How to mess up a PC running Windows 7?
Problem
Ok, so for my PC class I have to find 3 hacks that would mess up the lab's PC. Me and my partner are going to mess up the PC and then another team will try to fix it. The system on it is Windows 7. Anything that would stop the normal use or render the PC useless works. The conditions: Can't open the case Can't use the registry settings (due to how big it is, it would take the other team a long time to fix) Needs to be fixable (meaning, nothing that would mess that bad so it would require an reinstall) within 15-30 minutes (by my teacher, preferably not by the other team :) Can use the administrative tools No downloads (PC is not even connected to a network) Note: stuff like create a fake, unclickable desktop by taking the desktop's screenshot and setting it as a background won't work as this has been discussed already. Also creating a reboot link and putting it in the autostart programs has been discussed. But anything of this type would be great to hear. Any suggestions? P.S. This is…
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A few major problems for you, In bios disable the processors L2 cache - Machine crawls Windows+break-->advanced system settings --> hardware tab --> Device Manager, right click disable mouse (make sure you can get here with just your keyboard so you can undo this!) ctrl+alt + Arrow key - on some graphics cards this rotates the screen. (usually with no method of undoing this unless you know this shortcut) Make a floppy boot disc/usb Key/CD Rom, pop it in the floppy drive and ensure its set to fi…
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