Windows NT/ ME/ 2000 Hidden Games

Windows NT

The Shadow Knows

Requires: Win95, WinNT 3.5
Hidden Game: 1. While at your desktop, press [F1], to display the Help Topics: Windows Help dialog box.
2. Click on the find Tab. (If you haven't done the mumbo - jumbo before, follow the Wizard along...)
3. Click the Options... button, then select the All the words you typed in any order radio button.
4. In the Show words that dropdown list, make sure the begin with the characters you type options is selected, then click OK.
5. Once you return to the Find tab, select the text box at the top and type Who knows who built this tool? (Make sure you capitalize the W and include the question mark.)
6. Hold down the [Shift][Ctrl] key combination as you click the Clear button.
7. Now, click the Options... button once more, only this time, select the radio buton titled At least one of the words you typed.
8. In the Show words that dropdown list, choose the contain the characters you type option, then click OK.
9. In the Find tab, type The Shadow knows! in the text box at the top. Make sure you capitalize the letters T and S and that you include the exclamation point.
10. Finally, hold down the [Shift][Ctrl] key combination as you click the Clear button. You should now see the Easter Egg in action.

 

They ARE Evil

Requires: WinNT 3.5
Hidden Game: 1. Goto Control Panel
2. Double click Display
3. Goto Screen Saver Tab
4. Change Screen saver to 3D Text
5. Goto Settings
6. Change Display text to "not evil"

 

Freecell Instant Win

Requires: WinNT 3.5
Hidden Game: 1. Start a new game.
2. Hold down CTRL+SHIFT+F10
3. Follow the instructions.
4. Double click on a card to do it.
5. (You can make it so when a person makes their first move, they lose the game! ;-) )


Pipes Screensaver

Requires: WinNT v3.5 and above
Hidden Game: 1. Open Control Panel
2. Open Desktop
3. Select 3D Pipes (OpenGL) as the screen saver
4. Click Setup, and set the joint style to mixed.
5. When the screen saver comes on - look closely. Every once in a while, a 'teapot joint' will appear.

 

Windows ME

Volcano Names Screensaver

Requires: Windows ME
Hidden Game: 1. Go to Display Properties (under Control Panel)
2. Click on 'Screen Saver' tab
3. Select the '3D Text (Open GL)' Screensaver.
3. Hit the 'Settings' Button.
4. Change the text to 'volcano'.

You will have a screen saver listing different volcano names from the Northwest of the United States, where Microsoft is located.

Teacup Screen Saver

Requires: Windows ME
Hidden Game: 1. right click on desktop
2. click properties
3. click screen saver tab
4. choose 3D pipes
5. click settings
6. choose multiple pipes
7. choose traditional with mixed joints
8. resolution to max
9. solid texture
10. click OK
11. watch screen saver and every so often, the joint will be a teacup. cool!

 

Windows 2000

Volcano Screensaver

Requires:
Hidden Game: 1) Right click on "Properties" on the desktop.
2) Go to the "Screensaver" menu.
3) Go to the 3-D text screensaver and open the properties.
4) In the text box, type "volcano" (without quotes).

Enjoy! Note: this is the same egg that has already been listed in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT.

 

Teapots are still here...

Requires: Windows 200 installed....
Hidden Game: The teapots in the 3D Pipes screen saver from Win95 and NT still work:

1. Change your screen saver to 3D Pipes(OpenGL).
2. click Settings
3. Change the settings to Multiple Pipes, Traditional joints, with Mixed joint type. Set the resolution to max.
4. Click OK
5. Watch

Every now and again, a teapot is displayed instead of the normal ball joint at the corner of a pipe.
Not really a new egg, but it works better than the volcano one :)
I think it's amazing.

 

Minesweeper

Requires: windows 2K , Minesweeper
Hidden Game: . Enter Minesweeper, and type "xyzzy"(No quotes).
2. Press the left shift key.
3. Look at the top-left most pixel on the entire screen. To see this pixel, you have to minimize or shrink Program manager, since this changing pixel resides on the background wallpaper. When the pointer in on a mine the pixel will turn
4. This cheat is known to work under Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11, but it is belived that the minesweeper under Windows 95 was changed and that this trick won't work.

 

Boss key for games included with Win2k

Requires: None
Hidden Game: 1) Start->Program Files->Accessories->Games->Mine Sweeper

2) While playing the Mine Sweeper game or any other Microsoft-supplied game...

3) Hit the ESC key and window will close.

4) The task bar will contain "Budget.xcl" instead of the name of the program that was running.

 

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