The Revenge Pack 5.10

Taken from The Revenge Pack v4.xx:
> Hi all!! This is the FINAL version of The Revenge Pack(unless there are
> bugs...) -- YES!

YEAH RIGHT! hehehehehe... actually, this really is the last version because
I'm about to join the army, or start to study in the IIT (Israeli Institue of
Technology) and I also put an option to put extra pranks into TRP, but I'll
leave writing about it for later... hehe...

The Revenge Pack is defined as a "All-In-One Prank Program". Once installed
on a machine, it runs automatically, is hidden from the user, and does only
what it's told when configurated(pranks). It does *absolutely* NO damage
to the computer it is installed on.

In comparison to any earlier version of TRP(The Revenge Pack), this one is
definetely the best. In comparison to any other prank program - TRP5 kicks
their asses! all of them! TRP5 simply rules! Hail TRP! hehehehehe...

OK... This version includes:

 Classic Pranks(total of... 19!):

  - Error Messages
        Real error message boxes shown on the screen once in a while.
        User *MUST* click OK in order to continue working. Total of 60.
  - Funny Messages
        Funny error message boxes shown on the screen once in a while.
        User *MUST* click OK in order to continue working. Total of 60.
  - Load Applications
        Creates a list of all EXEcutable files on all hard drives. Then,
        once in a while picks one and runs it.
  - Change Display Resolution (new in version 5.00!)
        Checks available display resolutions and changes resolution at
        random. Note that sometimes available resolutions are NOT supports
        by the monitor attached to the PC (that means that in order to
        reset the display resolution you'll have to go to Windows Safe Mode).
  - Shutdown Windows
        Forces a Windows shutdown (total shutdown of computer where available)
        at random. Programs such as Word will ask to save work.
  - Hide Taskbar
        Hides the taskbar (and disables Ctrl-ESC, etc.) for 10 seconds and
        then makes it visible again.
  - Beep
        Duh... Through the PC-Speaker (might not work on all machines).
  - Background on Top
        The Revenge Pack will load the desktop bitmap on top of everything.
        There will be no taskbar, desktop icons, or other programs visible.
        Ctrl-ESC, Alt-Tab and Ctrl-Alt-Del menus will be disabled as well.
        How to get rid of it? Either wait(random timer), or click the
        top-right corner of the screen.
  - Close Applications (New in TRP 5.1)
        This old prank is back and is much better than it used to be.
        Now everything is really done good and is not dependant on whether
        you're in an application or not. TRP will try not to close itself
        with this(because it really includes all windows) and also the
        Program Manager. It closes windows in the way they're supposed to be,
        so those that need confirmation (to save work, etc.) will do it.
  - Swap Mouse Buttons
        Swaps the mouse buttons(left-right/right-left) in real-time (means
        that no Windows Restart is needed for this to affect the machine).
        The Uninstaller restores the old mouse configuration(the one before
        you had The Revenge Pack loaded).
  - Swap Shortcuts
        Swaps the Start-Menu shortcuts so (for instance), the shortcut that
        says "Microsoft Word" will point to "Norton Disk Doctor" and vice
        versa. (nothing is deleted, and when TRP is uninstalled, your old
        shortcuts will be restored). Errors might occur if shortcuts that
        have been swapped were deleted by the user.
  - Open/Close CD Door
        Once in a while, the CD Drive tray (aka Coffee Cup Holder) will be
        opened and immediately closed.
  - Caps/Num/Scroll Locks
        The Revenge Pack can turn the Keyboard locks LEDs on and off
        randomally, either once in a while, or like a maniac for 10 seconds
        every 0.2 second(funny as hell!).
  - Load Common Dialogs
        Opens, Once in a while, a Save File As, Open File, Choose Color, and
        About Windows dialogs.
  - Load Control Panels
        Makes a list of all existing Control Panels(not only those enabled
        in the control panel) and picks and loads them at random.
  - Mouse Accelerator
        Makes the mouse move more than you want in the direction you move it
        (it continues moving after you stop by calculating the motion speed
        and increasing its speed a bit).
  - Imprison Cursor
        Puts the cursor in the center of the screen, and allowing it to move
        only in a small rectangle for 20 seconds.
  - Blue Screen (New in TRP 5.1)
        We all know the beautiful exception error screens (don't we?), and
        this is the case. Beautiful... (it's a fake!)
  - Access empty floppy drive (New in TRP 5.1)
        Tries to access drive A: in hope that it's empty (so it makes a
        great noise!). If there is a disk inside, the user is asked, kindly,
        to remove it - when s/he does, TRP will again try to access it...

 Customized Pranks(total of... 5!):

  - Set Background Picture To...
        You choose a picture from the harddisk (JPG, BMP and GIF supported),
        and The Revenge Pack will use a copy of it (will put it as a
        background picture on the computer it's installed on). Original
        background picture will be restored once TRP is uninstalled using
        the uninstaller. (this prank replaces the Llama Picture prank. You
        can get the Llama/Camel[GOD KNOWS!] picture from my site).
  - Set Clipboard Text To...
        You can either type some words in that text box, or nothing. TRP will
        change the clipboard text every 60 seconds to that string(or delete
        the clipboard text if you chose not to type anything).
  - Write In NotePad
        Write whatever you want in that big text box. The Revenge Pack will
        run NotePad once in a while (if exists), and type it there(really
        type it!). Then, it will "try" to save it.
  - Custom Message Boxes (new in version 5.00!)
        Same as Error Messages and Funny Messages, only that now you decide
        on the messages.
  - Add Pranks... (new in version 5.00!)
        Yes! Now you can add up to 5(because it's TRP5... hehehe) pranks
        to The Revenge Pack! Pranks you find on the Internet, or just EXE
        files that you want to be run by TRP (and not through the Load
        Applications prank that runs ANY EXE file). Make sure that the file
        is independant because The Revenge Pack uses a copy of the file and
        not the file itself.
        CAUTION: This way stupid people can tell TRP to run viruses(thus
        making TRP a harmful trojan). I am not responsible for those stupid
        people.

 You can change the prank frequency (PFreq) on any window. The PFreq scroll
 is the same scroll on each because both classic and customized pranks are
 treated by the same timer. The PFreq timer works this way: Takes a random
 interval, between 2 and 20 seconds, then generates a random number between 1
 to PFreq variable (which is 1-5) and checks if it's equal to 1(highest freq
 is always 1=1, so if you choose the highest frequency, a prank will be run
 every 2 to 20 seconds... hehe...).


Installation Guide:

 You should have 4 files (except the text files):
  RPSetup.exe
  UninstRP.exe
  program.dat
  setup.dat

 Run RPSetup, choose pranks to enable, and set frequency and customized pranks
 if you want to.
 After that, you have two options: either [Install On This Computer] or
 [Pack To Send To Other Computers].
 If you choose to install on this computer, then TRP will be installed and
 you'll be asked to restart the computer. Once you do it, TRP is loaded on
 memory and does whatever you told it to.
 If you choose to pack to install on other computers, The Revenge Pack will
 do that, and it will generate 3 files in the folder "RP Setup" under its
 folder:
  Setup.exe
  data.z
  Setup.ins
 You should send the three files (don't get setup.exe confused with
 setup.dat or RPSetup.exe!!) to "the victim"... hehe... Tell him/her that
 it's a Setup for a cool program they wanted or anything like that, and when
 they run it, it will install TRP on their computer. When they restart it TRP
 will run... hehe...

 Don't forget that TRP needs VB5 runtimes. If you don't have them, or if you
 are not sure whether "the victim" has them, get them here:
  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/MSVBVM50.EXE

 To uninstall, simply run the uninstaller (UninstRP.exe) on the computer
 TRP is installed on (there's no need to close TRP before using it), and
 follow the instruction it gives you.


Other issues:

 If you have any comments, bug reports or if you think there's something
 I should add(anything! from another error message to a totally new feature)
 please let me know. My E-mail address and webpage's URL are at the bottom
 of this text file.

 Don't forget to "hide"(or put the uninstaller only on your computer) the
 uninstaller because It'll be stupid if everybody will be able to uninstall
 The Revenge Pack.

 One last thing - Do not try to run The Revenge Pack by yourself -
 it won't work =P...


Add-ons:

 If you plan to write an add-on prank... here are some tips:
  - TRP runs the add-ons, at random, once in a while. Your program may be
    run more than once in a session, so make sure that your program makes
    a short run (i.e. unloads quickly).
  - If the program requires a long period of time to run, make sure that
    you check for previous instances running, so it won't be loaded more
    than once.
  - Don't forget to unload the program from memory (it's just amazing how
    many programs don't do that!)
  - If you think the add-on you wrote is really cool, please send it to me...
    I might put it as a built-in prank in TRP, with your name on it! =)
    I may also put it in the downloads section in TRP's site.

v5.10      (03/10/1999)
  - Close Applications prank is back...
  - Totally New prank - Blue Screen!
  - Another new prank - Access empty floppy drive.
  - New uninstaller, that works on more systems.
  - Only one instance of the Configurator(RPSetup) can be run.
  - The same for the uninstaller and setup.
  - Using a better EXE compressor... =)
  - Added 35 more error messages (Thank you Microsoft for ERRLOOK!)
    so now there's a total of 60 error messages and 60 funny messages.
  - New recursive procedure to list files (finally works 100%).
  - Message boxes (Error, Funny and Custom messages pranks) are now run
    through an external program. That means TRP doesn't stop running pranks
    if the user doesn't click OK.
  - The same for the Common Dialogs prank.
  - Optimized the Locks prank code.
  - RP is less likely to crash now (added some more error trapping code).
  - Fixed some cosmetic problems in Setup, and changed a bit of the
    interface - classic pranks now in a list.	
 
ZZZBLA