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Undocumented Windows 95/OSR2/NT/3.1x Easter Eggs
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WIN95 HOOPS GAME EASTER EGG
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NOTICE: This Easter Egg works ONLY with the original (retail) release of
Windows 95, WITHOUT MS IE 4.0x installed!
1. Left-click the Start button.
2. Left-click Help.
3. Select the Index tab.
4. In the text box, type "hoops please" (no quotes).
5. Press Enter (or click OK).
6. Press simultaneusly Ctrl + Alt + Del.
7. Click the "Yes/OK" button (or press Enter) to shut-down Windows 95.
8. Sit back and enjoy the hoops game!
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WINDOWS/WFWG 3.1x EASTER EGG
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NOTICE: This Egg applies to ALL Windows and Windows for WorkGroups 16bit
releases begining with 3.10 and up to 3.11!
1. Click Help in Program Manager, File Manager or any other standard
Windows/WfWG program. This applies ONLY to the programs installed by
Microsoft Windows/WfWG Setup!
2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift.
3. Click About.
4. Double-click the Windows logo in the upper left corner of the dialog box.
The logo begins to wave like a flag.
5. Repeat the steps 1 to 4 to view the caricatures and names of Windows/WfWG
developers.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 4 again to view caricatures and names of different
Windows/WfWG developers.
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SOLITAIRE EASTER EGG
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This Egg works with all Solitaire (Sol.exe) versions included with both
Windows 95 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
Win95) to exit Solitaire.
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MINESWEEPER EASTER EGG
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This Egg works with all MineSweeper (Winmine.exe) releases bundled with both
Windows/WfWG 3.1x and Windows 95.
NOTE for Win95 users: make sure to disable ALL animated cursors first!
1. Run Winmine.exe.
2. Hold down Shift (or press Shift + Enter together) and type "xyzzy" (no
quotes).
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.
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HEARTS EASTER EGG
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NOTE: This Egg works ONLY with the Windows 95 release of Microsoft Hearts
(Mshearts.exe)!
Run Regedit.exe (the Win95 Registry editor, located in your Win95 folder)
and go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts
In the right hand pane add a new key (string) and name it "zb" (no quotes).
Give it a value of 42.
Now run Mshearts.exe and during gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 the
same time.
Have fun!
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POWERPOINT 95/97 EASTER EGG
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Easter Egg, one for MS Powerpoint 95/97 this time
Subj: Yet another NEW easter egg
This is Antonio from Australia again with another easter egg. For those who
have Powerpoint 95 or 97, when you go to Help then About Microsoft
Powerpoint, click on the Powerpoint logo and a little fireworks display
shall then appear with a list of programmers. I don't know if this works
with previous versions of Powerpoint. Anyway must go and keep those hints
coming!
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OSR2/NT EASTER EGGS
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This Win95 B/C OSR 2.x and WinNT 3.51/4.0 Easter Egg is hidden into the 3D
Text (OpenGL) Screen Saver, bundled with these Operating Systems (the file
SSTEXT3D.SCR is located in C:\Windows\System on Win95 OSR2 systems, and in
C:\Windows\System32 on WinNT systems, respectively).
To activate the Egg, follow these steps EXACTLY:
1. Right-click on an empty spot on your Desktop.
2. Select Properties.
2. Select the Screen Saver tab.
3. Select 3D Text (OpenGL) from the Screen Saver list.
4. Click the Settings button.
5. From here you have several options, depending on which platform you're
using:
A. Windows 95 B/C OSR 2.x: Type "volcano" (no quotes) and select OK. Click
the Preview button. The screen saver text now cycles through the list of
famous volcanoes.
B. Windows NT 4.0: Type "not evil" (no quotes) and click OK. Select the
Preview button. The screen saver text now cycles through a list of WinNT 4.0
programmers.
C. Windows NT 3.51:
a> Type "I love NT" (no quotes) and click OK. Select the Preview button. The
screen saver text now says "good?" and cycles through a list of WinNT 3.51
programmers.
b> Type "beer" (no quotes) and click OK. Select the Preview button. The
screen saver text now cycles through a list of famous beer brands.
c> Type "rock" (no quotes) and click OK. Select the Preview button. The
screen saver text now cycles through a list of famous rock bands.
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FREECELL EASTER EGG
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This Egg works with ALL FreeCell releases, bundled with:
- Win32s 32bit add-on extensions for Windows/WfWG 3.1x;
- Windows 95.
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 95: 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 and F10.
2. Select 1 of the 4 choices from the dialog box that shows up: Abort, Win,
Retry or Cancel.
3. Move (drag) any card to activate your selected choice.
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WORD VIEWER EASTER EGG!
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Subj: a NEW easter egg in Windows 95
I was playing around with some programs on my computer when I started to
play with Microsoft Word Viewer. I found out if you go to Help then About
Word Viewer it comes up with a screen. If you hold down SHIFT, CTRL and ALT
then click on the glasses, it comes up with a screen of the programmers.
It's nothing spectacular but at least it is a new easter egg which is
undocumented anywhere. You may be interested to post this in one of your
tip files. Good luck with your quest to help other people.
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IE 4.00/4.01 EASTER EGG
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Subj: IE 4.0/4.01 Easter Egg Trick
"There is a new Easter Egg in the final release versions of Internet Explorer
4.0/4.01. To find it, open the IE 4.0/4.01 browser and choose "About Internet
Explorer" from the help menu. The "About" dialog box appears. Hold down the
control key [Ctrl] and click the IE logo in the upper right corner of the
dialog box. With the control key down, you can drag it around the dialog box.
Then move the IE logo over the globe and then to the right, so that it hits
the "Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0" text. If you do it correctly, the text
will move off the right side of the dialog, revealing a button named
"Unlock". Drop the logo that you have been dragging around and click the
"Unlock" button. The globe will start a shaking motion. Pick up the logo
again (Ctrl-click) and drag the it onto the globe. A new dialog box opens and
a scrolling list of credits appears. Enjoy!"
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WIN95 EASTER EGG FOLDER
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To get the Windows 95 hidden Easter Egg on your Desktop, create a new folder
with this EXACT name:
The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!.{869DADA0-42A0-1069-A2E7-08002B30309D}
UPDATE: This Easter Eggs might NOT work if you have installed Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0x with the Active Desktop feature, or/and if
you use Win95 B/C OSR2!
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WIN95 EASTER EGG - PART DEUX [UPDATED]
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Another interesting Win95 Easter Egg procedure. Follow these steps EXACTLY:
1. Press F1 (the main Help screen opens).
2. Click Search from the button bar.
3. Click the Find tab (the Help Wizard will open).
4. Click Options in the Find dialog box.
5. Select "All the words you typed in any order" from the top bordered
menu.
6. Select "begin with the characters you type" OR "contain the characters
you type" from the second bordered menu from the top.
7. Click OK (to return to the main dialog box).
8. In the top box (at the cursor), enter EXACTLY these words:
Who knows who built this tool?
9. Hold down Shift-Ctrl and click the Clear button.
10. Click Options again.
11. In the top bordered menu select "At least one of the words you type".
12. Click OK (to return to the main dialog box).
13. In the top box (at the cursor), enter EXACTLY these words:
The Shadow knows!
14. Hold down Shift-Ctrl and click the Clear button.
If you followed these instructions EXACTLY, you should now see the scrolling
animation of the names of the Microsoft staff who contributed to the making
of Windows 95.
NOTICE: This concerned e-mailer ([email protected]) sent me the necessary
CORRECTIONS to make the Win95 Easter Eggs work properly on ALL
Windows 95 and 95a OSR1 systems. Thanks a lot!
UPDATE: This Easter Eggs might NOT work if you have installed Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0x with the Active Desktop feature, or/and if
you use Win95 B/C OSR2!
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WIN95 EASTER EGG - PART 1 [UPDATED]
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Undocumented! To see Windows 95's Easter Egg, create a new folder on the
Desktop and name it EXACTLY like this:
and now, the moment you've all been waiting for
Then rename it to:
we proudly present for your viewing pleasure
Rename this folder again to:
The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!
Double-click the new folder and enjoy the show!
NOTICE: This concerned e-mailer ([email protected]) sent me the necessary
CORRECTIONS to make the Win95 Easter Eggs work properly on ALL
Windows 95 and 95a OSR1 systems. Thanks a lot!
UPDATE: This Easter Eggs might NOT work if you have installed Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0x with the Active Desktop feature, or/and if
you use Win95 B/C OSR2!
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