Computer Easter eggs
The term "Easter Egg", as it is used in computer terminology here, means any amusing tidbit that creators hid in their creations. They could be in computer software, movies, music, art, books, or even your watch. There are hundreds of them, and they can be quite entertaining, if you know where to look.
Here I have listed a few easter eggs and will update it as i get hold of new ones. TRY IT OUT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Windows XP:
"0" Blank File, and Clock AVI File :
For Windows XP, If you look in your "My Computer\C:\WINDOWS\" In this folder, after all other folders, you find a text file named "0". If you open it, nothing will be in there, hence the filename "0". Another thing would be a file called "Clock".It's an AVI file. It can open it in Windows Media Player. It's a very simple and plain animation.
These 2 files, were probably left in by the Microsoft Programmers as Easter-Eggs for anyone that could find them.
Con Folder :
In any windows or dos try to make a folder named 'con'.
You will be presented by an error that it already exists, or other error preventing you creating this directory.
"Quotes" in windows XP :
Ok, there is a secret file in Windows XP called "quotes". In order to get there you must be somewhat familiar with how to use Windows, simply open up My Computer (explorer) and double click on your main drive (probably C:) next navigate to: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc This is where the quotes file is. Open the file named quotes in your favorite text editor (notepad, MS Word) then look at the quotes put there by the MS developers!
Easier way to force win in Solitaire :
Here is how to make you instantly win a game of solitaire. Simply press Alt + Shift + 2.
Windows XP - Hidden MIDI :
I found this once while I was looking for the Windows "error sound".
Open "My Computer"
Open the "C" drive (or whatever your hardrive name is)
Open the "WINDOWS" folder.
Open the "Media" folder.
There will be sound a file called "TOWN". Open It and enjoy! (A quicker way to get to it is to go to C:\WINDOWS\Media\TOWN.MID )
Windows XP - Surf the WEB with Windows Help? :
Open any application you want to in Windows XP.
Click on the "Help" of the applications menu
Click on "Contents and Index"
After the help opens up, click on the question mark icon located in the top left hand corner of the help screen's title bar.
A new menu will open.
At the bottom of the new menu (second from the bottom) is another item not usually there. It is "Jump to URL..."
Click on "Jump to URL..."
A dialog box opens which you can then enter a url into or a location on you drive or network.
Make sure you type "http://" (no qoutations) before your address (example: http://www.google.com)
After you type in an address, the OK button enables. Click the OK button or hit the ENTER key, and voila, you are surfing the web from inside the Help Screen.
Flash MX
Flash (Macromedia) - Flash MX :
Click on the Help menu and choose About.
Click the very tip of the mouse pointer just underneath the "crotch" of the X.
Note: what you are hunting for is a button only one pixel wide so it may take a number of clicks to get it.
If your screen turns totally dark blue you've found the egg. Be patient it can take a while to load.
One it's loaded, you have a choice of six games.
One from the Flash 4 Easter egg: Gary's Bike Jump.
One from the Flash 5 Easter egg: Gold rush.
Plus four other games - Flash versions of the old arcade games: Asteroids, Lunar Lander, Breakthrough and Flash Blox (Tetris).
Enjoy!
Macromedia Flash 8
Flash (Macromedia) - Flash Professional 8 Photo Album :
Open Flash Pro. 8.
Go to Help> About Flash Professional.
Now, Click exactly in the middle of the big eight on the right hand side. (It is where the middle of the eight comes together to form an eight)
If you have any trouble than just click around the area for a little bit.
Flash MX Pro 2004
Go to Help/About Flash Professional...
Click on the tiny 'TM' near the number 2004.
Enjoy.
The About screen will load with a choice of six different games... loads of fun!
Yahoo Messenger (latest version)
Yahoo Messenger - new hidden smileys!
:-j - "jk" (just kidding)
:-@ - blabbermouth
:-> - animated flirt face
Winamp 5.x
Open About Window in Winamp. Press and hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift. Now pass to the Credits Tab... An interesting screen with authors' photos and fire walls is gonna to appear!
by Russian Eugene
Winamp 5.0
Load Winamp 5.0.
Click the "Options" menu, then "Preferences".
Under the "Plug-ins" tree, click "Input".
Click "Nullsoft Vorbis Decoder v1.40", and then "About".
A dialogue box should appear with a fish in front of a diamond. If you click the fish, it'll spin! The longer you hold it, the longer it'll spin.
PROGRAM EGGS
Below is a listing of various Easter Eggs found in programs.
Adobe Photoshop :
Electric Cat - Press and hold Ctrl + Alt and click on the eye on the tool bar.
Merlin Lives - Press and hold Ctrl + Alt and click on the arrow on the layers box and choose palette options.
Fax Works:
Squid Alert - Click your logo's manufacturer or logo of faxworks. When the about screen comes up, press and hold Shift + Ctrl and left click on the world until a new picture comes up.
Microsoft Excel:
Excel 97 Flight Sim - In a new worksheet, press F5. Type X97:L97 and press enter, press the Tab key once. Press and hold the Ctrl + Shift keys and click the Chart Wizard toolbar button, Note you must have Direct draw installed for this Flight Sim with Credits to work. To fly, press your hold right to go forward/faster forward, or press and hold the left to backwards or to slow down.
Microsoft Front Page:
Credits - In the Microsoft Front Page Explorer, press and hold Shift and go into help and about 3 times, pressing ok 2 of those times.
Microsoft Word:
Sex in Spell Check - Type in "zzzz" without the quotes and press space to get the red wavy line to indicate spelled incorrectly, then run spell check and see what it suggest as an option.
GAME EGGS
Diablo:
Cow Jokes - Start a new game, visit the cows on the eastern part of town. Click on a cow a couple times until something happens, repeat the process and you will get something else, then will repeat thereafter.
Doom 2:
Programmer's Head - Warp to the last level; type idclip, run through the daemons face and shoot the head to win the last level an alternate way.
Tomb Raider:
Lara and no clothes - During the "Tunnel" round, type "kkooii" at any point, then draw again. Lara will then drop the guns as well as all her clothes.
Tomb Raider 2:
Lara turning into a monster- Get to level 3 and turn around 5 times, shoot 8 times with the shotgun, jump up 3 times, minimize the Tomb Raider 2 Window, 'dive by with insert 4 times, type in ALT+TAB+Scary, run into a wall and Lara should then turn into a giant dragon.
WARCRAFT 2:
Hidden Song - Press enter, type in "disco", and press enter again.
OTHER
Palm Pilot :
The below have only been tested with the Palm Pilot and Palm Pilot Professional
Credits - Go into the Memory app, hold the stylus on the "System v. 1.0.2" text in the upper left corner, press the scroll-down button
Dos Error Message - In the Giraffe typing game, hold the stylus in the upper right corner, press the "page down" button.
Guys in tuxedos - Hold the stylus in the lower right corner of the display area, press page up.
Dancing hula tree - Hit the Help button, then draw the "#" character.
OS EGGS
MS-DOS :
Joke - type msd from the DOS directory (this does not work if in Windows directory); select help, then about and press F1. Note that any DOS after 6.2 (or Windows95 or later) this Joke will not work.
Windows 3.x :
Picture or Bear - Hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift and continue holding through the remainder of the steps. Go to Help from Program Manager and select "About Program Manager." Double-click on one of the four colors on the Windows flag at the upper right hand portion of this window. Repeat the above steps twice, clicking on a different color each time (still holding down Ctrl + Alt + Shift), the Windows flag should begin waving. Repeat the above steps once more you should then get a picture of a person and their name or possibly a bear; to get the bear, the process sometimes needs to be repeated several times.
Windows 95 :
Windows 95 Main Easter Egg - Note: ALL the following that you will have to type in is case sensitive and is typed without the quotes! On the desktop, right-click on the desktop and select new folder. Name the folder "and now, the moment you've all been waiting for" and press enter. right-click on the folder again and type "we proudly present for your viewing pleasure" and press enter. right-click on the folder again and rename it to "The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!" and press enter open the folder to see the Easter egg.
Various Volcanoes - In order for this to work you must have Windows 95 OSR2 (See the Determining windows version page for more information). Right-click on the desktop, click properties, then click on the settings tab, Choose 3-D text as the screen saver, and click on settings. In the Text box type "volcano" and click ok.
Hide the start button - Press Ctrl + Esc, let go press Esc, press Alt + -, Move the arrow up to close and press enter. Once the start has vanished, to get it back, press Alt + Ctrl + Del, end task Explorer, which will bring up your Shutdown window, hit your esc key once and wait, it will then bring up a message saying that Explorer is not responding, press Cancel and your start should be back. If, by some chance, it is not back, press Alt + Ctrl + Del 2 times or until it reboots and once it starts back into Windows you will have your start back.
Firefox - About The Robots
about:robots
This will show a built-in page with information about Mozilla bots apparently living in your browser. Click the button for more of the same tomfoolery.
Welcome Humans!
We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill!
Robots may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Robots have seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Robots are Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun To Be With.
Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten
And they have a plan.
