Annoying Roommate

[brend0n]

my housemate works in IT and know his way round computers.

He decided it would be funny to change my "AM" and "PM" in the clock to say other things....and made my homepage always defaults to a different page when i open firefox even if i change the settings or click Google as the home page...

How do i fix it ?and is there any things that you guys know that i could use to try and get him back...

[mike_ie]

To change back the AM and PM settings:

1. Travel to following key in registry editor
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\
2. Now select the 'International' key in left pane and search for
the following two entries in right pane of registry editor.
s1159 - for changing AM
s2359 - for changing PM
3. Once you have found this entries now double click it to change
the text.

With firefox,it sounds like he's made your user profile read only, but without sitting in front of the computer myself, its hard to tell. Probably the easiest solution at this stage is to reinstall firefox.

As for your roommate, what age is he? 12? Easiest solution to him is to simply tell him that if he messes with your computer again, he won't be a roommate for very much longer. Don't know about you, but my computer contains plenty of personal information, I don't want anyone, roommate or otherwise, messing with it. Failing that, a format of his harddrive will do the trick...

[VladTepes]

Don;t format the hard drive - just remove it when he is out !

[abaddonxi]

Don;t format the hard drive - just remove it when he is out !

I think he meant format the roommate's hdd.:angel:

[George130]

Bridge the jumper for the keyboard lock.
amazing how many people it catches out.

[TimNZ]

If you get the chance, (and feel like acting 12 :) )

Take a screenshot of his desktop,
set the screenshot as the desktop background,
then hide all his shortcut's, folders, icons etc on the desktop.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

"keyboard lock"

Do they still have those??

thats just pure evil:twisted:

[RaZz0R]

If you get the chance, (and feel like acting 12 :) )

Take a screenshot of his desktop,
set the screenshot as the desktop background,
then hide all his shortcut's, folders, icons etc on the desktop.

Used to do that to co-workers (In IT) who would leave their desktops open - taught them to always lock the work station. *Hint, hint!*

Second thing is remove any user access he has to your PC & set your self a secure password (6 to 8 letters, numbers, & symbols) and keep your PC locked down.

As for pay back - you could rename his user profile found in c:\documents & settings\username - by logging in as another user with admin rights to his PC - this will re-create a profile setting his desktop & email back to defaults ;)

you could mess with the startup so it loops, could unplug a hard drive or change the booting options in the bios, or even better - change boot options & place a windows CD\DVD in his drive & set it to boot off that drive ;) it wil look like windows is reinstalling it self.

if he has any data shares that you have write access to - change the permissions to your user account only on the file security & then hide them from his user account :)

Google is your friend for how to do this stuff :)


last one - search pirate bay for CBT IT training video's & learn some stuff from the ethical hackers course ;)

[spudboy]

...you could mess with the startup so it loops, could unplug a hard drive or change the booting options in the bios, or even better - change boot options & place a windows CD\DVD in his drive & set it to boot off that drive ;) it wil look like windows is reinstalling it self.



Sometimes Windows does this all by itself...

[RaZz0R]

LOL!@!!!! made me laugh lots lol

[Chad]

Could always **** in his BED???

[mike_ie]

Keep the computer.
Format your roommate.
Much better solution, methinks.....

[THE BOOGER]

Or just send an email to osama bin laden with the message "presents have been left under the tree" and sit back and wait to see who knocks on the door:twisted:
PS from his computer not yours

[rovercare]

Could always **** in his BED???

Haha, first thing I thought^^^, maybe a toploader in the loo:D

[abaddonxi]

Haha, first thing I thought^^^, maybe a toploader in the loo:D

Thanks Matt, sending AULRO to all kinds of new places on the internet.http://planetsmilies.net/vomit-smiley-28.gif

[cal415]

Haha done the desktop wall paper trick, but you really need to remember to kill the explorer task so the start menu doesnt appear, that really screws them up :)

[Armadillo]

Or just send an email to osama bin laden with the message "presents have been left under the tree" and sit back and wait to see who knocks on the door:twisted:
PS from his computer not yours

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

[brend0n]

We are actually good mates before he becoame my roommate.
We get along really well, he just likes to play tricks on me.... he'd change it back eventually

I've got some ideas though (I know about cars, he knows computers):twisted:...

I really like screen shot one though

[3.9County]

Chillie powder in the under pants is a petty, but a satisfying revenge. :D

[sheerluck]

Chillie powder in the under pants is a petty, but a satisfying revenge. :D

I heard a much more extreme one, which was to rub raw chili, jalapeno or the tiny little fiery ones, over the inside of said undergarments (making sure not to leave any seeds or other evidence).

Then stand back and watch the dancing. :wasntme:

[Chad]

Depends on HOW MEAN and disgusting you want to be...

But I did see this on a Fotty Trip in my Under 18-Reserve-1st grade local End of season trip...

When he is PASSED out or asleep, if you have a DOG, perferably your own...

Get a Small amount of Dog **** on a toothpick....

Put a tiny amount in his nostril (passed out makes it easier)

When he awakes, he is looking, checking everywhere for the person with Dog **** on their shoes...

As we were on a Bus and Travelling for a long day, and this guys hit it pretty hard early, was along time till a shower, and still not sure to this day if he EVER did FIND who had the DOG **** on there shoes...;)

I wouldn't think it would need to be much....

But I don't seriously think there could be a better PAYBACK....

[rovercare]

Depends on HOW MEAN and disgusting you want to be...

But I did see this on a Fotty Trip in my Under 18-Reserve-1st grade local End of season trip...

When he is PASSED out or asleep, if you have a DOG, perferably your own...

Get a Small amount of Dog **** on a toothpick....

Put a tiny amount in his nostril (passed out makes it easier)

When he awakes, he is looking, checking everywhere for the person with Dog **** on their shoes...

As we were on a Bus and Travelling for a long day, and this guys hit it pretty hard early, was along time till a shower, and still not sure to this day if he EVER did FIND who had the DOG **** on there shoes...;)

I wouldn't think it would need to be much....

But I don't seriously think there could be a better PAYBACK....

Haha, giving him a hitler:twisted:

I worked with a heap of dudes years ago, where the in joke, was to have a crap, take a pic and send it to your workmates:eek:

[3.9County]

Thats a good one, had it done to me for the first time a little while ago and I almost chucked. :(

[flagg]

winlockpwn is a great way to create some mischief when you have physical access to someone's machine.. even if it is locked!

Tutorial Winlockpwn - Remote Exploit Forums (http://forums.remote-exploit.org/tutorials-guides/13922-tutorial-winlockpwn.html)

[series3]

A good one I have heard is to take a poo, freeze it, then grate it throughout your enemy's room. Works very well with carpet.

[scottygc]

send a email to everyone on his contact list

"can you help me, my balls are so itchy and i dont know what to do"


watch the looks he gets from his mates and some of the replys from work people on his list