Easter eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blind to truth]

cool eggs i found at cnet.com:Microsoft Windows 98
The egg:
A slide show of the Microsoft campus

How to crack it:
1. Open Windows Explorer and find the Windows folder (usually C:\Windows). You may need to click a link in the Explorer window to view files and folders inside the Windows folder.
2. Select the Application Data and Microsoft subfolders, and click the Welcome subfolder.
3. Right-click the file weldata (may be labeled weldata.exe) and select Create Shortcut.
4. Right-click the weldata shortcut and select Properties. Under the Shortcut tab, locate the Target edit box and type one space and You_are_a_real_rascal (include the underscores) at the end of the text already in the box. The result should read: "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\WELCOME\WELDATA.EXE" You_are_a_real_rascal
5. In the Run box, select Minimized and click OK.
6. To start the show, double-click the weldata shortcut.

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Microsoft Windows 95
The egg:
A 20-minute show of Windows 95 developers' pictures and names, with a musical score

How to crack it:
1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop.
2. Select New Folder.
3. Type this exact name for the folder: and now, the moment you've all been waiting for (with no other punctuation or capitalization).
4. Right-click the folder, select Rename, and type we proudly present for your viewing pleasure (with no punctuation or capitalization).
5. Right-click the folder, select Rename again, and type The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team! (complete with capital letters and exclamation point).
6. Double-click to open the folder.

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Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000
The egg:
A Mad Hatter screensaver

How to crack it:
1. Open the Display Control Panel (select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and click the Display icon).
2. Click the Screen Saver tab.
3. Select the 3D Pipes screensaver.
4. Click the Settings button.
5. Change the Pipes settings to Multiple and Pipe Style to Traditional. Under Joint Type, pick Mixed.
6. Set the resolution to maximum and click OK. Whenever you run the screensaver, you'll periodically see a teapot as the joint in the pipes.

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Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000
The egg:
A hot new screensaver

How to crack it:
1. Open the Display Control Panel (select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and click the Display icon).
2. Click the Screen Saver tab.
3. Select the 3D Text screensaver.
4. Click the Settings button.
5. In the text box, replace OpenGL (or whatever is there) with the word volcano. Whenever you run the screensaver, you will see the names of volcanoes whizzing about.

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Microsoft Windows 3.1
The egg:
Another Windows team cast list

How to crack it:
1. Open Program Manager.
2. Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift through all of the following steps.
3. Select Help/About Program Manager.
4. Double-click one pane of the Microsoft Windows logo in the upper right corner.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 and click the logo again. You'll see an animated window and some different text, but this isn't the real egg.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 5 and click the logo again. You'll see one of four cartoons of the scrolling cast list. The bigwigs in the pictures are Bill Gates, Brad Silverberg, Steve Ballmer, and a teddy bear.
8. To check out another character, repeat steps 2 through 7, but click a different square in the logo.

Microsoft Excel 2000
The egg:
A race car game called Dev Hunter

How to crack it:
1. Open a new file in Excel 2000.
2. Select File and Save As, and in the Save As Type menu, select Web Page.
3. Click the Selection:Sheet radio button, and checkmark Add Interactivity.
4. Click Publish. In the Publish As dialog box, click Publish again.
5. Switch over to Internet Explorer (IE). Open the HTML page you've just saved in Excel. You'll see an Excel worksheet in the middle of the IE page.
6. Press the Page Down key until you get to row 2000, then tab over to column WC.
7. Hold down Shift-Ctrl-Alt while you click the Office logo at the upper left.
8. Now, you're dropped into a full-screen game similar to Spy Hunter, called Dev Hunter. Use the arrow keys to drive. You'll see developers' names painted on the road as you go.
9. If you're an aggressive driver, hit the spacebar to fire and the letter O to drop oil slicks. When it gets dark, use H to turn on your headlights. (Note: Your system must be equipped with DirectX in order for this egg to work.)

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Microsoft Excel 97
The egg:
A flight simulation game

How to crack it:
1. Open a new worksheet and press F5.
2. Type X97:L97 and press Enter.
3. Press Tab.
4. Hold down Ctrl-Shift while you click the toolbar's Chart Wizard button (the one with the three 3D shapes).
5. A 3D flight simulator will appear. The mouse controls flight; the right button moves you forward; the left button puts you in reverse. (Note: Your system must be equipped with DirectX in order for this egg to work.)

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Microsoft Excel 95
The egg:
A Doom-like exploration game called the Hall of Tortured Souls

How to crack it:
1. Open a blank worksheet.
2. Select row 95.
3. Press Tab once to move to column B.
4. Select Help/About Microsoft Excel from the main menu.
5. Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift while you click the Tech Support button.
6. A window called Hall of Tortured Souls appears. Use the cursor keys to move around.
7. To go on a quest for pictures of the Excel developers, turn your virtual self around 180 degrees and go down the stairs. Type excelkfa, and the wall disappears, revealing a narrow walkway that leads to a quest. (Note: Your system must be equipped with DirectX in order for this egg to work.)

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Qualcomm Eudora Pro (3.x to 4.2)
The egg:
The skinny on Eudora's interdepartmental joking

How to crack it:
1. Select Help/About Eudora
2. Click the Credits or More Credits button (depending on your version).
3. The credits will roll by, but this isn't the good part. Press Ctrl for the nicknames and interdepartmental ribbing (for instance, the heading "Marketing" becomes "Marketing Weenies" and "Sales" becomes "No problem, that can be added to the product").

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Microsoft Word 97
The egg:
A pared-down pinball game

How to crack it:
1. In a new document, type Blue.
2. Double-click the word to select it, and select Format and Font.
3. Change the font style to bold, and the text color to blue. Click OK.
4. Type a space after the bold, blue word Blue.
5. Select Help/About Microsoft Word.
6. Hold down Ctrl-Shift and click the banner containing the Word logo.
7. The whole screen will be taken over by a black screen with a cast list and a pinball game. Use Z to work the left flipper and M for the right flipper. If your boss comes to look over your shoulder, hit the Esc key to exit the game.

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[U-96]

Hey thanks blind to truth!
The functioning bits of Win98 are about 64KB after I've deleted all that ****.

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