Unreveal the secrets of XP!

Microsoft isn't cruel at all. It has some gifts (as secrets) for all it's consumers. The fact is that either people are not aware of that or don't know about them. But they are there. People who know them once start to love them and use them over and over again. If you are also interested in such things then this is the right place for you. Here, I am telling some of the awesome, cool and geeky secrets of Windows XP, and if you give it a good response I have secrets OF 7 and 8 also.  Now just peep inside to have a look at your interesting interest.

*  Revealing the Secrets of Windows Paint.

-- How get create a 10X zoom:-

• Open Paint. 
• Then open a small image.
• Select the zoom "Magnifier" tool.
• Windows Paint lists out the zoom options from 1X to 8X, but there is a 10x too.
• After selecting the Magnifier tool, point the mouse; right at the border line right under "8x" and left-click. There you go.. the hidden 10x.

-- How to create a n image trail:-

• Open Paint, then open an image.
• Right-click on the image and select "Select All"
• Now hold the "Shift" key and move the image around. The image will be drawn with trail.

*  Revealing the Secrets of Notepad.

-- How to make text into squares:-

• Open Notepad
• On the very first line, type in "dont eat the donut" (without quotes) then save and close the file.
• Now, open the same file. You'll notice the text becomes unreadable squares.[You can try this with other text also. Caution: the text should be written in the saved file above.

-- How to create a log:-

• Open Notepad
• On the very first line, type in ".LOG" (without quotes) then press Enter for a new line
• Now you can type in some text if you want, then save the file.
• Next time when you open the file, notice its contents. Notepad automatically adds a time/date log everytime you open the file. 

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• Open notepad.
• Save the file without typing anything. 
• Change the file type to all files in the save dialog box.
• then save the file as xyz.log.
• Now every time you open it, you will see the current date and time mentioned at the top.

*  Revealing the miscllaneous Secrets .

-- How to listen the pleasant sound that appears       when you open windows:-

You can listen to it at the following location:

C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma

*  Revealing the Secrets Of Windows Games.

 Solitaire: Instant Win

1. Press Alt + Shift + 2 to instantly win

 Solitaire: Draw only 1 card (instead of 3)

1. Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift then click on unopen cards to draw.

 FreeCell: Instant Win

1. Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 while playing, then click Abort.
2. Now move one card.

 FreeCell: Hidden Game Modes

1. Go to "Game" menu choose "Select Game"
2. Here you can choose from game mode 1 to 1,000,000. But -1 and -2 will also work (hidden modes)

 Hearts: Show All Card

Warning! this requires a modification on your registry. Be sure you follow the steps carefully. Damage your registry might damage your Windows.
1. Open the "Registry Editor" by: "Start" >> "Run" then type "regedit" and press Enter
2. Expand to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts
3. Right-click on the right panel and create a new String value with the name "ZB"
4. Double-click to open this key "ZB" to edit its value. Then enter "42" and close the Registry Editor.
5. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards

 Minesweeper: Stop The Timer

1. When you start to play a new game, the timer is ticking...
2. Press Windows Key + D to show desktop.
3. Now come back to the game by selecting it from the taskbar. The timer is stopped.

 Pinball

1. Unlimited Balls: Type bmax at a new game to get unlimited balls (no notification).
2. Extra Balls: Type 1max at a new game to get extra balls.
3. Gravity Well: Type gmax at a new game to activate Gravity Well.
4. Promotion: Type rmax at a new game or while playing to get instant promotion and raising rank.
5. Extra points with partial shots: Partially shot the ball just to pass the yellow light bars. There are 6 bars. With the first bar, you'll get 15,000 points, 2nd: 30,000,...
6. Extra points with partial shots: Partially shot the ball just to pass the yellow light bars. There are 6 bars. With the first bar, you'll get 15,000 points, 2nd: 30,000,...
7. Test Mode: Type hidden test with a new ball or new game. Now you can use your mouse to drag and move the ball where you want.

So Now Enjoy The Game And Have Fun.