Need help with an odd problem...

[Arvis N.]

I have a PIII 800Mhz PC with windows 2000. A short while ago my
"Print Screen" key stopped working. What could have disabled it?
How do I re-enable it?
I have tested the keyboard (Logitech Offfice/Internet 101key+)
with an other computer and the key works fine, so it isn't the
keyboard. All other keyboard functions are working fine.
All help appreciated.

Arvis.

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

What are you expecting to happen when you press Print Screen, and what
happens instead?

Ray at home

 

[Arvis N.]

I am expecting to have a picture of the screen placed on the clipboard
so I can paste it into my Photoshop program. I know it won't send a
screen grab right to the printer. That is normal.
The Print Screen key allways grabbed an image of the screen for me.
Now it doesn't.

Arvis.

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

Alright, good. You picked up on my trying to make sure you didn't expect
something to be printed. Try this:

Start---run---clipbrd---ENTER

This will launch the clipboard viewer. Then do a print screen. What
appears in the clip board? Anything? Nothing?

Also, you tried that keyboard on another computer, but I guess it couldn't
hurt to try another keyboard on your computer.

Ray at work

 

[Colon Terminus]

Run a good trojan scanner on your computer. Some keyloggers can cause the
symptom you're seeing.