Screen Recorder is a free Windows application that allows you to record computer screen along with your voice. It is a really simple application with just three button--start, pause and stop. It can record the entire desktop or any particular application window, as specified by you.

Screen Recorder is a handy tool to create videos explaining how to use an application or solve an issue. Instead of writing long emails or making efforts to explain correct strps over the phone, you can show how to go about the things.

The extracter for Screen Recoder can be downloaded from Microsoft TechNet site. Extract it to its default location in C:/ drive. There you will find one folder of the same name as the extracter--UtilityOnlineMarch092009_03. In this folder, go to Win32 folder if your computer is a 32-bit computer or even if you aren't sure. If you are sure your's is a 64-bit, go to the corresponding folder. Here you will find three installer. First, install Windows Media encoder by clicking on WMEncoder file. After that click on the installer that's called Screen Recorder.

Now start the application. You will be asked to choose the output to be recorded--the entire screen or just an open window. You also need to tick the audio option if you wish to record your voice as well.

Enjoy the screencast that I have created, with lot of fumbles :)