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Have you ever wanted to prank someone on the computer, but don't want it to be too complicated? This article will show you how to fool someone into thinking your computer crashed, offering several methods.
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Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Setting the Background Image
Find a picture of a Blue Screen of Death. These are relatively easy to find on search engines such as Google or Ask, and with others such as Yahoo! and GoodSearch, you can select from a variety of sizes, including wallpaper.
Set it as your background picture. Just right-click on the image and select, Set as Background.Advertisement
Get rid of any icons. You can do this by right clicking on your desktop and clicking on Arrange Icons by moving your mouse down to show desktop icons and clicking on it to uncheck it.(do opposite to fix)
Use Ctr+Alt+Delete (or your preferred method to run the task manager) and stop the process called explorer.exe. This will take away the start bar at the bottom of the screen and make it look as if there really is a blue screen of death on your machine. You can reverse this by using Ctrl+Alt+Delete and click File->Run and type explorer.exe to restart the process.
Get your victim. Have someone come back to glance at their computer, making them think they have a BSOD.Advertisement
Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Using Run and Notepad
Go to Notepad by typing it in Run. The Run keyboard shortcut is Windows Key+R.
Type in @echo off in the first line to begin.
Type echo, pause, or dir/s. Type echo to make a sentence or line. Pause makes it say "Press any key to continue".Dir/s makes it scan files to make it look as they are getting deleted. To make a sentence or line you do echo(space)(any text).Simply put just pause to have that. Put dir/s the same way as pause. Each thing must be on a different line. Always end in pause.
Go to File >> Save As >>. Then change .txt to anything you want then add .bat at the end. On the side of the window click "Desktop". It should have a computer icon. Then click Save.
Right click it on your desktop and click "Properties". Go to options and make it full screen. Then go to Colors and click the blue. Then select text color on the top corner. Make that bright white.
Click the icon on your desktop. It should look like an icon with gears and a paper. Make sure its the same one you edited in properties.
Complete the process. Now just set it up on the computer and wait for someone to use it.Advertisement
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- QuestionDoes this harm the PC?
Hello903helloCommunity AnswerNo, but the second method may slow down your PC, especially if it is old or has a slow processor. - QuestionHow do you make the fake virus run on the computer?
Community AnswerTo run the file you must first save it as a *.bat file (*.cmd works too) and double-click on it to execute the file. - QuestionTask manager does not let me disable Explorer.exe, what can I do?Hello903helloCommunity AnswerYou can right click on the task bar while holding Ctrl and Shift keys. An option saying "Exit Explorer" should appear. If you can't exit Eplorer.exe in Task Manager, your admin has likely disabled such option.
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- Do not try this at home.Thanks
- Works best with a simple glance.Thanks
- You can also change the colors for a new one and have it look like its in the boot menu!Thanks
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