VBScripting

VBScript is Visual Basic script (who can work with visual basic is in advantage).
With VBScript you can make for example message box.

Step 1 Tools

To start scripting you need to open notepad (start>all programs>accessories>notepad or start>run>notepad)

Comments

[shoyru_master_11]

COOL JUST LIKE PUFFYAMIYUMI.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shooshting]

Just incase anyone doesn't know vbscript. Ignore this example and don't try and run. For some reason he wants to show you stupid messages then shut down your computer... how that would help anyone is beyond me. Also the use of a variable before a msgbox is only need when you want take in the response from the message box. You can find much better examples from people who arn't being stupid in your friend Google. VB devs everywhere will die a little inside reading this....

[Radobot]

That "Also the use of a variable before a msgbox is only need when you want take in the response from the message box." is true (I will add it to Instructable).

[PKM]

Hehe... I'm a VB dev (for some value of the word) and I actually quite like this Instructable. It isn't called "Funniest ever virus prank virus!!!1", and it has some genuinely informational content.

Radobot, I would suggest splitting up step 2 by the different kinds of statement you are explaining, and mention in step 4 that your example is a harmless "virus" prank that shows the use of messageboxes, if statements and shells.

[Shooshting]

Oh sure it shows how to use a msgbox and the shell run abilities of vbscript.

But you gotta admit, shutting down the users computer ? maybe running notepad would have been somewhat of a better example no ?

A better example would be:

x=msgbox("Oh look a message!",4148,"Antivirus")

If x=vbYes Then
x=msgbox("You pressed Yes",4160,"Antivirus")
End if

y=createobject("wscript.shell")
result = y.run("notepad.exe",1,true)
msgbox "All done, you closed notepad)"

I dunno maybe it's just me but shutting down the pc sounds like such a script kiddy move.

[Radobot]

Excuse my for the stupid example. And you're right your example is better (I will change it).

[shaneomacmcgee]

And a script that says "You pressed Yes" isnt kiddy?

I think its intended to be somewhat of a prank

[Shooshting]

Shown as a example that doesn't restart your computer. Take it as you will.