Notepad glitch. [Archive] - Archive Forums

neozf

01-11-2007, 04:17 PM

A friend sent me a link to a video, basicaly, the video shows a glitch in Notepad -Video (http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/filter/video_player.php?id=K3Uznzr45bgJvTTe)-
Someone has also seemed to make a page on the internet about it, the link is given in the comments, but for those who don't want to read the comments for some reason -Site (http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bush-hid-the-facts-notepad.html)-

ElyCyan

01-11-2007, 05:34 PM

Wow, I remember first hearing about this months ago and every now and then I see it. I wonder what the huge recent fascination about this is?

The only other online fad this long and widespred is O RLY? ;)

Shadowfox

01-11-2007, 05:58 PM

What is it?! I have dial up and prevents me from watching video's online :'(

BrokenTripod

01-11-2007, 07:06 PM

"open notepad
type "bush hid the facts" without quotation marks
don't press "enter" save the file
close notepad
open the file again"

From the -site- link that Neo put there. I've heard of it before. It's fun...Not really. I just did it.

Sim9

01-11-2007, 10:14 PM

Don't ever show these people the Hall of Tortured Souls (http://www.eeggs.com/items/719.html) in Excel '95.

PS - Someone should youtube this Microsoft easter egg. It's certainly a lot more interesting. :P

Pythagora

01-11-2007, 10:34 PM

Wow, that Excel one is way more interesting.

ElyCyan

01-12-2007, 03:37 AM

Yeah, Hall of Tortured Souls FTW.

I can't think of a better easter egg. Right now, anyways. I know there is one with System Clock's Time Zone map.

Shadowfox

01-12-2007, 05:29 AM

eh, the notepad trick was kinda boring :|

rm_you

01-12-2007, 09:17 AM

There was an interactive racing game in one of the versions of Excel, I believe :P I played that for a while ^_^

Amnistar

01-12-2007, 10:34 AM

I'm curious as to what causes the glitch in notepad and if there are any other phrases that'll cause it.

neozf

01-12-2007, 03:17 PM

Amni, the link I also included had some infomation on what causes it and other phrases.

Sim9

01-13-2007, 04:46 PM

I know there is one with System Clock's Time Zone map.

Never heard of that one... have any additional information on it?

neozf

01-14-2007, 06:45 AM

I remember one glitch where when you were restarting on an old windows, it would have some count down, if you were to then change the time on the computer, the time of which it would restart/shut down would change, theres a YTMND page about it.

ElyCyan

01-14-2007, 02:52 PM

Never heard of that one... have any additional information on it?

It's a Windows 98 easter egg. I tested it with WinXP, no go.

Info here. (http://fliptech.net/win98egg.shtml)

I remember one glitch where when you were restarting on an old windows, it would have some count down, if you were to then change the time on the computer, the time of which it would restart/shut down would change, theres a YTMND page about it.

The only one like that I saw was Novell forcing a computer to shutdown after you use the kernel to stop on of its services. The timer changes with the time change, up to 364 days.

It definatly works too.

neozf

01-14-2007, 04:09 PM

The only one like that I saw was Novell forcing a computer to shutdown after you use the kernel to stop on of its services. The timer changes with the time change, up to 364 days.

It definatly works too.
Yea thats the one I'm on about.

Pythagora

01-14-2007, 04:58 PM

I've heard of that one too... funny. :D

BrokenTripod

01-15-2007, 12:11 AM

http://www.eeggs.com/items/718.html

I just did that one. It's pretty odd.

Yay.

neozf

01-15-2007, 05:19 PM

You have excel 97?

temasongu

01-15-2007, 06:36 PM

Pythagora

01-15-2007, 08:02 PM

Wow, if I ever get my old machine running again, I'm going to try all these. It runs Windows '95 I think.

BrokenTripod

01-15-2007, 08:10 PM

I have Excel 97. Yes.

Also, the FreeCell and Minesweeper one work in WinXP. I don't remember if that's the exact same code for minesweeper, though...

ElyCyan

01-15-2007, 10:06 PM

Cool kids don't need cheats for minesweeper :p

Pythagora

01-15-2007, 10:45 PM

Cool kids don't need cheats for minesweeper :p

That's because cool kids don't play minesweeper. :P

Travis

01-15-2007, 10:56 PM

That's because cool kids don't play minesweeper. :P

Ha! Burned! +10ed

neozf

01-16-2007, 01:36 AM

CTRL+SHIFT+F10: the easiest way to win any hand of FreeCell.

X, Y, Z, Z, Y, ENTER, SHIFT+ENTER: Enter this code and the top left most pixel on your screen will turn black whenever your cursor hovers over a mine. (applies to Windows 3.1 and earlier versions only)
Easiest way to wing any had of freecell you say, now if i only knew how to play it.

That's because cool kids don't play minesweeper. :P
Rotfl.

ElyCyan

01-16-2007, 07:15 AM

Oh, go play Dark 3, I mean Doom, or whatever. Back in the day, we had Skifree and Minesweeper and we loved it. Of course, you were still a thought in your Dad's pants back then, Pyth.

neozf

01-16-2007, 10:16 AM

Lol Insane, and, skifree? That game where you use your mouse to move and go down the hill, then some snow monster eats you?

Pythagora

01-16-2007, 03:41 PM

Oh, go play Dark 3, I mean Doom, or whatever. Back in the day, we had Skifree and Minesweeper and we loved it. Of course, you were still a thought in your Dad's pants back then, Pyth.

You're forgetting Hotrod and Simcity...

Also, I hope you have fun reminiscing about "back in the day" when I take your job and shuttle you off to the old folk's home. :P

neozf

01-17-2007, 03:27 PM

mmm Simcity, I have that for the Snes and I think the PC somewhere.
Whats Hotrod?

Pythagora

01-17-2007, 03:40 PM

Hotrod was some lame (cool) racing game where you start off buying some crummy car and racing for money or pink slips, until you get enough money for "your dream car". It's a really old game that came with one of our computers.

p.s. Anyone remember SimFarm?

neozf

01-17-2007, 03:47 PM

SimFarm? Maybe, I've got one called SimSheep though lol.

Pythagora

01-17-2007, 04:48 PM

Wow, SimSheep? What's that like?

Shadowfox

01-17-2007, 05:44 PM

SimFarm? I just remebered, I have Simcity 2000 sitting in my computer room here lol, was never too big on it, but my grandpa just gave it to me so yea. Funny how this thread went from glitches to games.

ElyCyan

01-17-2007, 06:49 PM

SimAnt, anyone?!

Sim9

01-17-2007, 08:43 PM

X, Y, Z, Z, Y, ENTER, SHIFT+ENTER: Enter this code and the top left most pixel on your screen will turn black whenever your cursor hovers over a mine. (applies to Windows 3.1 and earlier versions only)

This cheat was great for showing off to your friends. People thought you were some kind of minesweeper deity when you played a custom game with 99 mines and one free space and never missed, or played the hard levels in seconds. Too bad they got rid of it <_<

p.s. Anyone remember SimFarm?
SimAnt, anyone?!

I do! Both were great games! :D

You can get SimFarm here (http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=985) now that it's considered abandonware.

ElyCyan

01-17-2007, 09:45 PM

Oooo! Going to have to check this out! *excitement*

Pythagora

01-18-2007, 03:03 PM

I think you showed me that link a little while ago, but I never got around to downloading it. :P

Awesome game though.

BrokenTripod

01-18-2007, 06:10 PM

Sim9

01-18-2007, 07:46 PM

Hey peoples, I'm using Win XP and the Minesweeper glitch STILL WORKS.

So like, yeah. Try it!

And yeah, it's quite hard to actually USE it in an actual game...It looks really obvious that you're cheating. ><

I think BT is making things up, or he forgot he's running windows 3.1 :P

I'd verify this, but can't find Minesweeper anywhere in my start menu :lol:

Pythagora

01-18-2007, 08:41 PM

Hey peoples, I'm using Win XP and the Minesweeper glitch STILL WORKS.

So like, yeah. Try it!

And yeah, it's quite hard to actually USE it in an actual game...It looks really obvious that you're cheating. ><

Haha!
He's right! It's working on my computer with Windows XP.
How awesome.

neozf

01-19-2007, 01:23 AM

It didn't work on my one :(

Pythagora

01-19-2007, 02:46 PM

Weird...
I guess BT and I are the only ones who can do this? It did work though, I'm not messing with you guys... but the trick didn't fool my brother...

BrokenTripod

01-19-2007, 05:15 PM

/me opens up his computer to find...WOAH, he IS running Win 3.1! And so is Pyth!

Hah. kidding. It works fine on mine. Neo, maybe you're not looking hard enough at the pixels in the top right of the screen..? Or you missed a step?

Pythagora

01-19-2007, 05:45 PM

Neo, maybe you're not looking hard enough at the pixels in the top right of the screen..?

It is very very tiny... which is why it's kind of obvious that you're cheating.

neozf

01-21-2007, 07:59 AM

I still can't seem to get it to work :(

temasongu

01-24-2007, 01:19 AM

Well imagine that, it works again!! It must've been taken out for 95/98 then.

By the way, top left, not top right.