Welcome to the Matrix in Command Prompt

Here is a little "trick" to impress your friends in Command Prompt. It just makes your command prompt show up like it is the Matrix theme, and continually pressing enter helps it make even cooler!

I learned this a few years ago, and I decided to make it into an Instructable. I love to go to Computer stores, like Circuit City, or Costco, and put this up on the screen.

It is funny to see people's faces when they walk by, and the screen says:

"Welcome to the Matrix"

Step 1 Materials

What do I need to conquer the Matrix?

• Any Windows Model with Command Prompt
• The "run" module in your start menu
• Keyboard
• The Power of the Matrix

Comments

[qasim ashraf]

thank you sir .... that's awsum one...:)

[minijc]

if you were comenting on my code thanks

[minijc]

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this is much better
enter into note pad AND SAVE AS .bat or it will not work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[narutopspgamer1]

thinks but my tech admin blocked all use of cmd prompt you would not know how to get past is without hacking would you and thinks for the echo code cooldog and twenglish1

[coreman1530]

aye man ive got admin restrictions at my school this may work no guarantees but the way i bypass it:
right click on the desktop select new text document
then you type (command.com) without the parentheses
then you save the file to the desktop and make sure that when you save the file you save it as .bat instead of.txt
it will show up on your desktop and you open it just like you would any other application and command prompt should open

[jacobdaniel]

just go to accesories and find command prompt/cmd

[shadowviolinist]

If you have Microsoft Word 2007, enable the developer tab.
Under 'Code' , Click on Macros.
enter the macro name as 'hi'

When it opens, on the left, double click on the document you opened on Microsoft (i.e. Document 1)
Then, type this in:
Sub hi()
Shell ("command.com")
End Sub

Click Play.

[Podhob]

HA HA this so so funny and easy. i found the prank for my computer crazy brother

[jacobdaniel]

if you want to know real hacking send me a message

[grundisimo]

If you hold alt and press enter it goes full screen.

[Spicer__]

is there anyway to make it so tht it looks like it does in the movie? like: "Wake up neo . . . follow the white rabbit" ?????

[grundisimo]

@echo off
echo Wake up Neo...
pause
echo Follow the white rabbit....

etc...

[Brennn10]

Well, the only other way I know is by typing a new prompt phrase. You could type prompt Wake up Neo, Follow the white Rabbit, Wake up Neo, Follow the White Rabbit and continue pressing enter. You could make a few lines of one prompt, stop and make another prompt phrase, and another to make it look a little different.

[middletonaustin95]

you can use this as a delay before it executes the next line
ping localhost -n 4 >> null
the value after -n is the number of pings (each ping is roughly one second)

[Spicer__]

but could u write the code for me bcuz i hav like no knowledge of batch files lol

[ksjlkdjlddj]

I made a nice exe file a while a go in pascal that does just that... If you're willing to trust me that It's not a virus, just reply here and I'll get it to you... Alternatly I can just post the source somewhere... J.K.

[Brennn10]

Well just follow the directions.
Here are the steps:

• Open command prompt
• type in cls
• type in prompt
• After you type in prompt, type in:

Wake up Neo, Follow the White Rabbit, Wake up Neo, Follow the White Rabbit

• press enter

[jacobdaniel]

all cls does is clears the screen

[its a lion]

may want to add a $g to the end of that so you get the > at the end of the line... ive changed my prompt to words before and forgot that and they kind of ran together. oh, and for information on anyone that does that and wants to change it back, type prompt $p$g

[SAIYAN_5]

this s cool...

[XionII]

This may have been pointed out, but pressing Alt+Enter makes cmd fullscreen.
Filling the screen up with "The Matrix Has You..." in full screen is fun too. Thanks for sharing this fun trick!

[butch123]

thanks thats the info i needed,mine wouldnt go full screen...nice one for adding that comment.andy.

[XionII]

oh... that was pointed out just a few posts below. Whoops, and sorry for doublepost.

[Illuminati]

So is there a way to keep that prompt every time you use cmd?

[BruceR]

yes you just need to add a REG_SZ to the registry here .. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\ Call it AutoRun and put the prompt command in the Value data. for more info "cmd /?"

[____Phi____]

where can I find more info on registry and cmd prompt?

[Eddbot]

awesome dude, that would freak out anyone that wasn't a nerd/gamer

[Brennn10]

Yea, it was fun doing it at Costco because people seemed to be amazed at such a simple doing. I love making little tricks in public places because the people's reactions are priceless.

[____Phi____]

as long as they dont hit ctrl+C er ctrl+S ^_ weee

[John Smith]

what does that do?

[____Phi____]

it halts or pauses the process.

[zombiefire]

just flashes on and off

[monkeys98]

this did not work at all for me i tried it so many times

[panneerselvam21]

thanks a lot brother
its really very helpfull

[rko167%]

you are a master mine genuis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brennn10]

Thanks dude, I try my best.

[Chromatica]

why is it nick your account name on windows when your screenname is BRENN10

[Kendallkip]

his name is Nick Brenn. and what does it matter anyway?

[Brennn10]

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[Chromatica]

Well congrats senior!