Tools for video casting and convert to mp4

Free CamStudio video casting tool.

Free Handbrake to convert AVI to mp4.

Share folder under Win7 using command line

type 'cmd' in 'search program and file' edit box after clicking 'start' button.
Then right click cmd.exe and choose run as administrator.

net share sharename=path:drive /Grand:user,Full             for full read/write acess
net share sharename=path:drive                                      for full read only acess
net share sharename /delete                                            delete shared folder
net share                                                                        show all shared folders

How to use msconfig to make window boot faster and crash less

[1] http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msconfig_win7.html
[2] http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_search.php

'msconfig' under win7
'msconfig.msc' under winxp

Finding & Removing Hidden COM ports for Non-connected Devices in Windows XP

[1] http://www.rttycontesting.com/lagniappe/removehiddencomports.html


1. Right click on My Computer then go to Properties.
2. When the System Properties dialog window opens, click on the Advanced tab then click on the Environment Variables button
3. In the Environment Variables window, under System variables, click the New button.
4. In the New System Variable dialog box, enter devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices as the Variable name, and enter 1 as the Variable value, then click OK
5. You will see your new entry in the System variables field.  Click OK

FW: Windows XP update locks machines with SVCHOST redlined at 100%

Ref [1]http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/windows-xp-update-locks-machines-svchost-redlined-100-fix-it-kb-2879017-230733


NOVEMBER 13, 2013
Windows XP update locks machines with SVCHOST redlined at 100%: Fix it with KB 2879017
Bug returns with recent patches in Windows XP's Windows Update processing, as SVCHOST pegs 100% CPU utilization

Unmount a drive when it was not cleanly unmounted.

[1] http://askubuntu.com/questions/170852/ntfs-partition-not-clearly-unmounted-please-help
[2] http://www.wikihow.com/Unmount-a-Drive



[1] When ubuntu boots, I get this error: "The NTFS partition was not cleanly unmounted. This probably indicates that the system was not shut down properly. Please run "chkdsk /r" from Windows; once that is fixed you should be able to resume the installation. Press OK to reboot."


E:/chkdsk /r

when being asked whether check disk on start up, choose 'No'. 

Finally, WinXp no longer ask to check E: drive for consistence and 'Ghost' is able to mount E: drive.

Display chinese in Win7 x64 notepad

[1] http://superuser.com/questions/211378/how-to-display-chinese-characters-on-notepad

After changing default font.