Windows XP Secrets / Easter Eggs

For those who're still using Window XP ( Well I am ), this is some of the easter eggs in the OS. Enjoy.

Easter Eggs (Definition) - A hidden message or feature in an application. This guide covers the undocumented and hidden features in Windows XP. All of the following were tested in Windows XP only.

Defrag
Secret - Hidden Command Line Switch
Instructions - Go to "Start", "Run" and Type defrag c: -b to defragment the Boot and Application Prefetch information.

Notes - Windows XP will run this automatically every three days or so, during system idle periods. BootVis will evoke this when you run the"Optimize System" function. There is no need to manually run this unless you wish to immediately optimize a newly installed application's load time.

IExpress
Secret - Hidden Install Creator

Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type iexpress

Notes - IExpress is a technology designed to simplify creation of a setup program. Using the step-by-step IExpress Wizard, you can create self-extracting files that automatically run the setup program contained inside. The setup program can be an .inf file or an executable program. IExpress technology automatically removes the setup files after installation, saving the user time and frustration.

Netmeeting
Secret - Hidden Internet Conference Application

Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type conf

Notes - Windows XP is the last version of Microsoft Windows to include NetMeeting. NetMeeting delivers a complete Internet conferencing solution for all Window users with multi-point data conferencing, textchat, whiteboard, and file transfer, as well as point-to-point audio and video.

Notepad
Secret - Create a Log File

Instructions - Launch Notepad, Type .LOG on the first line, and then press Enter to move to the next line. On the File menu, click Save As,type a descriptive name for your file in the File name box, and then click OK. When you next open the file, note that the date and time have been appended to the end of the log, immediately preceding the place where new text can be added. You can use this functionality to automatically add the current date and time to each log entry.

Paint
Secret - Image Trails

Instructions - Open an image and hold down Shift then drag the image around to create an image trail.

Secret - 10x Zoom

Instructions - Open an image and select the magnifying glass icon. Left-Click exactly on the line below the 8x.

Private Character Editor
Secret - Hidden Font Editor

Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type eudcedit

Notes - You can use Private Character Editor to create unique letters and logos for your font library.

Windows Media Player 6.4
Secret - Hidden Windows Media Player

Instructions - Go to Start, Run, type mplayer2

Notes - Windows Media Player 6.4 (Classic) is installed along with Windows Media Player 7. The only update is that it now supports the latest codecs.

GAME SECRETS

FreeCell
Secret - Instant Win

Instructions - Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 during game play. Then youwill be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or Ignore. Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win.

Secret - Hidden Game Modes

Instructions - In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.

Hearts
Secret - Show All Cards

Instructions - Edit this registry key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts and create a new String value named ZB with a Data value of 42. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards.

Background - This secret is a reference to Douglas Adams' book the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 'ZB' is the initials of the character Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Galactic President. '42' is the answer to The Ultimate Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything.

Minesweeper
Secret - Reveal Mines

Instructions - Minimize or close all running applications. Launch Minesweeper, then type xyzzy. Next hold down either shift key for one second. Now when you move the mouse cursor over a Minesweeper square you will see a tiny white pixel in the top left corner of your desktop screen. This pixel will change to black when your mouse moves over amine. You may need to change you desktop background to a solid color other then white or black to see the pixel.

Secret - Stop Timer

Instructions - Launch Minesweeper and start a game so the timer starts counting, then press the Windows Key + D to show the desktop. Now when you select minesweeper from the taskbar you can continue playing with the timer stopped.

Pinball
Secret - Extra Balls

Instructions - Type 1max at the start of a new ball to get extra balls.

Secret - Gravity Well

Instructions - Type gmax at the start of a new game to activate the Gravity Well.

Secret - Instant Promotion

Instructions - Type rmax at the start of a new game to go up in ranks.

Secret - Skill Shot

Instructions - Launch the ball partially up the chute past the third yellow light bar so it falls back down to get 75,000 points. There are six yellow light bars that are worth a varying amount of points:

First: 15,000 points
Second: 30,000 points
Third: 75,000 points
Fourth: 30,000 points
Fifth: 15,000 points
Sixth: 7,500 points

Secret - Test Mode

Instructions - Type hidden test at the start of a new ball to activate Test Mode. No notification will be given that this is activated but you can now left-click the mouse button and drag the ball around. While intest mode press the following keys for more secrets:

H - Get a 1,000,000,000 High Score
M - Shows the amount of system memory
R - Increases your rank in game
Y - Shows the Frames/sec rate

Secret - Unlimited Balls

Instructions - Type bmax at the start of a new ball. No notification will be given that this is activated but when a ball is lost a new ball will appear from the yellow wormhole indefinitely. Once this is activated you will be unable to activate other secrets without restarting the game.

Solitaire
Secret - Instant Win

Instructions - Press Alt + Shift + 2 during game play to instantly win.

Secret - Draw single cards in a Draw Three game

Instructions - Hold down CTRL + ALT + SHIFT while drawing a new card. Instead of drawing three cards you will only draw one.


OS SECRETS

Add/Remove
Secret - Hidden Uninstall Options

Instructions - Warning: Proceed at your own risk!Browse to C:\Windows\inf\ and make a backup copy of sysoc.inf. Then open the original file C:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf in notepad. Go to"Edit" and select "Replace". In "Find what:" type ,hide and in "Replacewith:" type , then select "Replace All", save and close the file. Go to the "Control Panel", "Add/Remove", select "Add/Remove WindowsComponents". You will now see many more Windows components to uninstall. Do not remove anything with no label or that you do not recognize or fully understand what it does. Doing so can break certain functionality in Windows.

Control Panel
Secret - Hidden Control Panel Extensions

Instructions - Download and install TweakUI, launch, go to "ControlPanel" and check any item not selected, then "Apply" and "OK". You will now see the hidden control panel extensions.

Device Manager
Secret - Hidden Devices

Instructions - Go to the "Control Panel", "System" icon, "Hardware" taband select "Device Manager". Select "View" and Show hidden devices.

Secret - Phantom Devices

Instructions - Go to "Start", "programs", "Accessories" and select"Command Prompt". At the command prompt, type "setdevmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "start devmgmt.msc" and press Enter. Select "View" and Show hidden devices. You can see devices that are not connected to the computer. - Source

Notes - When you close the command prompt window, Windows clears the"devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1" variable that you set and prevents phantom devices from being displayed when you select "Show hidden devices".

Music
Secret - Music from the Installer
Instructions - Browse to C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma and play.

Notes - "OOBE" stands for "Out-of-Box Experience".

Amazing !!!! Amazing !!!! Amazing !!!!

Amazing Striped Icebergs

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.




Antarctica Frozen Wave Pixs - Nature is amazing!

The water froze the instant the wave broke through the ice. That's what it is like in Antarctica where it is the coldest weather in decades. Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air.The temperature of the water is already some degrees below freezing.

The Cerry That Is Cover By Ice

This is happen at Jepun

It is beautiful

America Found A Type Of Squid That Has A Cute Smilling Face

According to the England newspaper, scientist recently in the American Southern California Kabuli Austria Aquarium Had discovered a cute smilling squid. It is amazing because the squid has a smilling face, and it is very cute. Expert believe it is because the skin pigment unusual arrangement creates.

This cute and fat squid systematic name is helicocranchia pfefferi. It is catch by the deep-sea fishing ship Los Angeles and Carter between Linna island Pacific Ocean waters.

A Type Of Fish With Hand and Leg

The photographs are genuine,
although they do not depict a fish.
This creature is an Axolotl or "Mexican Walking Fish".

The Axolotl is an amphibian,
more specifically, a salamander.
Although they are native to Mexico,
Axolotls have become popular as exotic pets
around the world.
In captivity, they are housed in an aquarium
and can have a range of colours.

Floating Rock - believe it or not

An Unbelievable Floating Rock?

A huge rock in a village of Al-Hassa region,
SAUDI ARABIA raises 11 cms from the ground level
once in a year during the month of April and
stays elevated for about 30 minutes !!!

They say that 17 years ago,
one Mujahid was shot dead behind this rock as he was hidden there.
This encounter happened in the month of April 1989.
You can see the fresh blood stains on the rock.
Most surprisingly,
when the rock raises from the ground,
these stains become darker,
fresher and wet. Local residents tried to wipe off the stains several times,
but after some time it appears again on the rock automatically. ....

Isn't it astounding?
Have a look....

One Piece is a Japanese shonen manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazinesince August 4, 1997. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17 years old boy, who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic pirates, named the StrawHats. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece and thereby become the next Pirate King.....

Plot

A boy named Monkey D. Luffy, inspired by his childhood hero "RedHaired" Shanks, sets out on a journey to find the legendary One Piece,to become the new Pirate King. To accomplish this, he must reach the end of the most deadly and dangerous ocean: The Grand Line. Luffy captains the Straw Hat Pirates first through the sea of EastBlueand then through the Grand Line. He follows the path of the deceased Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, from island to island on his way to the great treasure: One Piece. On his way his crew grows to have a first mate, a navigator, a sniper, a chef, a doctor, an archeologist, a shipwright, and a musician.

Straw Hat Pirates

1)Monkey D. Luffy (Captain)
2)Roronoa Zoro (Swordsman)
3)Nami (Navigator)
4)Usopp (Sniper)
5)Sanji (Chef)
6)Tony Tony Chopper (Doctor)
7)Nico Robin (Archeologist)
8)Franky (Shipwright)
9)Brook (Musician)
10)Going Merry (Deceased Ship)
11)Thousand Sunny (New Ship)

One Piece is my favourite cartoon. It is very nice to watch although it is the japanese cartoon and also the best cartoon among all the cartoon i watch. I watch this cartoon everyday untill now the movie was not finish yet and i still waiting the movie to out new episod. Beside One Piece, i also like to watch another japanese cartoon-Naruto. Naruto is also nice to watch but it still cannot compare to the One Piece. I hope the movie will faster out new episod and me can continue to watch again.....

This Is For Those Who Love To Eat Maggi

'The Correct Way Of Cooking Noodles'

The correct way to cook instant noodles without harming our bodies and health. Normally, how we cook the instant noodles is to put the noodles into a pot with water, throw in the powder and let it cook for around 3 minutes and then it's ready to eat.

This is the WRONG method of cooking the instant noodles.

By doing this,
when we actually boil the ingredients in the powder,
normally with MSG,
it will change the molecular structures of the MSG
causing it to be toxic.

The other thing that you may or may not realize is that,
the noodles are coated with wax and
it will take around 4 to 5 days for the body to
excrete the wax after you have taken the noodles.

The Correct Method

1. boil the noodles in a pot with water.
2. once the noodles is cooked, take out the noodles, and throw away the water which contains wax.
3. boil another pot of water till boiling and put the noodles into the hot boiling water and then shut the fire.
4. only at this stage when the fire is off, and while the water is very hot put the ingredient with the powder into the water, to make noodle soup.
5. however, if you need dry noodles, take out the noodles and add the ingredient
with the powder and toss it to get dry noodles.

My Collection Of Gundam

ZGMF X-20A Strike Freedom scale 1/100 Master Grade, Full Burst Mode

This is one of my collection of my gundam. I consider that it is the most beautiful among all my collection of gundam so i post it to share with other people and my friend. I spend about RM 3xx to buy this gundam, it is quite expensive but it is worth because collect this type of model is my interest. Although i collect this type of model, but i no watch is movie so i duno the name of the model. the name that i put on the top is copy from the box when i buy the model. Untill this day, i alomost spend about RM1xxx to buy all my collection. I will put more picture about my collection of gundam later......

Natural fountains in Russia

Something Natural in Hafita , Russia


It happens every 5 minutes and has 30 m height

NATURAL VIEW - VOLCANO