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Windows 95 - The Shadow Knows

Highlight any desktop icons by clicking on it once. Press F1 to call upon Help. Click on the Find tab. If this is your first time, follow the wizard along.

• Click on the Options... button. On the radio box(the on with tiny circles to select) Select
  All the words you type in order.
  
• From the Show word that dropdown list, select begin with the characters you type.
  
• Click on OK to return to the Find tab. Type in the text box Who knows who built this tool? Hold down Ctrl+Shift and click the Clear button.
  
• Click the Options... button again and this time, on the radio box select At least one of the words you type and from the dropdown list, select contains the characters you type.
  
• Back at the Find tab, type The Shadow knows!. Hold down Ctrl+Shift again and click the Clear button.

The credits screen will appear. Whew!

Windows 95 - Credits Screen

The Microsoft programmers aren't easily satisfied are they? Well, that's because the have included another credits screen! This one is a multimedia toy, a boon to music freaks. However, it is rather tricky. You have to rename the folder 3 times!

Right-click the desktop, and select New, Folder.
Name the folder exactly as written, and now, the moment you've all been waiting for
Press F2 to rename it into we proudly present for your viewing pleasure
Press F2 again to rename it into The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!

Now double-click it to see it in action.

Windows 95 - Bill Gates' Horse

• When Windows 95 is loading, wait until you see the mouse cursor in the middle of a black screen
• Press in the following keys in this order :
• Ctrl, F6, Right Shift, Del, then click the right mouse button.
• If you do it before the black screen is replaced by wallpaper, it will show Bill Gates' horse, Nugget.

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