practical jokes
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Sad thread this one, but has anyone got any good computer related practical jokes? Work safe ones...
I've already
remotely swapped somebody's left and right mouse buttons (by editing their registry from my machine)
remotely changed their desktop picture (I too have fallen victim to this, with the words "HOT PINK" now plastered across my desktop even when I'm logged out)
remotely changed their My Computer icon to a small picture of a fat man
swapped someone's keyboard buttons about and even changed the layout in Windows so it reflects my new custom keyboard layout
(geeky one) used the task scheduler remotely to make someone's PC spontaneously launch applcations and documents and even start a powerpoint presentation containing photos of themself
... run out of ideas
ah the joys of working in IT..
I've already
remotely swapped somebody's left and right mouse buttons (by editing their registry from my machine)
remotely changed their desktop picture (I too have fallen victim to this, with the words "HOT PINK" now plastered across my desktop even when I'm logged out)
remotely changed their My Computer icon to a small picture of a fat man
swapped someone's keyboard buttons about and even changed the layout in Windows so it reflects my new custom keyboard layout
(geeky one) used the task scheduler remotely to make someone's PC spontaneously launch applcations and documents and even start a powerpoint presentation containing photos of themself
... run out of ideas
ah the joys of working in IT..
Send some emails out with rather personal infomation and change the from address to be someone elses with the other recipients BCC on the mail. Say he has something silly like genital warts or scurvy and watch the strange looks he gets before he figures it out.
Modify the spellcheck dictionary to but in diliberate misspellings. Most people just blindly click ok to everything so he documents going out will look very silly.
Change error messages in Windows to say "I can't let you do that Dave"
Make his windows colour scheme rather colourful.
Modify the spellcheck dictionary to but in diliberate misspellings. Most people just blindly click ok to everything so he documents going out will look very silly.
Change error messages in Windows to say "I can't let you do that Dave"
Make his windows colour scheme rather colourful.
probably not many of these around now but on a 5250 emulator (AS400 etc) change the text and background to black so the user can't see the writing.
remotely send messages using netsend "I can see what you're doing!"
remotely opening CD drives
not very inspiring but all I can think of just now. Haven't done IT support for a while...
remotely send messages using netsend "I can see what you're doing!"
remotely opening CD drives
not very inspiring but all I can think of just now. Haven't done IT support for a while...
Take a screenshot of a Windows desktop which includes all the desktop icons, Start bar etc.
Then on the machine to play the prank, set this image as the desktop wallpaper, hide the desktop icons and unlock and drag the Start bar down.
Much fun watching someone trying to use "Windows" where nothing they click on works
Then on the machine to play the prank, set this image as the desktop wallpaper, hide the desktop icons and unlock and drag the Start bar down.
Much fun watching someone trying to use "Windows" where nothing they click on works
I once took a screenshot of someones desktop, printed it out and stuck it over the front of the screen with sellotape. The real kicker was when he came back, said 'ha ha very funny' and ripped it off to reveal that I'd also taken the whole tube out of the monitor and replaced it with an actual bowl of fruit as well 
... I kill me I really do.
Also, take the keys off his keyboard and re-arrange them to form abusive messages - they just pop off and on. Use multiple keyboards for hard to spell stuff.
One stealthy strip of sellotape over the mic in his phone... watch him shout for days.
I'l try and remember some more later
... I kill me I really do. Also, take the keys off his keyboard and re-arrange them to form abusive messages - they just pop off and on. Use multiple keyboards for hard to spell stuff.
One stealthy strip of sellotape over the mic in his phone... watch him shout for days.
I'l try and remember some more later
Change the Windows language to Turkish or Arabic.
Make the clock run slow - (i.e. re-sync it every night, but run at about half-speed from 9am - 5pm; tricky to do, but fun)
Update the normal.dot file for Word, etc. to have the gayest, pinkest fonts/colours/marching-ants you've ever seen
Update his e-mail signature to have something subtly but amusingly changed. ESPECIALLY funny if done in such a way that he'll never notice, but everybody else will (i.e. write an HTML signature, using a system color in CSS like "buttonhighlight", etc. that you can then redefine as white/other background colour on his PC)
Change the orientation of the mouse
Swap all the icons around (using IconPackager or similar)
Amusing out-of-office message
And, my favourite...
Edit the hosts file (/windows/system32/drivers/etc) to have Google, BBC, PH, EVERYWHERE pointing at random dwarf-porn sites.
Make the clock run slow - (i.e. re-sync it every night, but run at about half-speed from 9am - 5pm; tricky to do, but fun)
Update the normal.dot file for Word, etc. to have the gayest, pinkest fonts/colours/marching-ants you've ever seen
Update his e-mail signature to have something subtly but amusingly changed. ESPECIALLY funny if done in such a way that he'll never notice, but everybody else will (i.e. write an HTML signature, using a system color in CSS like "buttonhighlight", etc. that you can then redefine as white/other background colour on his PC)
Change the orientation of the mouse
Swap all the icons around (using IconPackager or similar)
Amusing out-of-office message
And, my favourite...
Edit the hosts file (/windows/system32/drivers/etc) to have Google, BBC, PH, EVERYWHERE pointing at random dwarf-porn sites.
A favourite trick of mine many years ago at school, where the computers were all lined up neatly in a row for everyone to use.. Was to cross wire the keyboards with the computer next to it. So the keyboard on the left actually controlled the computer on the right. And Vice versa. But I went a step further and did the same with the monitor cables also.
This effectively reversed my handiwork with the keyboard, so initially all seemed normal when using the computers.. Until that is you would do something like open the cd drive tray to insert a disc.. Initially it would seem not to work as the tray doesn't open. Meanwhile the person on the computer next to it wonders why their CD drawer is opening and closing by itself.
It was much the same with floppy discs.. You pop one in and nothing seems to happen. But the person on the other computer sees this disc pop up on their desktop seemingly from nowhere.
Twice the fun!
P,
This effectively reversed my handiwork with the keyboard, so initially all seemed normal when using the computers.. Until that is you would do something like open the cd drive tray to insert a disc.. Initially it would seem not to work as the tray doesn't open. Meanwhile the person on the computer next to it wonders why their CD drawer is opening and closing by itself.
It was much the same with floppy discs.. You pop one in and nothing seems to happen. But the person on the other computer sees this disc pop up on their desktop seemingly from nowhere.
Twice the fun!
P,
and shit, ok it made me laughpentoman said:
great stuff! J_S_G said:
And, my favourite...
Edit the hosts file (/windows/system32/drivers/etc) to have Google, BBC, PH, EVERYWHERE pointing at random dwarf-porn sites.
have to try this one! Can even do it remotely...It didn't work because we have a proxy. It only works if I add google to the list of addresses to bypass the proxy server for.
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