4 Programs you didn’t know existed on your computer

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Most of us are very familiar with Windows XP and have explored almost all the programs that come default with XP. Here are four programs you most probably didn’t know existed on your computer.

Private Character Editor
There is an accessory program called the Private Character Editor included with Windows XP that is quite obscure and little-known. It is used in conjunction with the Character Map and provides a way to create your own fonts or logos.

How to open
To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter eudcedit

iExpress

IExpress is a technology designed to simplify creation of a setup program. Using the step-by-step IExpress Wizard, you can create self-extracting files that automatically run the setup program contained inside. IExpress technology automatically removes the setup files after installation, saving the user time and frustration. So now you know how to create your own installers !

How to open
To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter iexpress

Dr. Watson

Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger. The information obtained and logged by Dr. Watson is the information needed by technical support groups to diagnose a program error for a computer running Windows. A text file (Drwtsn32.log) is created whenever an error is detected or a program crashes, and can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer. You also have the option of creating a crash dump file, which is a binary file that a programmer can load into a debugger.

How to open
To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter drwtsn32

Media Player 5.1

Yes Media Player 5. You probably have Windows Media PLayer 10 or 11 installed but the fact is even if you upgrade your media player, version 5.1 will remain on your system.

How to open
To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter mplay32

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Comments

That helps. I never knew about IExpress. I will need to remember that.

Comment by Stephan Miller on January 5, 2008 @ 1:16 am

Cool dear..,\
have heard abt others except iexpress.. Thanks for the info….

Keep blogging

Comment by Beautiful Minds on January 5, 2008 @ 1:31 pm

This is pretty fascinating, since I just got a new computer and I had them install XP (not Vista - heard too many stories from friends).

I’m wondering though, how do I use Private Character Editor? You wrote how to open it, would you mind writing a post how to use it?

That would be interesting to me.

Thanks,

Pam Hoffman
http://seminarlist.blogspot.com

Comment by Pam Hoffman on January 8, 2008 @ 7:27 am

@Pam
You can find more information about Private Character Editor at the link below.

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/privchar.htm

Comment by Alfred on January 8, 2008 @ 2:34 pm

Why no credit ????

Comment by Steve Havelock on January 15, 2008 @ 2:24 pm

Hi Steve,
Alfred’s Tech Blog is my previous blog. There are still RSS readers there who havent shifted to the new one…
I usually post something here and then post if on alfred.co.in about a week later…

Check the dates, this post was made before alfred.co.in

Comment by Alfred on January 15, 2008 @ 3:44 pm

wow,that’s some really interesting info Alfred:) surely wasn’t aware about that!

btw, I’m posting more regularly now on my tech blog, so do drop by when you get a chance:)

-Mansi
http://ideasandgadgets.blogspot.com

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