[1] Bush Hid the Facts/This App Can Break
This is one of the most popular notepad tricks because of its mysterious nature. In order to get an idea as to what this trick does, just follow the steps given below:
Open Notepad.
Type “BUSH HID THE FACTS” or “this app can break” (without quotes).
Save that file with any name and close it.
Open It Again to see the magic.
[2] 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.
When you open the file again you will see the current date and time being inserted automatically after the .LOG line. This will happen automatically every time you reopen the the notepad file.
[3] 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
As soon as you save this file, your anti virus program will detect the file (virus) immediately and will attempt to delete it. If this happens then your Antivirus is working properly. If not, then its time to look for some other reliable program.
NOTE: The EICAR test file (#3) is a 16-bit application and cannot be run on 64-bit versions of Windows.
[4] Continually pop the CD Drive
Open Notepad.
Copy the code given below onto the notepad file:
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
Save it as “Anything.VBS”.
Now open the file and see the magic! The file will continuously force the CD rom to pop out! And If you have more than one then it pops out all of them!
[5] Matrix Effect
Not much to explain, just follow the steps and see the amazing matrix effect happen in your DOS window:
Open Notepad.
Copy the below mentioned text in your notepad file:
@echo off
color 02
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto start
Save the file with .bat extension like Matrix.bat
Thats it. Just open the file to see the matrix effect right before your eyes!
[6] Constantly Repeat Messages
Follow the steps to know more:
@ECHO off
:Begin
msg * Hi
msg * Are you having fun?
msg * I am!
msg * Lets have fun together!
msg * Because you have been o-w-n-e-d
GOTO BEGIN
Save the file with any file name but with .bat as extension and close it. For eg. Freakymessage.bat
After saving the file just open it (by double clicking) and see what happens.
Pssstttt……. You can piss of your friends by sending it as an email attachment asking them to try it out !
[7] Open Notepad continuously
Open Notepad.
Paste the following code in your notepad file:
@ECHO off
:top
START %SystemRoot%system32notepad.exe
GOTO top
Save the file with any name nut with .bat extension and close it.
Now open the file and see how it annoys you by opening notepad again and again.
[8] 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 :-
Open notepad.
Type the following the code in it (Or just copy paste it).
01100110011011110111001001101101011000010111010000
100000011000110011101001011100
0010000000101111010100010010111101011000
Save it as an .exe file giving any name you desire.
Thats It ! Now just double click on the file (to open it) and your C: drive will be formatted !
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).
[9] Lock File(s) on Windows Without Using 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.
If 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.
