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<td class=""><span class="entry_description">A prank that makes the hapless user see a familiar error message box that he/she can't close, and that spawns more and more error messages each time he/she try to close it.</span></td>
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<div class="entry_details"><b>Difficulty: </b><span class="entry_details_input">Easy</span></div>
<div class="entry_details"><b>Time Required:</b> <span class="entry_details_input">
3-6 hours</span></div>
<div class="entry_details"><b>Cost: </b><span class="entry_details_input">Free</span></div>
<div class="entry_details"><b>Software: </b><span class="entry_details_input"><a href="http://msdn.com/express/">Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions</a></span></div>
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<p>Here's a quick and easy prank that's sure to get a few laughs. I pulled this together in a matter of a few hours between meetings at work. It's very simple, so you should be able to quickly understand and customize it. Basically, on startup, the hapless
 user will see a familiar error message box that they can't close, and that spawns more and more error messages each time they try to close it. I tried this on my husband and it wasn't until the third error message box that he caught on!
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<h4>To deploy</h4>
<p>Simply copy the executable file (or a shortcut to it) to the Startup folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) on the victim's machine and watch the fun begin when they start up their machine in the morning!
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<h4>Ideas for Customization</h4>
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<li>Customize the text messages to your specific work situation or victim. </li><li>Add more forms. </li><li>If you're mean, don't allow the user to close the app at all and constantly rotate between forms.
</li><li>For a more subtle approach, create a Windows service so that error messages pop up at random time intervals during the day and then disappear automagically (as soon as your victim gets Help Desk on the phone)!
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A prank that makes the hapless user see a familiar error message box that he/she can&#39;t close, and that spawns more and more error messages each time he/she try to close it.



Jacqueline Russell


Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 
3-6 hours
Cost: Free
Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions
Hardware: 
Download: Download








&amp;nbsp; 
Here&#39;s a quick and easy prank that&#39;s sure to get a few laughs. I pulled this together in a matter of a few hours between meetings at work. It&#39;s very simple, so you should be able to quickly understand and customize it. Basically, on startup, the hapless
 user will see a familiar error message box that they can&#39;t close, and that spawns more and more error messages each time they try to close it. I tried this on my husband and it wasn&#39;t until the third error message box that he caught on!
 
To deploy
Simply copy the executable file (or a shortcut to it) to the Startup folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) on the victim&#39;s machine and watch the fun begin when they start up their machine in the morning!
 
Ideas for Customization

Customize the text messages to your specific work situation or victim. Add more forms. If you&#39;re mean, don&#39;t allow the user to close the app at all and constantly rotate between forms.
For a more subtle approach, create a Windows service so that error messages pop up at random time intervals during the day and then disappear automagically (as soon as your victim gets Help Desk on the phone)!

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