Help With Windows MineSweeper Cheat!


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Hi All..

I was browsing the net when I found this page (http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/c_xyzzy.html) with this interseting cheat for Minesweeper:

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There's a cheat code for Windows' "Minesweeper" game: type xyzzy, followed by ENTER and the right SHIFT key. Then a tiny dot will appear at the top left corner of the screen that will change color depending on whether the cursor is over a bomb or not.
I tried the cheat but didn't work.. I tried searching for it in some other sites that might provide more details and I foun this site (http://www.eggheaven2000.com/detailed/104.html):
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1: Start Minesweeper & type "xyzzy".

2: Draw the mouse across the blocks.

3: Go over a mine and the very top left-hand corner of the screen

will go black.

4: Place a flag on the spaces where this occurs.

5: Click on all other spaces as fast as possible to beat everyone else

And It didn't work!

I tried searching for another site and I found this (http://www.cheaterskrypt.com/pc/cheats/m/Minesweeper.shtml):

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When you start WINDOWS Minesweeper, type XYZZY and press RIGHT Enter key and LEFT

Shift Key. Then every time you have the cursor on a covered square with a mine, a pixel (very small) at the top right corner of the screen with be black.

And it didn't work!

Have you tried this cheat before? can you please give me some detailed steps? for example which (Enter) should I hit exactly? Which Shift? Should I hit them together? should I be pressing them while searching for the mine? Where will the dot appear exactly? Is it visible or it needs some concentration?

Thanks everybody!

VidER

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  petroid said:
Don't listen to that crap. Type xyzzy and hold control (left). The top left pixel will be white on no mine, and black on a mine.

petroid

hmmmm can you explain more please? cause it didn't work. I typed the thing then kept on holding the left Ctrl button. And I hovered the mouse over the boxes and I couldn't see any change.

Where is the pixel exactly? at the top of the window or at the top of the Mine Blocks? or at the top of the digits showing the numbers of mines left?

HellBender, it didn't work :(

The rest of the guys.. I am not cheating cause I never won the game! I am just trying to discover something new about a game that I have always been playing! Whats wrong in that!!

Thanks everybody.

VidER

1) minimize or close (up to you)all other screens u have

2) open minesweeper

3) type in "xyzzy" (no quotes)

4) hold left crtl and click on the face thing

5) hold down crtl and play the game (while cheating of course)

the pixel is at the VERY top left hand corner *note you may need to make ur screen size smaller*

*note you may need to use the magnifer if u cannot see it*

it wont let me post the pic

  Gary_Player said:
This is retarded...who needs to cheat in freaking minesweeper? If you want better times just change the highscore file...its a freaking .txt, not all that difficult :(

:ninja: i sympathise with ur comment, those that think they can possibly hav fun cheating in mindsweeper havn't had a good life and suggest they go to the beach fast and to GET A LIFE!

Actually, it is xyzzy <enter> <left-shift>.

Make sure the Minesweeper window is the active window when typing that. Then yes the top left pixel will be lit if it is a bomb I believe. Wow memories of Windows 3.1 cheating :)

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