Windows 7 God Mode

Gopakumar R wrote:

> I got an information from one web site about Windows 7 God Mode..

>

> Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows

> enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden "GodMode" feature that

> lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a

> single folder.

>

> By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string

> at the end, users are able to have a single place to do everything from changing

> the look of the mouse pointer to making a new hard-drive partition.

>

> The trick is also said to work in Windows Vista, although some are warning that

> although it works fine in 32-bit versions of Vista, it can cause 64-bit versions

> of that operating system to crash.

>

> To enter "GodMode," one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder

> to the following:

> GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

>

> Once that is done, the folder's icon will change to resemble a control panel and

> will contain dozens of control options. I'm not sure it's my idea of playing

> God, but it is a handy way to get to all kinds of controls.

>

> Can anyone please give some more details about this... Becuase i couldnt see

> Microsoft say this as a feature.. so is it safe to do???

>

You've already read (and copied verbatim) the CNET article.

(http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860\_3-10423985-56.html) What more

information could you possibly need? More undocumented shortcuts used

by the developers?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860\_3-10426627-56.html?tag=mncol;mlt\_related

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