Top 5 jokes to do on a Windows machine
Posted by Jean-Baptiste Jung on Sep 12, 2008 | 34 commentsNevermind you’re a GNU/linux fanatic, an anti-Microsoft guy or just someone who like to have fun, here’s 5 absolutely hilarious jokes to do on a Windows machine: BSoDs on demand, screen reversing, Internet Explorer killer…Have fun!
Reversing screen
This one is one of my favorites. The screen reverse is Windows XP feature which allow the user to rotate of reverse the screen, for exemple for browsing the web. Due to the fact that almost no-one uses it, there's only a few users who even heard about it.
To do this joke to your favorite Windows user, simply press Ctrl+Alt+Up/left/right arrow. This joke can be particullary funny to do in a store that sells computers.
BSoD background image
Windows users feaaaaaaaaaaaaars BSoD. The Blue Screen of Death was very famous some years ago when almost every Windows user saw at least one per week. This screen simply display an error message, and you haven't any choice: You must reboot the machine.
To do this joke, simply download this BSoD wallpaper and define it as Desktop background. Then, hide the taskbar. To do so, Right-click on it and select properties. Then, check the Auto hide taskbar box.
The last things you have to do is to hide all the desktop icons, and wait for your Windows user to come back and see the fake disaster.
Internet Explorer killer
Back in June this year, I wrote a funny article containing 6 html and javascript codes to crash Internet Explorer. But at the time, I didn't knew that someone created a website called www.crashie.com. As you probably guessed it, the purpose of this website is simple: It crash Internet Explorer (It don't know if it can crash IE7, though).
If you're a strong Firefox supporter, or just a designer/developer tired about solving IE css bugs, you'll probably enjoy this:
Simply open Internet Explorer, then go to Tools menu → Internet options and define http://www.crashie.com as the start page. Then, every time someone will try to launch Microsoft browser, it will crash. As the user will not have any way to access the Internet, make sure to provide him a Firefox installer.
Depending to the user computer skills, chances are that he'll never find out and stop using Internet Explorer.
Desktop Screenshot Background
This one can works on Mac and Linux platforms as well. All you have to do is to take a screenshot of the current desktop with all icons and save it in a safe place. Then, simply right-click on the desktop and select Properties. On the Desktop tab, select browse and define your screenshot as background image.
Next time the user will delete or move one of his desktop icons, the desktop background will give the illusion that the icon duplicates.
BSoS on demand
Impressive, really. Do you know that you can create a BSoD on demand? Then you might check out this article.
Click here for demo and more info
Strange!!! reverse screen does not work for me!!
@Shoban: I guess it depends of your graphic card. It works perfectly good at my office.
Yeah the screen reverse doesn’t work for me on either of my computers. Others are good though!
John
BSoS on demand. Love it. There was also a great one for OS X where the screen would ‘fall apart’.. it think it was for the Macbooks…
BSoD background image is the best for me ! It perfectly represents this permanently feeling of fear when I use my PC
@Jamie: I heard about that..Might be funny to see :p
@Maigret: Most PCs users fears BSoDs! I’ll never regret the day I decided to use Linux and Mac…
These are really funny. It’s like switching somebodies mobile phone language to Russian (it works over here in Europe).
i especially like the first tip.
didn’t know about that, and the effect’s pretty interesting. 
CtrlL+Alt+arrows isn’t working on my pc. There goes my fun with that trick, sigh…
Apparently, the Ctrl+arrows depends of your graphic card. Too bad!
Reverse screen is only compatible with certain Graphics Cards.
i really like the Bsod one and that pic with a lot of bsod’s is looking really scary =S
consider if you have to fix all those individually.
ahhh, man the reverse screen didn’t work, I’m using windows xp sp3.
I also can’t reverse screen. It’s easy and funny, I will try it in a store! :-p
I think the dreaded blue screen is the best prank. I still get shivers when I see it!
http://www.crashie.com does crash IE7, confirmed personally.
@Johnny: Cool! Thanks for telling me!
Lol I like the reverse screen joke.. interesting..
You are sooooo bad!
(But I loved the jokes!)
I be changin all the school computers to CrashIE.com :]
The switch screen has worked on old computers in the past but i haven’t tried it since last year. lol
Nice complication, didn’t know about the screen flipping shortcuts
I gotta try that reverse screen sometime at the store!
Very funny stuff! One of my favorites is the desktop screenshot background! It confuses the hell out of people ha ha
Ha Ha, cruel but funny!
The screen-flip Ctrl+Alt works with Intel graphic cards only.
And you have to enable it in the properties aswel if not default enabled.
Nvidia cards definently not, ATI maybe some MObile versions but don’t press your luck..
LOL! never laughed so hard in my life!
Awesome tricks..!! I loved the BSoD one..Had it on,whne my bro came over..He was like shocked for a minute seeing it..!! I couldn stop laughing..thanks a lot guys..!!
Good set of tricks you guys got there! loved the BSoD trick the best!
Great…I always knew IE suck!
Hail Firefox…
woaw… the upside down screen just freaked me… lol… cool tricks…
Oh this is too funny! I will have to do the crash IE trick. I will spread my love for Firefox through my hate for Internet Explorer ;P