Vista introduced dynamic memory so the game no longer loads into a fixed block of memory, but this is a minor inconvenience. Game borders are Hex 10, empty cells are Hex 0F and mines are Hex 8F Use a debugging program to locate the memory block storing the current Minesweeper game. When you know the solution open Minesweeper and play the game from memory. Take a screenshot during a gameĪnd exit Minesweeper. Open the menu and select "Always save game on exit" and "Always continue saved game". Lose a game and memorise mine locations then select "Restart This Game" to play from memory. Of easy boards then use a macro to cycle through games to find (and play) the same boards again. Create a high density Custom level and save pictures Increase the number of mines to reduce the number of unique boards. Unfair Prior Knowledge (Density Manipulation)
You can manipulate these cycles to locate and play memorised boards.ġ3. Unfair Prior Knowledge (Board Cycles)īeginner 8x8 games repeat in two cycles of 2434 boards while Intermediate 16x16 games repeat in two cycles of 1204īoards. Make the game clock run slowly.ĭownload a program that modifies the system clock to run at a slower speed.ġ2.
Using a program like Camtasia in the 2000s to make game videos with a high frame rateĬould slow the timer by 2-3 seconds a minute.ĭownload a program that modifies WinAPI time functions. This was common in the 1990s when you could slow the clock onĬomputers simply by using the printer. Slow the timer by running other programs in the background. Photoshop the timer in the remaining frames so "seconds" in the video match real seconds. Select a low frame rate such as 15fps (to save effort) andĭelete every few frames. In the 2000s it was common to use programs like Camtasia to record videos. Another option is to screenshot and edit the 'Best Times' list. Take a screenshot of a game and edit the timer. Search for regedit.exe and edit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Winmine to change your scores. In the 2.9 beta version this cheat changes the title bar from "Win Mine" to "Not a Game".Įdit your scores in the 'winmine.ini' file located in the C:\WINDOWS directory. The timer will pause until the game is minimised and maximised. Press both mouse buttons and press on the keyboard. Press the left mouse button on the smiley face and the timer will pause until the mouse moves elsewhere. Versions since Vista allow you to minimise the game and see a preview by hovering the mouse over the game on the taskbar.
You can take a screenshot of the game to study the board while Minimise the game and the timer will pause until the game is maximised. If you press again it will pause or restart the cheat.but the coloured pixel remains visible. You also can activate the cheat by typing XYZZY and holding for about 10 seconds.
#XYZZY IDLE TIMER WINDOWS#
XYZZY does not work on Windows 9x systems (95, 98, ME). Write a script that prevents clicking on mines by converting left clicks to flags. The idea from the text adventure game Colossal Cave Adventure (1975) which used XYZZY as a magic word to jump between rooms. The top left pixel on your screen will become white but turn black when your mouse is above a mine. Microsoft Minesweeper is no longer accepted for rankings because of the cheats on this page! Minesweeper Clone Cheats
#XYZZY IDLE TIMER WINDOWS 8#
Windows 8 introduced a new arcade level but moved Minesweeper out of the operating system and into the Windows Store. Windows Vista released a new version of the game with flowers and guaranteed openings on the first click with Windows XP from 8x8 to 9x9 to make it easier to win. Microsoft released "Windows Minesweeper" in October 1990 before including it as part of Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME and 2000. This page lists minesweeper cheats, codes, bugs, scripts and solvers for Microsoft Minesweeper.
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