the developer credits.
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR/COMMUNICATOR EASTER EGGS - PART DEUX
Some of these Easter Eggs apply ONLY to Netscape Navigator/Communicator v3.0x
and/or v4.xx web browsers.
1. Things you can do with the built-in "about:" command [command name is case
insensitive, but ALL characters after the colon (:) MUST be typed in lower
case]:
- about: = Netscape and built-in components + supported standards version info
- about:authors = Netscape developers list [Netscape 1.0x ONLY]
- about:cache = disk cache info [Netscape 2.0x and above ONLY]
- about:document = current web page info
- about:global = global history entries list [Netscape 2.0x and above ONLY]
- about:globalhistory = global history entries list [Netscape 2.0x and above
ONLY]
- about:image-cache = memory cached images info
- about:license = license agreement text
- about:logo = Netscape Navigator logo
- about:namelogo = Netscape and built-in component/supported standard logo.
Substitute name (followed by logo without commas or spaces) with one of the
following: fc, hs, inso, java, mc, mm, ncc, odi, qt, rsa, sym, td, visi
- about:memory-cache = memory cache info
- about:mozilla = see "NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR/COMMUNICATOR EASTER EGG - PART 1"
below
- about:name = Netscape developer home page. Substitute name (without commas
or spaces) with one of the following: ari, atotic, blythe, chouck, dmose, dp,
ebina, hagan, jeff, jg, jsw, jwz, karlton, kipp, marca, mlm, montulli, mtoy,
paquin, robm, sharoni, terry, timm
- about:plugins = installed plug-ins info
- about:url = url information. Substitute url (without commas or spaces) with
a valid internet address or IP number. Url prefix (http://, ftp://, news://
etc) required.
2. The following Netscape 3.0x/4.xx built-in commands that can be typed in the
URL Location box REQUIRE to have Java(TM) and JavaScript(TM) ENABLED [command
name is case insensitive, but ALL characters after the colon (:) MUST be typed
in lower case]:
- Javascript: = JavaScript interpreter input form
- Javascript:eval(x+y) = simple math calculator. Substitute x and y with
positive integer or fractional (x.y) decimal (real) numbers. Multiple digits
are accepted. Substitute + (add) with the - (subtract), * (multiply) or /
(divide) symbols to perform one of the 4 basic arithmetical operations.
NOTE: The JavaScript calculator works also with ALL Microsoft Internet
Explorer releases.
- Livescript: = LiveScript interpreter input form
- Mocha: = Mocha interpreter input form.
3. More "about:" Netscape Easter Eggs:
http://home.cern.ch/rigaut/about.html
4. Netscape built-in "hot key combos":
- Ctrl + Alt + F = The Amazing Fish Cam
- Ctrl + Alt + S = toggle bottom status bar on/off
- Ctrl + Alt + T = active connection(s), socket(s) and URL(s) info.
5. View ALL Netscape browsers 3/4 for MS Windows command line parameters:
http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/deploymt/options.htm
6. Visit Mozilla related web sites:
- Mozilla Museum:
http://www.snafu.de/~tilman/mozilla/
- Mozilla is Back!:
http://www.pla-netx.com/linebackn/good/
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR/COMMUNICATOR EASTER EGG - PART 1
This is the most well known Netscape Easter Egg. Works with ALL Navigator and
Communicator browser releases (ANY platform):
1. Open a Netscape browser window.
2. Type this command in the URL Location box [command name is case
insensitive, but ALL characters after the colon (:) MUST be typed in lower
case]:
about:mozilla
3. Press Enter.
4. This white text on a dark red screen will pop up:
"And the beast shall come forth surrounded by a roiling cloud of vengeance.
The house of the unbelievers shall be razed and they shall be scorched to
the earth. Their tags shall blink until the end of days.
from The Book of Mozilla, 12:10"
No MS IE "blinking tags" allowed here... :)
ANOTHER MS IE EASTER EGG
Another Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0x/5.xx/6.xx Easter Egg:
1. Open an Internet Explorer window.
2. Type this command in the URL Address box [command name is case insensitive,
but ALL characters after the colon (:) MUST be typed in lower case]:
about:mozilla
3. Click the Go button (ONLY IF you have MS IE 5.xx/6.xx) or press Enter.
4. An empty blue screen will pop up.
No Netscape "beast" allowed here... :)
WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x EASTER EGG
This Egg applies to ALL Windows 3.1x and Windows for WorkGroups 3.1x
releases, but ONLY to the programs installed by Windows/WfWG Setup.
1. Open Program Manager, File Manager or any other standard program bundled
with Windows/WfWG.
2. Hold down Ctrl + Shift together throughout this entire Egg.
3. Click Help -> click About.
4. Double-click the Windows logo in the upper left corner of the dialog box.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 to see the logo waving like a flag and this message:
"Dedicated to all the hard-working people on the Microsoft Windows 3.10
Team!"
7. Repeat steps 3 to 5 a third time to see a cartoon character pointing to a
list with the names and cartoons of Windows/WfWG developers.
8. Repeat steps 3 to 5 again (for a total of 4 times) to see the names and
cartoons of these MS VIPs:
- Bill Gates (MS CEO, guy with glasses)
- Steve Ballmer (MS Executive VP, bald guy)
- Brad Silverberg (MS Personal Systems VP, guy with beard)
- T-Bear (Teddy Bear, Windows 3.10 team mascot).
SOLITAIRE EASTER EGG
This Egg works with ALL Solitaire (Sol.exe) releases included with Windows
95/98/ME and Windows/WfWG 3.1x.
1. Run Sol.exe.
2. Click Game -> Options -> Draw 3 (cards).
3. Click Game -> Deal.
4. Hold down Shift + Ctrl + Alt together and left-click on the card deck to
draw only one card at a time (instead of 3).
5. (Double)-click the close/exit button (the upper right hand corner x in
Win9x/ME) to exit Solitaire.
MINESWEEPER EASTER EGG
This Egg works with the MineSweeper (%windir%\Winmine.exe) releases bundled
with Windows/WfWG 3.1x, 95/OSR1 (WITHOUT MS IE 4/5/6 installed!) and probably
with NT4/2000/XP. It does NOT work with Windows 98, 98 SP1, 98 SE, ME or MS IE
4/5/6.
NOTE: You MUST disable ALL animated cursors FIRST!
1. Run Winmine.exe.
2. Hold down the left Shift (or press Shift + Enter together) and type:
xyzzy
These characters are case insensitive.
3. Release Shift and then hold it down again (or left-click once on the
yellow happy face).
Now whenever your mouse cursor is over one of the mines, you'll see a tiny
little pixel at the end of your cursor's arrow (or a black dot in the upper
left hand corner of your screen). The pixel (dot) disappears if your mouse is
not over a mine spot.
UPDATES:
1. This other cheat for MineSweeper appears courtesy of Ari Lintula
(ari.lintula@dlc.fi):
"Start a game. Click and hold BOTH right AND left mouse buttons the same time
and press Escape. The Timer has stopped."
2. To add your name to the MineSweeper list of players without playing, edit
Winmine.ini (using Notepad), a text file located in your Windows folder:
- add/change the "Time1=xxx" value to match Beginner level;
- add/change the "Time2=xxx" value to match Intermediate level;
- add/change the "Time3=xxx" value to match Expert level;
- add/change the "Name1=xxxxxxxx" value to match Beginner level;
- add/change the "Name2=xxxxxxxx" value to match Intermediate level;
- add/change the "Name3=xxxxxxxx" value to match Expert level.
Save your work (don't type the quotes!) and close Notepad.
To become unbeatable add these 2 new lines (replace "MyName" with your real
name):
Time4=0
Name4=MyName
and then change Winmine.ini file attributes to read-only and hidden [:)]:
ATTRIB %windir%\WINMINE.INI +R +H
3. "Typing xyzzy allows also for 10x10 grids with 81 mines, and you can cheat
by clicking on boxes with an 8 below them. Your friends will not see you
cheat, even if you tell them you are doing so. :)"
[Thank you David (talkingtoes@msn.com)!]
FREECELL EASTER EGG
This Egg works with ALL FreeCell (Freecell.exe) releases bundled with Win32s
32-bit Add-on Extensions for Windows/WfWG 3.1x and with Windows 95/98/ME.
NOTE: MS Windows/WfWG 3.1x users need to install Microsoft Win32s 32-bit
Extensions v1.30c Add-on [2.4 MB, free]:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/PW1118.EXE
for this Egg to work, because Freecell.exe is a Win32 (32-bit) application,
and it is included ONLY with MS Win32s.
Run the Freecell shortcut/icon from:
- Windows/WfWG 3.1x: Program Manager -> Win32s Applications -> Games ->
Freecell, or open File Manager and search for FREECELL.EXE usually located in
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WIN32S;
or from:
- Windows 9x/ME: Start button -> Programs -> Accessories -> Games ->
Freecell, or open Explorer and search for FREECELL.EXE usually located in
C:\Windows.
Now follow these steps EXACTLY to activate the Egg while playing a Freecell
game:
1. Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 together.
2. A dialog box shows up with 4 choices: Abort, Win, Retry or Cancel.
3. Click Abort and move (drag) any card to the top to win the game.
UPDATES:
1. Check this other FreeCell cheat, courtesy of Ari Lintula
(ari.lintula@dlc.fi):
"Start a game. If you have moved a wrong card, quickly press F10 before
clicking another card. It's the Undo button."
2. To sort all cards by color and in:
- ascending order: click Game -> click Select Game (hit F3) -> click Yes to
cancel game in progress -> type -1 -> click OK.
- descending order: click Game -> click Select Game (hit F3) -> click Yes to
cancel game in progress -> type -2 -> click OK.