Free Screen Recorder

Yes my dear 7 readers, not only am I back to blogging but I come bearing free gifts. 

There is a utility in Windows 7 that many users don’t know about, and it will probably become one of your favorites after reading this.  It’s called the Problem Steps Recorder.  It’s perfect for documenting quickly how a user is encountering an error, a family member having a PC issues, etc… To use this utility, and in most cases you will have someone else use it so you can understand what their problem may be, do the following:

1. Start PSR

a. Start > Search >  ‘psr’
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b. Select psr.exe from Programs
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c. Select ‘Start Record’
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2. Now have the user reproduce the steps that are causing the problem.

3. Stop Recording

a. Select ‘Stop Record’ (note – you could also pause recording, and then start recording some more)
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4.  PSR will output the files into a .zip file.  Just give it a name and choose where you want to save it. 

 

So what do you get?

The output is a .mht file, with a date and time stamp. For example: Problem_20120524_2347.mht.  The review is actually quite helpful, broken down by steps and screen shots which can be viewed in a couple of different ways.  Enjoy.

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