Oct 31, 2010

Windows XP Game Tricks


FreeCell


Secret - Instant Win
Instructions - Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10
during game play. Then you will be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or
Ignore. Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win.

Secret - Hidden Game Modes
Instructions - In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.

Hearts



Secret - Show All Cards
Instructions - Edit this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Applets\Hearts and create a new String value named ZB with a Data value of 42. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards.

Background
- This secret is a reference to Douglas Adams' book the Hitch Hiker's
Guide to the Galaxy. 'ZB' is the initials of the character Zaphod
Beeblebrox, the Galactic President. '42' is the answer to The Ultimate
Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything.

Minesweeper



Secret - Reveal Mines
Instructions - Minimize or close all running applications. Launch Minesweeper, then type xyzzy.
Next hold down either shift key for one second. Now when you move the
mouse cursor over a Minesweeper square you will see a tiny white pixel
in the top left corner of your desktop screen. This pixel will change
to black when your mouse moves over a mine. You may need to change you
desktop background to a solid color other then white or black to see
the pixel.

Secret - Stop Timer
Instructions - Launch Minesweeper and start a game so the timer starts counting, then press the Windows Key + D to show the desktop. Now when you select minesweeper from the taskbar you can continue playing with the timer stopped.

Solitare



Secret - Instant Win
Instructions - Press Alt + Shift + 2 during game play to instantly win.

Secret - Draw single cards in a Draw Three game
Instructions - Hold down CTRL + ALT + SHIFT while drawing a new card. Instead of drawing three cards you will only draw one. OS Secrets

Pinball



You need Windows XP version for this to work.

There are four different ways to cheat at this Window's game.

1. To get one extra ball.
type 1max.

2. To get unlimited balls.
type bmax.

"at the start of a new ball. No notification will be given that this is
activated but when a ball is lost a new ball will appear from the
yellow wormhole indefinitely. Once this is activated you will be unable
to activate other secrets without restarting the game."

3. Activate the Gravity Well.
type gmax.

4. To get a promotion of one rank.
type rmax.

A message will confirm all of the cheats except for #2 ,but that one you will notice after you loose a few balls.


Secret - Skill Shot
Instructions
- Launch the ball partially up the chute past the third yellow light
bar so it falls back down to get 75,000 points. There are six yellow
light bars that are worth a varying amount of points:

First: 15,000 points
Second: 30,000 points
Third: 75,000 points
Fourth: 30,000 points
Fifth: 15,000 points
Sixth: 7,500 points

Secret - Test Mode
Instructions - Type hidden test
at the start of a new ball to activate Test Mode. No notification will
be given that this is activated but you can now left-click the mouse
button and drag the ball around. While in test mode press the following
keys for more secrets:

H - Get a 1,000,000,000 High Score
M - Shows the amount of system memory
R - Increases your rank in game
Y - Shows the Frames/sec rate

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