Follow these instructions exactly to see the people behind the magic in the Windows 95 Developer Credits: 

Right click on the desktop and select New Folder. 
( Should you have a non-U.S. version of Windows 95, rename the first new folder you create to its English name: New Folder.)
Click anywhere on the desktop each time before renaming this folder. 
Name the folder: 

and now, the moment you've all been waiting for 

Right click the folder and rename it to: 

we proudly present for your viewing pleasure 

Right click the folder and rename it to: 

The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team! 

Open the folder and enjoy!


Easter egg instructions brought to you by Mike Strock and Jerry Young for the international versions.

But the fun isn't over! Now open Explorer and drag the folder from the desktop to the Windows folder, so the "Easter egg" folder will become a sub folder under the Windows folder. Now every time you select the The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team! folder you will see the credits in the window pane that usually shows you the file names. To stop the animation, just select any other folder. (This will only work for the duration of your current Windows session.)

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