Windows 7 + MoBo + The "Print Screen" key [Archive]

Prophet

11-20-09, 10:36 PM

Yeah...Print Screen doesn't seem to be taking screenshots. When I do "Load From Clipboard" in MoBo it just shows me the MoBo window with my desktop in the background. Pasting with Ctrl + V into MS Paint doesn't work either and just gives me the same result. Did Win7 key configurations change? I've migrated straight from XP, so I don't know if Vista users had the same problem as well. I don't know, what should I do?

Rockin Robbins

11-21-09, 04:37 AM

No problem! Just load up Shutter! Oops. That's a Linux program. Hold on whilst I check out my Windows drive.......

There you go! Find Lightscreen, an open source refugee from the Linux world. It will fix you up with more flexibility than you know what to do with, including automatic saving of your screenshots with consecutive numbering and automatic naming so you don't have to take the screenshot and save it later. It also keeps a copy on the clipboard.

Unlike the in-game ctrl-F11, which also saves a full screen screenshot in your main game directory, Lightscreen lets you take a screenshot of a partial screen, either of a predetermined size or by drawing the box and taking the shot.

So there you go! Ctrl-F11 for the game function, Lightscreen if you want more flexibility.

XLjedi

11-21-09, 11:22 AM

I haven't seen any bug reports related to Windows 7 Print Screen not functioning.

I suspect it's more likely your keyboard needs a driver update.

BTW, you can also load images to MoBo directly from the print screen buffer by just pressing the "Ins" or "Insert" key.

Pisces

11-21-09, 12:57 PM

Windows 7 does have a screencapture tool builtin called 'snipping tool'. It is more flexible than just using the PrintScr button. And allows to set a key combination for it.

But if you press Alt PrintScr, Windows 7 should dump the current active window to the clipboard.

Prophet

11-30-09, 12:45 AM

No good...Everything, including Lightscreen, just gives me an image of my desktop, and not my game.

XLjedi

11-30-09, 01:37 AM

Don't know anything bout Win7, but maybe give this a try...

On the in-game options screen, try putting a check next to "Windowed Mode". If you run the game at the same resolution as your desktop you probably won't see any difference in the game, but you might be able to use Alt-PrtScrn to shoot a picture of the active window.

I had no probs with PrnScr in XP or Vista32 or Vista64... I'm hoping MS didn't decide to reinvent the wheel with Win7 PrnScrn. I've seen what they've done to "improve" Office 2007 and I shudder to think what unbroken thing they want to redefine for us next.

Prophet

11-30-09, 02:40 PM

It's not just SH4, it's pretty much every single application I have on my computer, games or not. My drivers are all updated so I'm out of ideas except that it's a Windows issue.

longam

11-30-09, 04:16 PM

Is it an ATI card? This from another forum.

siriuslukk (http://www.windows7taskforce.com/user/4841) wrote on August 6, 2009, 8:05am (http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/3052#comment-20959) I uninstall the driver (catalyst 9.7) and install a old version (catalyst 9.1) its ok now. Print Screen and sniping tools works again.

Prophet

12-01-09, 08:28 PM

Is it an ATI card? This from another forum.

No, it's a Geforce 8600. I saw that as well, and I tried rolling back the drivers on my card and it didn't work.

I'm about the flip out and punch some people over on a Win7 tech support forum.

XLjedi

12-01-09, 09:25 PM

Why do they have to mess with things that work fine... :nope:

I saw something about Ctrl-Alt-PrtScrn to capture the active window in Win7 (as opposed to just Ctrl-PrtScrn.)

Prophet

12-01-09, 10:42 PM

Why do they have to mess with things that work fine... :nope:

I saw something about Ctrl-Alt-PrtScrn to capture the active window in Win7 (as opposed to just Ctrl-PrtScrn.)

*rushes quickly off to try*

No...just a solid black screen.

OK, roundabout fix: I downloaded Xfire and its screenshot ability actually works.

Rockin Robbins

12-02-09, 05:17 AM

XLjedi

12-02-09, 08:29 PM

Perhaps I'll think about adding a feature to more easily grab the SH screen captures (is it Ctrl-F11?) if Win7 is gonna be retarded... :doh:

banjo

12-06-09, 01:38 PM

XLjedi

12-09-09, 10:31 PM

*rushes quickly off to try*

No...just a solid black screen.

OK, roundabout fix: I downloaded Xfire and its screenshot ability actually works.

If you got a solid black screen then maybe *maybe* the Ctrl-Alt-PrtScr would work if you run SH in windowed mode as I suggested above?

Would prefer a solution that doesn't require installing new apps (like Xfire) but glad you got something working.

I'm goin' down

12-09-09, 11:32 PM

While I think the Solution Solver and the TDC are both pretty cool, the MoBo is downright amazing. What a great piece of work!!! I still have the tutorial on my desk, and I downloaded it about a year ago! (not quite a cool as the shed snake skin I found in my back yard yesterday. It pointed tail indicates it is a gopher snake and not a rattlesnake, as the wildlife center advised today [whew!]. I had to get that in here somewhere.)

Talyllyn

12-11-09, 06:18 PM

I have a similier problem but different. Where is Windows 7 putting the in-game pics I take? As in Windows XP it says it is saving them in Ubisoft/SH4, but I have been all through the filels in that directory, i.e. all the folders in SH4 root. They are not there. I have also searched Documents/SH4.

Anyone know where they are? Thanks.

I had the same problem. I found them by doing a search of the C drive in Windows Explorer searching for sh3img.

They are in c: users>etc etc....

I can't seem to get to them directly!

Hope this helps!!

Cheers

banjo

12-13-09, 11:29 AM

Thanks. I'll have a look.

banjo

12-13-09, 11:47 AM

When you say Sh3img what exactly are you saying? Do you mean Sh4img? Do you mean SH4.img, or what?

Thanks.

banjo

12-13-09, 04:15 PM

Well, I finally found them, but it wasn't easy. After trying your suggestion and various versions of that I finally tried a search for .bmp, and viola', there they were (plus a whole bunch of other crap). lol

Talyllyn

12-16-09, 05:54 PM

Banjo, sorry for not responding sooner, I've been away on business. I'm glad you have manged to sort it out.
I obviously didn't read your original post properly which was why I was talking about SH3 when you asked about SH4 !!

Cheers

Fenix

03-05-13, 01:16 AM

Hi guys. I spent a lot of time trying to get this to work so I thought I would share it with anyone else having trouble importing SH3 screenshots to MoBo. You basically need to disable Desktop Composition for the SH3 application. Follow the instructions in this link and it works perfectly.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/easily-disable-vistas-aero-before-running-an-application-such-as-a-video-game/ (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/easily-disable-vistas-aero-before-running-an-application-such-as-a-video-game/)

Note: For Steam users, you need to go to the application file itself at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Silent Hunter 3 (or similar) and make the change. Simply doing it for the Steam application doesn't work.

Carrollsue

03-05-13, 07:45 PM

Ah, the reason I have an evaluation copy of Win 7 running safely inside a VirtualBox. Now you've given me something to test.

Looks like XP might live through yet another generation of Windows!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/smileys/watchitbub.gif

:up:
You could be right on that!!! Vista is a mess, editor is lousy, but to add something on is good. Had to use download to find what I want in SH4, then copy where it’s at, then go to editor or use 7-zip editor which can be a pain. Still having problems getting into .ddl files, but that’s because I’m learning Silent 3ditor(v0.9.9). Also like your smiley face, did you do that, can you send me a copy of it or tell me where I can find it?