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cant capture bios screenshots
Name: petname Date: October 20, 2007 at 16:10:21 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: na Product: na
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i can't capture screenshots of anything in bios pre or post. i want to capture the part where it shows my hard drives but it never works. i press alt+prtscrn or prtscrn on its own but every time i go to paste nothing happens. ive been using paint but paste is always greyd out and i don't know how to paste in gimp.
Name: OtheHill Date: October 20, 2007 at 16:16:35 Pacific
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printscreen is a Windows or DOS program. Not going to work prior to the OS booting.
Try using a digital camera.
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: October 20, 2007 at 18:01:12 Pacific
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... and the pause key.
Stuart
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Response Number 3
Name: Ewen Date: October 20, 2007 at 22:31:19 Pacific
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Use a digital camera to photograph the screens you want. After XP has loaded upload the prints to your PC and you're in business!
Once I thought I was wrong, now I'm not so sure!
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Response Number 4
Name: tonysathre Date: October 20, 2007 at 23:59:30 Pacific
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It won''t work prior to your OS loading because the Clipbook service hasn't started yet.
Install VMWare and install your OS as a VM. Then take a screenshot of that VM booting. "Computer security." — Oxymoron
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Response Number 5
Name: petname Date: October 21, 2007 at 04:49:41 Pacific
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Thanks all. I never knew all this.
What is VMWare - can anyone recommend a specific one?
When people say use a digital camera do you mean capturing a picture as it loads up from standing in front of your monitor for example or using it to somehow take a picture from within the computer? How?
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Response Number 6
Name: StuartS Date: October 21, 2007 at 05:02:11 Pacific
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VM Ware is a Virtual Machine. It a rather complicated way of performing a relatively simple task.
Just stand in front of the monitor and take a photograph of the VDU as the computer boots. Don't get to close though or you will get distortion. You can edit the picture once Windows has booted and you have uploaded the pictures.
If the BIOS screen flashes past to quickly you can use the pause key to pause the boot process so you can photograph it. Press any key to continue.
Stuart
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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill Date: October 21, 2007 at 09:41:53 Pacific
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Pause or scroll lock will both work. Once you are done tap any key to resume the POST.
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Response Number 8
Name: DanielSmith Date: January 15, 2008 at 01:15:42 Pacific
Reply:
with virtual PC or VM station, both works. Additonally, you can try some screen capture tools like aca capture available at http://www.acasystems.com/en/screen...
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