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Scare your friends with a fake error! Taken to a New Level of FUN

A big thanks to hikinotimasha for the first instructable. This is basically going to teach you how to make an adventure out of error messages.
 
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Step 1Set up the Code

Set up the Code
First, open Notepad (not Wordpad) and enter this into it

lol = msgbox ("TEXT GOES HERE" ,16, "TITLE GOES HERE")

Insert text into the "text goes here" area, and make sure you keep the quotation marks, otherwise it will not work properly.
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27 comments
Dec 7, 2007. 2:24 PMwesie42 says:
lol = msgbox("system failed to explode. Continue?",2,"SYSTEM"
iflol = 3 then msgbox"Aborted.""abort"
iflol = 4 then msgbox"running 'detonator.exe',Please Wait...""Error
iflol = 5 then msgbox"ignored""ignore"
lol = msgbox(WARNING!!INTERNAL TEMPERATURE TOO HIGH.Continue?",20,"WARNING")
iflol = 6 then msgbox"overheating...""Warning"
iflol = 7 then msgbox"exiting...""Exit"
lol = msgbox("Failed to exit. Continue?,20,"Exiting...")
iflol = 6 then msgbox"Exit sucessful""sucess"
Oct 6, 2010. 5:57 PMmichaelb958 says:
The small version:

MsgBox "System failed to explode. Continue?", 4096+16, "SYSTEM"

There's only an OK button!
Apr 13, 2009. 8:25 AMsicknecro says:
x=msgbox("Fatal error, User Has Begun Encryption Process, Hard Drive will be Erased!",16"User Error")

help please my daughter thinks she knows all about computers time to put her in her place
Oct 6, 2010. 5:50 PMmichaelb958 says:
Try this VBScript:

do
x = msgbox("Fatal error, User Has Begun Encryption Process, Hard Drive will be Erased!", 4096+16, "User Error")
loop

An always-on-top message that never goes away... Put it in Startup... BWAHAHAHAHAHA...
Feb 3, 2008. 8:07 PMxproplayer says:
will someone please make me a story with 30+ popups for school im desperate here
Sep 15, 2008. 2:44 AMQwertyuioLP says:
You could always try looping it infinite pop ups. Or for every one have an answer which has an answer and so on

lol=msgbox("Do you want Windows to format your Hard Drive?",20,"Windows One Care")
if lol=6 then msgbox "Why would you want that? Oh well. You asked for it...",6,"Windows One Care"
if lol=7 then msgbox "Too Bad!",6,"Windows One Care"
lol=msgbox("Formatting Hard Disk. Please Wait...",6,"Windows One Care")
lol=msgbox("Formatting almost complete! One problem though. We need you to choose an answer from the list below.",2,"Windows One Care")
if lol=3 then msgbox "You can't abort a formating! Try again.",6,"Windows One Care"
lol=msgbox("Formatting almost complete! One problem though. We need you to choose an answer from the list below.",2,"Windows One Care")
if lol=5 then msgbox "You can't ignore the Format Wizard! Try again.",6,"Windows One Care"
ccd=msgbox("Formatting almost complete! One problem though. We need you to choose an answer from the list below.",2,"Windows One Care")
if ccd=4 then msgbox "Restarting Format! Please Wait...",6,"Windows One Care"
lol=msgbox("Formatting Hard Disk. Please Wait...",6,"Windows One Care")
lol=msgbox("Format Complete! Have a nice day!",6,"Windows One Care")
Sep 5, 2008. 10:19 PMFather Christmas says:
hahahah this is by far the funniest thing i will have done to mess with my dad on the comp. the last thing i did was the whole desktop screen shot, remove icons thing.
Aug 8, 2008. 12:45 PMThe Jamalam says:
said security of identity, rodger
Jun 11, 2008. 9:57 AMlunchboxslayer27 says:
heres my adventure:

lol=msgbox("Do you want Windows to format your Hard Drive?",20,"Windows One Care")
if lol=6 then msgbox "Why would you want that? Oh well. You asked for it...",6,"Windows One Care"
if lol=7 then msgbox "Too Bad!",6,"Windows One Care"
lol=msgbox("Formatting Hard Disk. Please Wait...",6,"Windows One Care")
lol=msgbox("Formatting almost complete! One problem though. We need you to choose an answer from the list below.",2,"Windows One Care")
if lol=3 then msgbox "You can't abort a formating! Try again.",6,"Windows One Care"
lol=msgbox("Formatting almost complete! One problem though. We need you to choose an answer from the list below.",2,"Windows One Care")
if lol=5 then msgbox "You can't ignore the Format Wizard! Try again.",6,"Windows One Care"
ccd=msgbox("Formatting almost complete! One problem though. We need you to choose an answer from the list below.",2,"Windows One Care")
if ccd=4 then msgbox "Restarting Format! Please Wait...",6,"Windows One Care"
lol=msgbox("Formatting Hard Disk. Please Wait...",6,"Windows One Care")
lol=msgbox("Format Complete! Have a nice day!",6,"Windows One Care")
Jun 11, 2008. 9:58 AMlunchboxslayer27 says:
o nvm, it got messed up wen i copy/pasted it. see if you could figure out how to fix it!
Jun 11, 2008. 10:01 AMlunchboxslayer27 says:
hint: there are only 12 lines.
Mar 26, 2008. 5:16 PMHardCoreHacker says:
I got that problem
Mar 22, 2008. 2:55 PMwhitish says:
sweet this is awsome. but is there anyway to make it so that a special message comes up if you try to close the box? thx.
Mar 22, 2008. 4:22 PMxproplayer says:
lol "ha ill just close this thing" *system message stupid noob this has been copied onto startup and you have to beat it in 60 seconds rofls*
Jan 26, 2008. 7:25 PMxproplayer says:
will someone please make one that if you die it just loops the program and one that just shut downs the computer and only about 2 ways out that has like 20-30 "error" popups so I can use netsend at my school i would really appreciate it sorry i can't spell pleasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee
Mar 22, 2008. 2:31 PMwhitish says:
well here's a way to do a shutdown command. so now you can experiment and make it yourself :P.
Jan 28, 2008. 8:33 AMxproplayer says:
cmon people im desperate here
Feb 27, 2008. 5:34 PMmaker12 says:
copy and pase on notepad

'--- Begin Error Strings ---

Dim L_PubprnUsage1_text
Dim L_PubprnUsage2_text
Dim L_PubprnUsage3_text
Dim L_PubprnUsage4_text
Dim L_PubprnUsage5_text
Dim L_PubprnUsage6_text

Dim L_GetObjectError1_text
Dim L_GetObjectError2_text

Dim L_PublishError1_text
Dim L_PublishError2_text
Dim L_PublishError3_text
Dim L_PublishSuccess1_text

L_PubprnUsage1_text = "Usage: [cscript] pubprn.vbs server ""LDAP://OU=..,DC=.. gibberish!"""
L_PubprnUsage2_text = " server is a Windows server name (e.g.: Server) or UNC printer name (\\Server\Printer)all well did a baby make this POS?"
L_PubprnUsage3_text = " ""LDAP://CN=...,DC=..."" is the DS path of the target container"
L_PubprnUsage4_text = ""
L_PubprnUsage5_text = "Example 1: pubprn.vbs MyServer ""LDAP://CN=MyContainer,DC=MyDomain,DC=Company,DC=Com"""
L_PubprnUsage6_text = "Example 2: pubprn.vbs \\MyServer\Printer ""LDAP://CN=MyContainer,DC=MyDomain,DC=Company,DC=Com"""

L_GetObjectError1_text = "Error: Path "
L_GetObjectError2_text = " not found."
L_GetObjectError3_text = "Error: Unable to access "

L_PublishError1_text = "Error: Pubprn cannot publish printers from "
L_PublishError2_text = " because it is running Windows 2000, or later. CRASH!! oops!"
L_PublishError3_text = "Failed to publish printer "
L_PublishError4_text = "Error: WTF?"
L_PublishSuccess1_text = "Published printer: did a baby make this POS??"

'--- End Error Strings ---

set Args = Wscript.Arguments
if args.count < 2 then
wscript.echo L_PubprnUsage1_text
wscript.echo L_PubprnUsage2_text
wscript.echo L_PubprnUsage3_text
wscript.echo L_PubprnUsage4_text
wscript.echo L_PubprnUsage5_text
wscript.echo L_PubprnUsage6_text
wscript.quit(1)
end if

ServerName= args(0)
Container = args(1)

on error resume next
Set PQContainer = GetObject(Container)

if err then
wscript.echo L_GetObjectError1_text & Container & L_GetObjectError2_text
wscript.quit(1)
end if
on error goto 0

if left(ServerName,1) = "\" then

PublishPrinter ServerName, ServerName, Container

else

on error resume next

Set PrintServer = GetObject("WinNT://" & ServerName & ",computer")

if err then
wscript.echo L_GetObjectError3_text & ServerName & ": " & err.Description
wscript.quit(1)
end if

on error goto 0

For Each Printer In PrintServer
if Printer.class = "PrintQueue" then PublishPrinter Printer.PrinterPath, ServerName, Container
Next

end if

sub PublishPrinter(UNC, ServerName, Container)

Set PQ = WScript.CreateObject("OlePrn.DSPrintQueue.1")

PQ.UNCName = UNC
PQ.Container = Container

on error resume next

PQ.Publish(2)

if err then
if err.number = -2147024772 then
wscript.echo L_PublishError1_text & Chr(34) & ServerName & Chr(34) & L_PublishError2_text
wscript.quit(1)
else
wscript.echo L_PublishError3_text & Chr(34) & UNC & Chr(34) & "."
wscript.echo L_PublishError4_text & err.Description
end if
else
wscript.echo L_PublishSuccess1_text & PQ.Path
end if

save as gibberish.vbs
Mar 6, 2008. 2:59 PMxproplayer says:
its not working where to i start to copy and end
Feb 27, 2008. 5:26 PMmaker12 says:
a good JK

go to note pad copy and paste:

Dim objFSO
Dim objHCU

strBaseName = "WXPPER"
strSource = "\Help\SBSI\Training\" & strBaseName & "\CBO\"

Set objFSO = Wscript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objHCU = Wscript.CreateObject("hcu.pchupdate")

' Get paths
strWindir = objFSO.GetSpecialFolder(0).Path
strPackage = strWinDir & strSource & strBaseName & "a.cab"

' Run Update
Wscript.echo "Setup is now updating Help and Support Links. who cares? I doint! cuse this is bloatware!! "
objHCU.UpdatePkg strPackage, true
Wscript.echo "Update Complete.PLEASE!"

save as LOL.vbs in desktop

also:

Option Explicit

Const VENDOR_ID = "CN=Microsoft Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US"
Const PRODUCT_ID = "{272C1107-DD41-4840-9F82-31818903EC1C}"

Dim PCHUpdate

Set PCHUpdate = WScript.CreateObject("HCU.PCHUpdate")

Wscript.echo "Setup is uninstalling from Help and Support. Please Wait... good you can get risd of that bloatware!"
PCHUpdate.RemovePkgByID VENDOR_ID, PRODUCT_ID
WScript.Echo "Done booo ya!"

save as LOL2.vbs

Nov 19, 2007. 4:20 PMgamer says:
I want to find that instructable that tells you how to make a .vbs file that opens your cd player continuasally. nice instructable! -gamer
Nov 22, 2007. 9:13 AMPenSpinner says:
its your lucky day...i got one :D:D:D (vbs file)
1. Start Notepad
2. Copy And Paste This :

if u got 2 drivers : Set wmp = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set cdroms = wmp.cdromCollection

f=2

do While f=2
If cdroms.Count >= 1 then

For i = 0 to cdroms.Count - 2
cdroms.Item(i).Eject
Next

For i = 0 to cdroms.Count - 2
cdroms.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
loop

if u got 1 driver :

Set wmp = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set cdroms = wmp.cdromCollection

f=1

do While f=1
If cdroms.Count >= 1 then

For i = 0 to cdroms.Count - 1
cdroms.Item(i).Eject
Next

For i = 0 to cdroms.Count - 1
cdroms.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
loop

that should work :D:D:D
Jan 30, 2008. 3:36 AMlooking4ideas says:
How can I make it open and close faster
Jan 30, 2008. 5:30 AMPenSpinner says:
dont know if its possible...
Dec 19, 2007. 6:21 AMPenSpinner says:
Ctrl + Alt + Delete>Process (Something like that)>Mark VbScript>Press The button dow to the right (My xp is not english so i cant really know what it says for you there :P)
Dec 17, 2007. 5:45 PMflames10391 says:
how do i make it stop??????? ' mines going crazy!!!!!
Nov 22, 2007. 12:20 PMgamer says:
thanks -gamer

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