How to Pull a Computer Logoff Prank

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure you're an admin (or have admin rights)

   Also, at least on Windows Vista (not sure about XP), you can't change it back if you are not an admin.
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   Step 2: or else if the victim has a password that you don't know

   On the left, click "Classic View".
   
   Then click "User Accounts".
   
   Click on "Manage Another Account" and then choose your victim's user account.
   
   Click on "remove password".
   
   Click on "remove password" and then exit out of the program. ,,,,,,,, If you are running Windows XP, the first line should be, without quotes, "cd c:\documents and settings\<ACCNAME>"
   
   again replacing <ACCNAME>with your victim's user account name. ,, Make sure it is saved with a .bat extension and not .txt.
   
   Every time your victim tries to log on, it will immediately log off! , In the address bar, type without quotes, “c:\users\<ACCNAME>\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup”, replacing <ACCNAME>for the former victim’s user account name, and then press enter.
   
   Delete the log off.bat file you just created.
   
   On Windows XP, use the same path, except instead of using “c:\users\...”, use “c:\documents and settings\...”. , On Vista you can do this by unplugging your computer and plugging it back in, then choosing “Start Windows in Safe Mode” from the menu that appears.
   
   On XP, when the progress bar appears and says “Starting Windows”, press F8 and then choose safe mode.
   
   When in safe mode, log on to your former victim’s account and follow steps 3-5 to get into their start up folder.
   
   Delete the log off.bat file.
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   Step 3: you can't do this.

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   Step 4: If the victim has a password and you are an administrator

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   Step 5: go to the start menu and click "Control Panel".

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   Step 6: Log off your account and log on to the victim's account.

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   Step 7: Open their start menu

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   Step 8: click "All Programs"

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   Step 9: and scroll down to "Start up".

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    Step 10: Right-click on start up and click open.

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    Step 11: Right-click anywhere in the window that opens except on a file or folder.

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    Step 12: Under "New"

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    Step 13: click "Text Document".

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    Step 14: Name it "log off.bat"

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    Step 15: being sure to have the .bat extension rather than .txt.

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    Step 16: Right-click on your new file and click "edit".

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    Step 17: On the first line

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    Step 18: if you are running Vista

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    Step 19: type without quotes

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    Step 20: "cd c:\users\<ACCNAME>"

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    Step 21: replacing <ACCNAME>with your victim's user account name.

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    Step 22: For the second line on either operating system

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    Step 23: without quotes

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    Step 24: "log off".

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    Step 25: Save the file.

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    Step 26: To change it back on Windows Vista

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    Step 27: on your user account

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    Step 28: go to the start menu and click computer.

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    Step 29: Alternatively

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    Step 30: to change it back

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    Step 31: restart Windows and start up in safe mode.

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