Practical Joke Freebies - Computronics UK

Fake Format - Drive your friends(?) insane with this cruel prank program. Fake Format is a free "utility" that, when executed, gives the appearance that your hard drive is being formated. Your victim will be unable to stop or close this clever, realistic program. It even creates hard drive noise while it is "formatting." Direct download: 143 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Joke programs for the Mac - Lots of joke programs to baffle and torment your favorite Mac user. The gags include "Enchanted Menus," which makes drop-down menus appear in the last place you would expect it -- anywhere but under the menu name. Note that this site points out that it "is not responsible for any damage that you might cause to another person's Mac or for any physical injury the object of the joke might inflict on you."

Error95 Joke Program - This free demo program is a must-have gag for pranksters. Error95 generates customizable fake error messages for Windows 95 and NT. Drive your computer buddies crazy! If you want more power and more errors, you can order the full version.

Random Wallpaper Changer - This free utility randomly switches your Windows desktop wallpaper at any interval that you select. It's a "stealth" program (meaning that it can't be detected). Good either as a prank or if you'd just like to have a new wallpaper automatically displayed, from time to time. Direct download: 175 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Virtual Insults - Here, the fine art of insults is personified. There's someone out there who's annoying you and you want to tell them what you REALLY think. Virtual Insults has got what you need. You won't find any sappy "I love you" Hallmark sentiments here. You can send someone a witty (or not so witty) insult, complete with sound effects (such as a toilet flushing, etc.) Perfect for all "occasions."

Program/WAV Launcher - This free, sneaky gag program offers all kinds of possibilities for driving your buddies bananas. It's a hidden program launcher that'll execute a specified program or .WAV file at intervals that you choose. You can specify when the program or sound file will be launched, as well as how often it'll be launched. Fun! Direct download: 164 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Create prank Web pages - This site lets you create bogus Web sites, for free. An example is "The Internet Heir Locator Service." In this joke, the target of your gag will receive an E-mail message inviting him or her to visit an official-looking Web page for news of a possible inheritance.

Crazy Num-Caps-Scroll gag program - I know from personal experience that this prank program can drive someone crazy! This free "utility" will toggle the Num Lock or Scroll Lock keys at intervals that you can specify. You can set up which keys to toggle and how often they'll be toggled. New version includes command line support for Num, Caps and Scroll Lock. Direct download: 155 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Clickme - Install this free joke program and it displays a button on the desktop. When your prank victim moves their mouse to click on the button, it moves elsewhere! Lots of fun. Direct download: 127 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Fart Machine - Here's a completely useless freeware program that offers rude noises "for your listening pleasure." Install the Fart Machine, open the program from your start menu, and simply double click on the rude sound that you want to hear. From the wacky guys at Wavhounds.com. (For Windows 95/98).

Fake Delete - This exceedingly cruel, free prank program simulates the deletion of all files and folders in your victim's Window directory. Looks very real, and even experienced users will be unable to detect or stop it. You can select the directory to be "deleted." This new version even features the added realism of hard drive noise! Direct download: 118 kilobytes (For Windows 95/98).

Fork-O-Grams - Have you ever stumbled across a really bad Web site? You know, the ones that take forever to load. And when they do load, there's nothing worthwhile to see? Or the ones with the really painful backgrounds that makes it hard to see the text? Well, send that site's Webmaster a "Fork-O-Gram." It's a free message that you can easily send any Web site owner that lets them know that they need to work on making their site better.

Activegrams Insults - The fine art of insults is personified at this site. With this fine free digital greeting card service, you can insult people in style.

Fake Windows 95 Start Menu - Here's another free gag program to play on a computer user. This is a fake Windows95 Start Menu that won't respond to the user. It actually takes away the users' Start menu and puts this one in its place. Very realistic. Here's Fake Win 95's home page, which features more freeware gags. Direct download: 128 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

JavaScript alert gag - If you're a Webmaster and you'd like to play a practical joke on your visitors, then check out this free JavaScript that offers a scary pop-up message that tells visitors they have a computer virus. From The JavaScript Source.

Black Screen - This free program will cause your victims' screen to go black or capture the desktop & display a bitmap image. The victim of your prank will then be unable to close the screen without a password. Black Screen can be used as a joke gag or for security purposes. Here's the home page. Direct download: 152 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Message Manager - This free gag program allows you to set up a message dialog to be displayed on someone's computer. You can specify the text to be displayed, as well as the type of message box. You can also specify when the message will be displayed, among other options. Direct download: 144 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Bomb Crash Alert Gag - This joke program simulates the Windows 95 "program crash" dialog box. And it's difficult to tell that it's a fake! It's easy to use and there is no setup/install involved. Just copy the program to someone's machine and run it. Here's Bomb Crash Alert's home page, which features more freeware gags. Direct download: 111 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Joke Windows Splash Screens - Here's a collection of funny alternative free splash screens for your Windows 95 machine. Various gags are here including "This is Windows 95 on drugs..." (which cycles through various colors while booting) and "We are Microsoft. Resistance is futile..." (which features a scary-looking cyborg character).

Sculptor Screen Saver (direct download) - Wreak some havoc on someone's desktop with this screen saver that slices, dices and melts your screen.

Open CD gag - Mystify your computer friends with this free program, which inexplicably opens the CD drive. You can change a shortcut on a commonly used application to point to this gag program, sit back, and let the fun begin as they try to figure out what the heck's going on! Direct download: 96 kilobytes. (For Windows 95/98).

Crazy Page Counter - A joke page counter for your Web site, available in both Java and animated GIF versions.

Fake Bonus Message - Drive your co-workers batty with this free gag. It informs them that they've received their annual "bonus." But when they click on the button to learn more, the button moves around to avoid the mouse! (Direct download: 10 kilobytes). For Windows 95/98.

Windows 95/98 and Mac Joke Wallpaper - Baffle your computer buddies with a joke desktop wallpaper from this cool collection. Categories include politics, movies & TV and computer & the Net.

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