Some useful gadgets from Microsoft

Microsoft is a giant in the software field. I believe everyone will be familiar with it, but they will also write some practical small software. Next we will introduce several small tools from this great software.

Automatically change the desktop background -- too topshow

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Slide Show is extracted from MicroSoft Windows XP PowerToys. It is a desktop Enhancement Tool developed by Microsoft.

Right-click the blank area on the desktop and select "properties". In the pop-up "properties" dialog box, click the "automatically change Wallpaper" tab, specify any folder that contains the wallpaper you want to change as the wallpaper. You can set the time for automatically updating the wallpaper in the "Frequency" option, from one second to one hour or one month, do not forget to click "OK" after the settings are complete, so that the desktop background will change automatically. (Figure 1)

　　

　　

Note that this software can only be used in windows XP and 2003.

Virtual optical drive-VCDControltool

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Http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/ B /6/7b6abd84-7841-4978-96f5-bd58df02efa2/winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

Http://dl7.mydown.com/soft1/200409/VCdControlTool_cdc.zip (Chinese Version)

It is said that it is an internal tool Microsoft uses for Windows XP testers. Let's take a look at its usage.

After downloading and decompressing, Run "VCdControlTool" and click "Drive Control" on the main interface. In the displayed dialog box, click "Install drive" and select the decompressed file "VCdRom. sys ". (Figure 2)

　　

　　　　

Go back to the main interface and click "add drive" to add a virtual optical drive. to delete a drive, click "delete drive.

After the installation of the virtual optical drive, you can click the "Install" button to import the image file. A "Special installed image" window will pop up during the import, if you want to automatically load the image file when starting the system later, select "permanent installation ". It is also easy to unmount the image file from the virtual optical drive, as long as you select and directly click the "pop-up" button on the main interface.

Lunar display-ICalClk

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Http://download.microsoft.com/download/ B /9/d/b9d1aee0-58d5-4ddc-a156-f7d67eb733e1/ICalClkSetup.msi

This small software was developed by Microsoft for Chinese users. After being downloaded and installed, a small icon is displayed on the system tray. Double-click it to view the calendar window, select "Chinese Calendar" in the "calendar" in the lower left corner to display the lunar calendar, and select four time zones for simultaneous display. (Figure 3)

　　

　　

Multi-function calculator-CalcPlus

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Http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/5/045ae76d-2edb-4e6b-84af-aba399e2f2e8/CalcPlus.msi

This mini-program is also released by Microsoft. It contains scientific computing and unit conversion functions, and has a very beautiful interface and powerful functions.

Default Interface: (Figure 4)

　　

　　

Scientific interface (Sicentific): (figure 5)

　　

Standard: (figure 6)

　　

Video album-Photo Story

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Http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/ B /F/4BF7F68A-204D-4897-9B9A-B24C2504E2FE/PStory.msi

This software can make a photo into a video album file and add text and voice to each photo. The following is an example of how to use it.

After installing the software, run it. On the page, select "Start new story", and click "Import image" to select the image to create the album (figure 7)

　　

After the image is imported, edit it. You can add text and voice to each image, set an animation and transition effect, and set the background music of the album. (Figure 8)