Source: CNET's Easter Egg Hunt


Microsoft Windows 98
The egg:
A slide show of the Microsoft campus
How to crack it:
1. Open Windows Explorer and find the Windows folder
(usually C:\Windows). You may need to click a link in the
Explorer window to view files and folders inside the
Windows folder.
2. Select the Application Data and Microsoft subfolders,
and click the Welcome subfolder.
3. Right-click the file weldata (may be labeled
(weldata.exe) and select Create Shortcut.
4. Right-click the weldata shortcut and select Properties.
Under the Shortcut tab, locate the Target edit box and
type one space and You_are_a_real_rascal (include the
underscores) at the end of the text already in the box.
The result should read: "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\WELCOME\WELDATA.EXE" You_are_a_real_rascal
5. In the Run box, select Minimized and click OK.
6. To start the show, double-click the weldata shortcut.



Microsoft Windows 95
The egg:
A 20-minute show of Windows 95 developers' pictures and names, with a musical score
How to crack it:
1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop.
2. Select New Folder.
3. Type this exact name for the folder: and now, the moment you've all been waiting for (with no other punctuation or capitalization).
4. Right-click the folder, select Rename, and type we proudly present for your viewing pleasure (with no punctuation or capitalization).
5. Right-click the folder, select Rename again, and type The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team! (complete with capital letters and exclamation point).
6. Double-click to open the folder.



Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000
The egg:
A Mad Hatter screensaver
How to crack it:
1. Open the Display Control Panel (select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and click the Display icon).
2. Click the Screen Saver tab.
3. Select the 3D Pipes screensaver.
4. Click the Settings button.
5. Change the Pipes settings to Multiple and Pipe Style to Traditional. Under Joint Type, pick Mixed.
6. Set the resolution to maximum and click OK. Whenever you run the screensaver, you'll periodically see a teapot as the joint in the pipes.



Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000
The egg:
A hot new screensaver
How to crack it:
1. Open the Display Control Panel (select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and click the Display icon).
2. Click the Screen Saver tab.
3. Select the 3D Text screensaver.
4. Click the Settings button.
5. In the text box, replace OpenGL (or whatever is there) with the word volcano. Whenever you run the screensaver, you will see the names of volcanoes whizzing about.



Microsoft Windows 3.1
The egg:
Another Windows team cast list
How to crack it:
1. Open Program Manager.
2. Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift through all of the following steps.
3. Select Help/About Program Manager.
4. Double-click one pane of the Microsoft Windows logo in the upper right corner.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 and click the logo again. You'll see an animated window and some different text, but this isn't the real egg.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 5 and click the logo again. You'll see one of four cartoons of the scrolling cast list. The bigwigs in the pictures are Bill Gates, Brad Silverberg, Steve Ballmer, and a teddy bear.
8. To check out another character, repeat steps 2 through 7, but click a different square in the logo.