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At the address bar of Google Chrome browser, just key in “about:internets” and enter. You will see the words “The Tubes are Clogged!” at the title page (top of the browser) and loading of “3D Pipes” windows screensaver (WinXP, not at Vista).

The following is another list of secret commands to try:

about:memory
about:stats
about:network
about:histograms
about:dns
about:crash
about:cache
about:plugins
about:version

Let’s share here if any more you found in exploring the new Google Chrome browser.

Let’s see, this one is pretty awesome:

Go to run, and type in:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Then you will see the first episod Star Wars in ASCII art!

Add/Remove

Secret – Hidden Uninstall Options
Instructions – Warning: Proceed at your own risk! Browse to C:\Windows\inf\ and make a backup copy of sysoc.inf. Then open the original file C:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf in notepad. Go to “Edit” and select “Replace”. In “Find what:” type ,hide and in “Replace with:” type , then select “Replace All”, save and close the file. Go to the “Control Panel”, “Add/Remove”, select “Add/Remove Windows Components”. You will now see many more Windows components to uninstall. Do not remove anything with no label or that you do not recognize or fully understand what it does. Doing so can break certain functionality in Windows.

Control Panel

Secret – Hidden Control Panel Extensions
Instructions – Download and install TweakUI, launch, go to “Control Panel” and check any item not selected, then “Apply” and “OK”. You will now see the hidden control panel extensions.

Device Manager

Secret – Hidden Devices
Instructions – Go to the “Control Panel”, “System” icon, “Hardware” tab and select “Device Manager”. Select “View” and Show hidden devices.

Secret – Phantom Devices
Instructions – Go to “Start”, “Programs”, “Accessories” and select “Command Prompt”. At the command prompt, type “set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1″ and press Enter. At the command prompt, type “start devmgmt.msc” and press Enter. Select “View” and Show hidden devices. You can see devices that are not connected to the computer. – Source

Notes – When you close the command prompt window, Windows clears the “devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1″ variable that you set and prevents phantom devices from being displayed when you select “Show hidden devices”.

Music

Secret – Music from the Installer
Instructions – Browse to C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma and play.

Shutdown

Secret – Display Hibernate Option on the Shut Down dialog
Instructions – Go to “Start”, “Turn Off Computer…” and press either Shift key to change the “Stand By” button to “Hibernate”.

Support Tools

Secret – Over 100 Windows XP Support Utilities are on the install CD

Instructions for Pre-SP2 users – If you do not have SP2 installed, put the original Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM Drive, run the D:\Support\Tools\setup.exe file.

Instructions for SP2 users – If you have SP2 installed, Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools and install.

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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.

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.