CrazyIcons Prank

Description: Causes the Windows 95/NT4.0 desktop icons to shoot across the desktop at random intervals (from 10ms to 32765ms).
This prank is nice so there is a CrazyIcons button that pops up on the taskbar.  
Just click the button to return the icons to their prior positions.

Date:10/7/97

Size: CrazyIcons.exe (33kb), DeskIconsLib.dll (32kb)

Requires Windows 95/NT 4.0 or greater (was also tested on Windows 98 beta with no problems)

Installation instructions for Windows 95 or NT 4.0

1) Extract CrazyIcons.exe and DeskIconsLib.dll to a directory
2) Execute CrazyIcons from Explorer 
(ie. go to the directory where you put it and double click on the CrazyIcons.


To stop the prank, just click on the CrazyIcons button on the taskbar, it will put the icons back where they belong.

Note:  To have CrazyIcons fire off everytime Windows is started, just copy CrazyIcons.exe and DeskIconsLib.dll to the StartUp folder.
In Windows 95:
	right click on the Start button
	select Explore (this will startup Explorer in the "Start Menu"
	double click on Programs
	double click on StartUp
	now copy CrazyIcons.exe and DeskIconsLib.dll here
In Windows NT4.0:
	Use Explorer to drill down to 
	<windows nt directory>/profiles/<user name>/"Start Menu"/Programs/StartUp
	now copy CrazyIcons.exe and DeskIconsLib.dll here

Note:  You can config CrazyIcons to fire off at a specified interval.
	Create a shortcut for CrazyIcons.exe
	Right click on the shortcut
	select Properties
	select the Shortcut tab
	add the number of milliseconds for the interval (10-32765) on the target make sure there is a space between the the path name of CrazyIcons.exe and the desired interval.

To uninstall simply delete CrazyIcons.exe and DeskIconsLib.dll from your machine.


If you have any problems or questions, please feel free to contact me.

Liz Marks

lizard@lizardworks.com

http://www.lizardworks.com

LizardWorks, Inc.
607 N. Naylor St.
Alexandria, VA  22304


Enjoy!

Liz


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