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    Windows 7, can't take screenshots?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by shinakuma9, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    Whenver i want to take a screenshot from a game, i usually paste it into paint and this never happened on Windows Vista, but now i take a screenshot, paste it into paint and all that shows up is black filling the entire page.

    Anyone know why this might be?
     
    shinakuma9, Jan 10, 2010
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    Happens here too, it's annoying.. My guess is nVidia lol..

    Or you wouldnt by any chance also be using Rivatuner?
     
    Kocane, Jan 10, 2010
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  3. Mastershroom

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    I also have this problem, and I too have an nVidia card (8800GT) and using RivaTuner. :p
     
    Mastershroom, Jan 10, 2010
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    I have Intel integrated graphics and can take screenshots in Windows 7 fine ;) :p
     
    TheBMRR, Jan 10, 2010
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  5. Amnesiac

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    Are you using FRAPS? Normal print screen may not work. Same happens to me too.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 10, 2010
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    Use the snippping tool. It's there for a reason.
     
    jackluo923, Jan 10, 2010
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    Use the snipping tool in a full screen game?
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 10, 2010
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    No im not using fraps and my card is an ATi 3650, so yeah, any other suggestions?
     
    shinakuma9, Jan 10, 2010
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  9. Amnesiac

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    Lol, maybe it's another one of the 3650's silly bugs.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 10, 2010
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    Vista and Windows 7 do what's known as indirect rendering. That's why they can show you previews of your applications in the task bar and such. That's almost certainly why the printscreen key doesn't work... it's grabbing a buffer that isn't really what you're seeing. Use FRAPS to take the screenshot.
     
    Pitabred, Jan 11, 2010
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  11. usapatriot

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    Use FRAPS.
     
    usapatriot, Jan 11, 2010
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