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Old 09-09-2003, 10:22 PM   #1
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Boom Ahhh!!!!

For some reason I cannot take a screenshot, I press Ctrl+ prnt screen but tothing happens! Whats wrong here!!! Someone please help me I need this shots very importantly!!!
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:37 PM   #2
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Umm don't you do the print screen button and then go into Paint or something and paste it (ctrl+v). That's worked for me...
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:38 PM   #3
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i cant get a thing!!! I need this to work now!!! It worked before, but now it won't, is there another way, a program?
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:41 PM   #4
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dont hit control just print screen
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:43 PM   #5
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I AM!!!! NOTHING HAPPENS!!! NOTHING!!!! I also tried the on screen keyboard but that dosent work either.
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:44 PM   #6
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What OS, cuss I just tryed it.. XP Pro, and it worked... :S
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:45 PM   #7
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Its worked on my XP home before but not now, which is the one damn time i need it!!!
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:46 PM   #8
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Print Screen and pasting it into MS PAINT works for me.

Try finding a screen capture utility if you have no success with this.
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:48 PM   #9
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What is so urgent anyways? But, I really don't know what to tell you. Just moved to a PC so I don't know much yet... Hope ya figure it out though
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:56 PM   #10
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Nothing happens when i hit the keys, I have no option to PASTE!!! I need it cause its for a project thats due tommorw, about the utility, it works fine except that it wont take a screnneshot IN my game, its just windows!!!
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Old 09-09-2003, 11:13 PM   #11
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OK... lets just go thorugh this once more. You start the game... press Print Scrn>Alt Tab out>Open MS Paint>ctrl+v to paste. That doesnt work? Sorry for not bringing any moe idea's into play, but I have utterly no idea why it wouldnt work...
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Old 09-10-2003, 09:31 AM   #12
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there are games where this trick works, but ive had several too where it doesnt work at all. same when i take a screenshot in windows with my tv app on. where the tv image was, there's a pink screen. maybe this is something with all the overlays.

maybe this little program helps?
http://www.fraps.com/downloads.htm
worked fine for me in Vice City. (keep at low res though)
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Old 09-10-2003, 06:24 PM   #13
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the game programmer can easily disable the printscreen feature, I'm not sure if this is the case though, if it is the case here, you need to try some screen capturing utility.
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For me to do a print screen I have to press the PrtScn button and then open imaging. Then I have to create a new imaging JPG file and then right click and paste or CTRL V.
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mech_man_skiflyswim. You will get no where the way you are explaining yourself. Just keep that in mind.
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like 99% of games have THEIR OWN capture button, look in the manual or controls.
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Old 09-11-2003, 05:43 PM   #17
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FARPs seemed to fix the problem, I think the problem was the keyboard hotkeys, ex: PrtScr was the print hotkey, even though i had already disabled the program. So i used the program to set a differrent key. Thanks everyone for your help, once again PcMech has saved me!!
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Old 09-11-2003, 06:40 PM   #18
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Question

FARP's?



W T F I F A R P's???
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Always the possiblity that your print screen button went bad.
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Old 09-12-2003, 06:41 AM   #20
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W T F I F A R P's???
azscary, he means FRAPS, a proggie you can use to make in-game movies. i use it with vice city. i posted the link to it a little earlier.
http://www.fraps.com/downloads.htm
pretty good program, but keep the resolution low or ts strats stuttering like mad when recording in game.
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Old 09-12-2003, 07:23 AM   #21
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I was thinking it was one of those chat abbreviations like these.

I C

T Y

Sometimes those go right over my head. It seems as if you picked up on W T F I F A R P's.
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