Windows 7 has a 'God Mode'
Mikey 28 comments
Amazingly this works, and it's extremely easy to enable. Once enabled you'll have nearly 300 settings to play with all located in one convenient location, very much a second control panel.
Here's how. Just go to your C drive and create a new folder with this name:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
It will even create it's own special icon. This is said to also work on 32bit editions on Vista.
Update: Apparently there are several more God Modes.
Just create a new folder with any name . one of the strings below. Example: Rustylime.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Very useful if you just got the computer. Otherwise, a bit of fun.
Trent Greguhn
Thursday 7th January 2010 | 06:48 AMWindows 7 any good? I've been meaning to check it out but never get around to it.
...in response to this comment by Trent Greguhn. It's the best Windows yet. Extremely fast even on older hardware. Makes Vista look worse than it already does.
Rodney
Thursday 7th January 2010 | 06:58 AM...in response to this comment by Trent Greguhn. Yes, it really is. Definitely the best Windows desktop made.
Rodney
Thursday 7th January 2010 | 06:59 AMFinally! I needed a God Mode for Windows 7 because I was sick of getting fragged while trying to level up! Now I just need a no clipping mode so I can walk through walls.
Hey Mike...Is there anything like this for XP? I'm one of those people who still makes sure that whatever new computer I buy is loaded with XP. If 3.1 was internet capable, I'd still be using that. I love the sound of God Mode, but having to go to Win7 to use it is a bit daunting for me. I bought a new Laptop about a month ago, and went out of my way to be sure that it had XP for an OS. I don't know much about #7 at this point, though your article and some of it's comments make me want to check it out. Vista about ruined me on new OS from MS, but perhaps I should consider #7.
F-
...in response to this comment by Friendo. There is always Power Tools for XP but there isn't much in thgere. Aside from that I'm not sure - I haven't used XP in about 4 years :-)
Jake Farr-Wharton
Thursday 7th January 2010 | 09:32 AM...in response to this comment by Rodney. God hates frags!
Haha, comedy gold!
Gina Squitieri
Thursday 7th January 2010 | 12:24 PM...in response to this comment by Jake Farr-Wharton. haha! That was good.
But Mikey, Please excuse my ignorance, but I have no idea what any of that means. Can you explain it in human terms?
...in response to this comment by Gina Squitieri. The codes you mean? They're probably development testing remnants from Microsoft that somebody forgot to remove.
If you're running Vista or Windows 7, just make a new folder in C drive called...
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
...and viola! You'll have a whole new selection of tools to play with. Likewise for the other codes, just make a folder with any name, a dot, and one of the codes. Like...
Gina.{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
...and you'll have even more new tools.
Kim OJ
Friday 8th January 2010 | 12:12 AMI may have to upgrade to 7 so that I can play God.
Marvin the Martian
Friday 8th January 2010 | 05:50 AMIf I then delete the folder, can i be charged with killing god?
...in response to this comment by Marvin the Martian. Not believing in the folder is the greater sin.
Marvin the Martian
Friday 8th January 2010 | 10:13 AMBut unlike god - i can SEE the folder.
I'm not sure about this. I think deicide is too much of a risk.
...in response to this comment by Marvin the Martian. True. There is more evidence to support the existence of the folder than there is of God.
Trent Greguhn
Friday 8th January 2010 | 11:01 AMThis conversation took the best possible path towards being a dialogue I'd read out of a Robert M. Pirsig novel. I applaud all of you.
Marvin the Martian
Friday 8th January 2010 | 11:06 AMNo applause... just money.
Trent Greguhn
Friday 8th January 2010 | 11:09 AM...in response to this comment by Marvin the Martian. Sorry, all money goes into the donation folder.
Jake Farr-Wharton
Friday 8th January 2010 | 11:54 AM...in response to this comment by Trent Greguhn. I deleted that folder in favour of c:/embezling money for my holiday bitches/
...in response to this comment by Jake Farr-Wharton. That would actually be c:\embezling money for my holiday bitches\
:-)
Jake Farr-Wharton
Friday 8th January 2010 | 01:35 PM...in response to this comment by Mikey. You totally pwned me!
gina Squitieri
Friday 8th January 2010 | 02:16 PM...in response to this comment by Mikey. What kind of tools, though?
...in response to this comment by gina Squitieri. Try it and see :-)
andrew
Saturday 9th January 2010 | 05:42 PMwhatif you do not believe in god?
Papa
Sunday 10th January 2010 | 04:40 AMI just got the upgrade for Windows 7 except I can't "upgrade" over Vista Ultimate. Gotta start backing up my crap so I can do a clean install...
Hey Papa,
You can upgrade from Vista to Windows 7: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-do-vista-to-windows-7-upgrade/
clarity
Friday 23rd April 2010 | 03:18 AM...in response to this comment by Marvin the Martian. hire a hit-virus if you feel too squeamish
Jake Farr-Wharton
Thursday 7th January 2010 | 06:22 AMOnly Bill Gates was meant to have that much power... it corrupts. Get it?
That was my best nerd joke, ever. How sad.