My 'Print Screen' key is goobered, any suggestions?

[FragTek]

Seems that my print screen key only likes to work every now and again, and I don't mean the key itself, it works fine.

Sometimes it won't copy anything to the clipboard though, I've noticed this ever since switching to my massive monitor. Is there a file size restriction on the clipboard that could possibly be messing up my screeny taking? That seems like the most feasible answer, if so is there a registry hack to increase the max file size the clipboard can handle?

Thx. :wavey:

 

[Phnom_Penh]

I doubt there's a file size restriction, cause you can copy huge files to the clipboard. Have you got a program you can use to check the key's working properly?

 

[Raven]

sounds like a malfunction in the keyboard if you ask me.

quite familiar with them, keyboards doesnt like half a liter of cocacola in them

 

[FragTek]

as stated in first post the keyboard is functioning properly, its windows that's the problem (when isn't it? *sigh*)

 

[NickS]

I sometimes have this problem and I have to close out of Paint, then re-open it. Does that help for you..? Or, does it still act up after the fact.

Nick

 

[Eguy]

you talking about when you take a screen shot it does not look so big?

 

[NickS]

No, sometimes it doenst even paste. I have to close Paint, press Print Screen again, and then open paint to paste it. Only happens sometimes tho..

Nick

 

[FragTek]

No, sometimes it doenst even paste. I have to close Paint, press Print Screen again, and then open paint to paste it. Only happens sometimes tho..

Nick

Nah still not working, but then again im pasting straight in to PS... I should try pasting in to paint some time and see if that works.

I despise paint so I usually never use it, I'll give it a shot next time I'm trying for the ss action though, thx for the suggestion mate.

:beerchug:

 

[NickS]

LOL. How can you despize paint? :O

I have it pinned to my start menu. Takes 2 seconds to load vs the 10-15 seconds for photoshop to load

Nick

 

[Eguy]

I only use paint for SS since its fast but PS rules all

 

[FarFarAway]

Paint is the best MS application ever. OK so I use PS, FW etc for most stuff but for a quick screenie paste you cant beat the 1second load times of Paint

 

[FragTek]

Ok so when I try and paste my ss to paint i get a clipboard error... WINBLOWS!!

 

[Dav0s]

here you go mate...try some of these to further diagnose the problem

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=clipboard+viewer&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

 

[FragTek]

I'll have a peek, thx dav0s.

 

[FarFarAway]

Or Dave...whichever