Automatic Shutdown Prank

PityOnU · 07-31-2007, 11:15 AM

Is your friend silly enough to leave you alone with his computer? Whether it be to use the bathroom, grab a snack, or make-out with his girlfriend, it gives you an awesome opertunity to pull one of the best pranks in computer history on his ass.

As soon as he leaves, go to his desktop and create a shortcut. The shortcut manager will pop up and ask you what you want the shortcut to link to. In that box, instead of typing the file path of an .exe, type the following:

Code:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 60 -c "Hahaha! Good luck getting out of this one!"

When your done with that, name the shortcut "System Test" and move it to Start>All Programs>Startup.

Next time your friend logs into his computer (and everytime after that, for that matter), he'll have a 1 minute warning of his computer being scheduled to shutdown

VERY evil. VERY fun. And since it only happens when you first login, he won't notice it until your long gone

Deiparous · 07-31-2007, 11:42 AM

you can stop a shutdown withs shutdown -a

you can also schedule it to happen instantly if you do -t 0, or if you use the at command, you can schedule it to happen at a certain time.

And for that to be fully succesful, you will want to add in -f so that it will force a shutdown (so word can't stop the shutdown with it's do you want to save thing)

Rather than a shortcut you can also do it as a batch file and that way if you want you can configure his command prompt to have funky colors and go full screen. Then you make it start the shutdown and then you can have it forever keep outputting "you have been H4x0r3d" or something, that will reallly freak them out

Also if you want to have it less easily canceled, don't place it in that folder. You can schedule it for start-up through tthat msconfig or whatever it is

07-31-2007, 01:02 PM

How do you cancel it?

PityOnU · 07-31-2007, 01:06 PM

as nurta said, you go into command prompt and type "shutdown -a" to abort ANY shutdown... But I bet your friend doesn't know that :P

And yes, this isn't the most effective way to do this, but it is the fastest and most people will have no idea what hit them.

Also, if you set -t to 0, how are you going to disable it?

07-31-2007, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PityOnU

Also, if you set -t to 0, how are you going to disable it?

yeah thats not a prank thats just evil.

trnmariners09 · 07-31-2007, 03:22 PM

this is awesome

Deiparous · 07-31-2007, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PityOnU

Also, if you set -t to 0, how are you going to disable it?

It's called booting into safe mode, or being very fast and stopping it from starting (things don't start immediately).

Gregory · 07-31-2007, 05:20 PM

Here one is

Its got 30 secs

Dizzy · 07-31-2007, 06:26 PM

I heard of a program that silently sends an email to you when the host computer visits a porn website, but I've since forgot the name.

...An old man told me about it.

07-31-2007, 11:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
PityOnU Super Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the real world Posts: 1,987 Reputation: 134	Automatic Shutdown Prank Is your friend silly enough to leave you alone with his computer? Whether it be to use the bathroom, grab a snack, or make-out with his girlfriend, it gives you an awesome opertunity to pull one of the best pranks in computer history on his ass. As soon as he leaves, go to his desktop and create a shortcut. The shortcut manager will pop up and ask you what you want the shortcut to link to. In that box, instead of typing the file path of an .exe, type the following: Code: %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 60 -c "Hahaha! Good luck getting out of this one!" When your done with that, name the shortcut "System Test" and move it to Start>All Programs>Startup. Next time your friend logs into his computer (and everytime after that, for that matter), he'll have a 1 minute warning of his computer being scheduled to shutdown VERY evil. VERY fun. And since it only happens when you first login, he won't notice it until your long gone

07-31-2007, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deiparous ad majorem dei gloriam Administrator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,604 Reputation: 474 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	you can stop a shutdown withs shutdown -a you can also schedule it to happen instantly if you do -t 0, or if you use the at command, you can schedule it to happen at a certain time. And for that to be fully succesful, you will want to add in -f so that it will force a shutdown (so word can't stop the shutdown with it's do you want to save thing) Rather than a shortcut you can also do it as a batch file and that way if you want you can configure his command prompt to have funky colors and go full screen. Then you make it start the shutdown and then you can have it forever keep outputting "you have been H4x0r3d" or something, that will reallly freak them out Also if you want to have it less easily canceled, don't place it in that folder. You can schedule it for start-up through tthat msconfig or whatever it is __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. is awesome

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Dizzy Joe the Plumber Moderator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,732 Reputation: 357	I heard of a program that silently sends an email to you when the host computer visits a porn website, but I've since forgot the name. ...An old man told me about it. __________________ Stop activity immediately if you feel short of breath, faint or dizzy, experience chest pain, or profuse perspiration. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-31-2007, 01:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
lacrosse_man16 Posts: n/a	How do you cancel it?

07-31-2007, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
PityOnU Super Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the real world Posts: 1,987 Reputation: 134	as nurta said, you go into command prompt and type "shutdown -a" to abort ANY shutdown... But I bet your friend doesn't know that :P And yes, this isn't the most effective way to do this, but it is the fastest and most people will have no idea what hit them. Also, if you set -t to 0, how are you going to disable it?

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