A Hidden Browser on Windows Calculator
18 Comments By Tal Siach on January 5th, 2008 in How to and Hacks[Update: It seems that the video does not work with some IP addresses, so we have updated it with a new video. Thanks to Adam for the info, and he also confirms that this does NOT work on Vista]
When I was in college, I remember certain areas in the library were restricted from Internet surfing. These computer stations were to be used to browse through the library’s database of books, magazines, journals, but not the net. Unfortunately, if there were a bunch of students around, I would need to wait for an Internet PC to be vacated or seek the world wide web somewhere else.
Recently I saw this cool trick at Bare Choors, which allows you to surf the Internet on computers that do not have an Internet icon for you to log on with.
The easy step by step video below illustrates how to use the Windows Calculator to surf the web in a restricted area. Who would have ever thought that this harmless calculator program can be used to pass the the restrictions and browse the net with! I’m not 100% sure, but this trick may not work on Vista.
If you ever get on a computer that is restricted from Internet browsing, try out this hidden access trick. Please note that the web address does requires the “http://” prefix (eg. http://www.walyou.com).
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January 6th, 2008 at 2:10 am
Video doesn’t work for me
January 6th, 2008 at 2:23 am
No Way !!
I can see it..May be some plug-in issue..
Stumbled..
January 6th, 2008 at 3:52 am
Cool hidden feature… handy for those times when the browsers have been disabled.
Stumbled.
David
January 6th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Hi Moojj, TechDune and David, glad to see you all.
@Moojj: The original video didn’t work in certain IP addresses, so we have updated the post with a new video. Let us know if problems persist.
@TechDune and David: Thank you very much for the stumble.
January 7th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I did some experimenting and this trick seems to work with any Windows program Paint, WordPad, WMP, etc….
January 7th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Hey this is a cool tip! Thanks for sharing!
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January 7th, 2008 at 6:07 am
I figured this out on my own about 7-years-ago.
January 7th, 2008 at 6:08 am
BTW: I was homeless at the time, and this trick was very useful.
January 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
This isn’t within windows calculator but within windows help (and so works with any application) and won’t help you if they have a proxy in place or use any gibberish in the proxy settings in order to block you from accessing any web page at all.
January 7th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
very nice, thanks
January 7th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Could you write this out, so I could print it, and take it with me? Thanks!
January 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Hello everyone, thank you so much for your comments and information.
@R3dd0g: Thank you for sharing, I will try those out.
@45-year:
@alphaxion: Great info. Glad you shared it with all of us.
January 7th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Browse the Web in areas with no Internet browser…
Schools, libraries and even colleges like to restrict access to their public computers and some do not even have a link to an Internet browser although they might be connected to the net normally. This is done to get rid of those users who occupy a com…
January 7th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Browse the Web in areas with no Internet browser…
Schools, libraries and even colleges like to restrict access to their public computers and some do not even have a link to an Internet browser although they might be connected to the net normally. This is done to get rid of those users who occupy a com…
January 7th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Yes, nice trick!
After investigating a bit, I found that several other programs had the same “feature”. Including Notepad, Wordpad, and others. Even opening a “My Computer” or “Recycled Bin” window did the same.
All that is required is the “Help” tab at top of each program window. Clicking on “Help”, then clicking on “Help Topics”, then clicking on the very top left corner opened the drop down which always includes the “Jump to URL…” option. You then type in your favorite URL (i.e. http://www.propeller.com).
Yes, Very nice trick!
January 8th, 2008 at 2:17 am
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November 23rd, 2008 at 7:29 am
will it work with proxies?