Need fast help with prank!

[Renée]

Hey, does anybody remember how to make the "folder that can't be deleted" in Windows? You know, where you use a control character instead of a space? Can you do it from a command prompt inside Windows or do you have to actually reboot to a DOS prompt? I'm at my husband's office right now, and I want to do it to him so bad!

[ElBatcho]

no but if you go to computerpranks.com I am sure they have something that willl work in a pintch.

[Fierce]

Why don't you do the one where the desktop items are not clickable....do a printscreen of the desktop, set it as his wallpaper, then push all the icons off the left side of the screen, so it looks like everything is ok, but when hw goes to do something, nothing will click.

[Wyckyd1]

ALT-255 on key pad. You can just goto dos prompt (doesn't work on 2000). So at prompt do md f alt-255 U. IT will make a directory that can only be removed via DOS (rd command).

[Stanley_Kubrick]

do it at a command prompt. then instead of the space bar use ALT+255 on numpad...

like so...
c\windows\desktop> md hi(alt 255)dude

[DiR[ëctory]]

[quote]Originally posted by Wyckyd1:
<strong>ALT-255 on key pad. You can just goto dos prompt (doesn't work on 2000). So at prompt do md f alt-255 U. IT will make a directory that can only be removed via DOS (rd command).</strong><hr></blockquote>

this can be applied to removing an icon. how does one go about removing an icon from the deskto pthat say MSN has placed there by this method?

[MacGyver]

In response to dir's question: Get TweakUI from MS to remove desktop icons. You should really start a new thread for your own questions rather than adding to somebody else's.

[DiR[ëctory]]

[quote]Originally posted by MacGyver:
<strong>In response to dir's question: Get TweakUI from MS to remove desktop icons. You should really start a new thread for your own questions rather than adding to somebody else's.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I really didn't have to know the answer, I was just wondering...

As to not starting a new thread.

SORRY DAD