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Are there any terrible computer pranks I can play on my treacherous apartment mate?

My apartment mate is a comp sci major, and he keeps pulling terrible pranks on my computer, for example, he logged on when I was not here and sent himself an email allowing him to remotely control my computer, and he messes with my files and stuff. I need to get REVENGE. Thanks Everyone. He already did the desktop icon thing. He also made it so my startup was all messed up. I need something VERY malicious. but perfectly fixable.Something that will scare the shit out of him forever. Get him to FEAR me. He is a first quarter comp sci major. So he doesn't know THAT much. I need some high level stuff here! Something that would be beyond the scope of a 1st year comp sci major's base of knowledge

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1. A fun and simple one.. take a screenshot of his desktop how it lies. Delete all his icons and what have you then set this picture as his background and hide his start bar. He clicks the picture thinking the start bar + icons are still there.
2. Change the keyboard layout to dvorak and watch him get nuts!
3. If he really is a Computer Science major, there isn't much you can do to his computer, aside from sending destructive viruses, that he wouldn't be able to remedy easily. You should prank him in some field that he doesn't have expertise in. I suggest that you lock up your computer with passwords or get a fingerprint scanner. EDIT: He knows how to remote control your computer and alter your startup. That's already somewhat high level stuff, and even though he's only 1st quarter doesn't mean he doesn't know lots of weird stuff. I know said tricks and I'm only an Information Systems major. A lot of this is stuff you learn from extended experience using a computer. But I can give this a shot... ...You can go the hardware route. This is one idea I've just schemed up on the spot, so it might be a little simplistic. You will need some basic hardware and software knowledge, possibly money, and a little dedication. If you're so intent on revenge, this shouldn't be an issue. Figure out how to open up your mate's computer case and unplug the PATA/SATA connector to the hard drive. This obviously results in the failure of booting the OS. That would cause most people grief already since hardware issues are "hard"... He's computer savvy, though, so this may not be enough. This is why the following paragraphs exist. If it was me doing this, I'd get an extra hard drive lying somewhere or buy a cheap one. Though I suggest you go with increased realism by getting one that's the same capacity as the one in your mate's computer. On the hard drive you got, install the same OS he has (if you don't have a copy of that install CD, learn to acquire it or the .iso file). This way, it'll inconspicuously boot to the desktop. This is probably the hardest and most time-consuming step (at least relatively. I think it's rather easy...but still time-consuming). After the OS is done, hide the icons and toolbar, and set the wallpaper to a screenshot of the current state of his desktop. Yeah, that old trick (of course, it's different in this case). So anyway, once your HDD is properly set up and configured, replace the one in his PC with your dummy drive. The result should be: he boots the computer and is greeted by "his desktop". It doesn't work, naturally, but it appears to be the oldest trick in the book of the Static-Wallpaper-As-Desktop scheme. Simple, right? When he goes to fix it, he finds out that the hard drive has no data on it other than OS essentials. Suddenly, the problem is not so simple. So then, it'd look like someone truly evil deleted all his files yet still went through the trouble of faking the desktop. And thusly, negative emotions will ensue. The thing about this prank is that there's literally nothing he can do without getting his actual hard drive from you. You can play dumb or whatever you want for as long as you can while he's unable to use his computer to prolong the prank. His computer's fate lies solely in your control. Just make sure you kept good care of the actual drive or real problems will be had. In hindsight, I personally think this is extremely malicious. I mean, you'd be essentially breaking his computer...yet it's fixable by simply returning the hard drive. I know it might seem tedious to pull off, but still, I think it'll yield satisfactory results. I hope this is what you're looking for. Feel free to adjust the plan as you see fit. P.S. I don't know what type of friend you got. He seemed to prank you badly multiple times and you wanted revenge tenfold. If this works, will he not want revenge also?
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