Free screen recording software compatible with XP?

[Rekrul]

I have an old system, so I need older software.

I've been looking for software that will record the screen and ideally, record gameplay in fullscreen emulators and such.

I thought I had found what I was looking for in CamStudio, but it gives me an error when telling it to record audio from the speakers and none of the fixes suggested online have helped.

At once time I had Flashback Express installed, which was supposed to be freeware, but after using it once, I loaded it up one day and it complained that it was unregistered. I've tried going to their website, but it sends every browser I try to use off into limbo.

Searching Google is pretty much useless since "freeware" now apparently means "time-limited, feature-crippled trialware".

So does anyone know of truly free software that will record video and audio under Windows XP?

[october262]

did you try here - https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/desktop-screen-capture

[Rekrul]

did you try here - https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/desktop-screen-capture

CamStudio - Already tried, won't record audio
Captura - Doesn't work with XP
HyperCam - Says it only records audio from microphone
OBS Studio - Doesn't with XP
Screen2Avi - Says it only records audio from microphone
Screencast Capture Lite - Says it only records audio from microphone, doesn't work properly on XP
UScreenCapture - I don't have the faintest clue how to use this
VClip - Doesn't record anything
Wink - Says it only records from microphone

All the rest are paid or trial versions.

[october262]

did you try here - https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/desktop-screen-capture

CamStudio - Already tried, won't record audio
Captura - Doesn't work with XP
HyperCam - Says it only records audio from microphone
OBS Studio - Doesn't with XP
Screen2Avi - Says it only records audio from microphone
Screencast Capture Lite - Says it only records audio from microphone, doesn't work properly on XP
UScreenCapture - I don't have the faintest clue how to use this
VClip - Doesn't record anything
Wink - Says it only records from microphone

All the rest are paid or trial versions.

VLC Media player will do screen recording and it works on windows XP and is free - https://www.videohelp.com/software/VLC-media-player

[Rekrul]

VLC Media player will do screen recording and it works on windows XP and is free - https://www.videohelp.com/software/VLC-media-player

Thanks, but that doesn't work properly either.

Desktop mode records the desktop (no mouse pointer), but no sound. Direct Show mode only lets me choose Default and None for the video and neither records any video. Additionally, the audio that Direct Show records has a pronounced echo, like a second copy of the sound is playing a second out of sync with the first one. So, that isn't going to work either.

[lordsmurf]

Aviscreen Classic
VirtualDub

[johnmeyer]

Why not pay a little money and get something that actually works?