print screen in dos

[Tricia]

Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of the screen
from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen button and then pasted the
contents into paint. This does not work in windows xp pro. Why? The program
runs in full screen mode and will not run in a dos window. The program was
originally written for windows 98 dos and the author no longer supports the
program.
Thanks Tricia

 

[Gordon]

Tricia wrote:
|| Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of the
|| screen from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen button and
|| then pasted the contents into paint. This does not work in windows
|| xp pro. Why? The program runs in full screen mode and will not run
|| in a dos window. The program was originally written for windows 98
|| dos and the author no longer supports the program.
|| Thanks Tricia

Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow you to
either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen which you can then
edit-copy?

 

[Tricia]

Tricia wrote:
|| Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of the
|| screen from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen button and
|| then pasted the contents into paint. This does not work in windows
|| xp pro. Why? The program runs in full screen mode and will not run
|| in a dos window. The program was originally written for windows 98
|| dos and the author no longer supports the program.
|| Thanks Tricia

Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow you to
either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen which you can then
edit-copy?

--
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Director
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

No Try it yourself. Open a dos window press alt/enter then try print screen.
Just asked a friend and they have the same problem.

Tricia

 

[Gordon]

Tricia wrote:
|| ||| Tricia wrote:
||||| Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of the
||||| screen from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen button
||||| and then pasted the contents into paint. This does not work in
||||| windows xp pro. Why? The program runs in full screen mode and
||||| will not run in a dos window. The program was originally written
||||| for windows 98 dos and the author no longer supports the program.
||||| Thanks Tricia
|||
||| Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow you
||| to either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen which you
||| can then edit-copy?
|||
||| --
||| Interim Systems and Management Accounting
||| Gordon Burgess-Parker
||| Director
||| www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
||
|| No Try it yourself. Open a dos window press alt/enter then try print
|| screen. Just asked a friend and they have the same problem.
||
|| Tricia

Ah. Click on the little C:\ icon in the top left hand corner and you will
see a drop-down meny which should have "Edit" on it. Go to Edit and you will
see some copy options. Click on "Mark" and you can "mark" all the text in
the windoe. Then go back to "Edit" and click on Copy. Then try pasting that
in a word processor or what you will.

HTH

 

[Tricia]

Tricia wrote:
|| ||| Tricia wrote:
||||| Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of the
||||| screen from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen button
||||| and then pasted the contents into paint. This does not work in
||||| windows xp pro. Why? The program runs in full screen mode and
||||| will not run in a dos window. The program was originally written
||||| for windows 98 dos and the author no longer supports the program.
||||| Thanks Tricia
|||
||| Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow you
||| to either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen which you
||| can then edit-copy?
|||
||| --
||| Interim Systems and Management Accounting
||| Gordon Burgess-Parker
||| Director
||| www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
||
|| No Try it yourself. Open a dos window press alt/enter then try print
|| screen. Just asked a friend and they have the same problem.
||
|| Tricia

Ah. Click on the little C:\ icon in the top left hand corner and you will
see a drop-down meny which should have "Edit" on it. Go to Edit and you
will see some copy options. Click on "Mark" and you can "mark" all the
text in the windoe. Then go back to "Edit" and click on Copy. Then try
pasting that in a word processor or what you will.

HTH

--
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Director
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

When in a full dos window such as you get after RUN/CMD OK pressing
ALT/ENTER there is no menu options. That is the problem. My mouse pointer is
not available also. And the program will not run in a window it only runs
full screen. I think you are misunderstanding what I am trying to convey.
Tricia

 

[Gordon]

Tricia wrote:
|| ||| Tricia wrote:
||||| |||||| Tricia wrote:
|||||||| Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of
|||||||| the screen from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen
|||||||| button and then pasted the contents into paint. This does not
|||||||| work in windows xp pro. Why? The program runs in full screen
|||||||| mode and will not run in a dos window. The program was
|||||||| originally written for windows 98 dos and the author no longer
|||||||| supports the program. Thanks Tricia
||||||
|||||| Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow
|||||| you to either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen
|||||| which you can then edit-copy?
||||||
|||||| --
|||||| Interim Systems and Management Accounting
|||||| Gordon Burgess-Parker
|||||| Director
|||||| www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
|||||
||||| No Try it yourself. Open a dos window press alt/enter then try
||||| print screen. Just asked a friend and they have the same problem.
|||||
||||| Tricia
|||
||| Ah. Click on the little C:\ icon in the top left hand corner and
||| you will see a drop-down meny which should have "Edit" on it. Go to
||| Edit and you will see some copy options. Click on "Mark" and you
||| can "mark" all the text in the windoe. Then go back to "Edit" and
||| click on Copy. Then try pasting that in a word processor or what
||| you will.
|||
||| HTH
|||
||| --
||| Interim Systems and Management Accounting
||| Gordon Burgess-Parker
||| Director
||| www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
||
|| When in a full dos window such as you get after RUN/CMD OK pressing
|| ALT/ENTER there is no menu options. That is the problem. My mouse
|| pointer is not available also. And the program will not run in a
|| window it only runs full screen. I think you are misunderstanding
|| what I am trying to convey. Tricia

And you are misunderstanding what I'M saying. At the top left-hand corner of
your Full Dos (actually it's not DOS, it's a DOS emulator) window, is there
a little icon with a blue line with "C:\" underneath?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the following link to Bruce Sanderson's web site helps:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/printfromdos.htm

 

[Tricia]

Tricia wrote:
|| ||| Tricia wrote:
||||| |||||| Tricia wrote:
|||||||| Hi I have a dos program which when I wanted to print a copy of
|||||||| the screen from dos in windows 98 I pressed the print screen
|||||||| button and then pasted the contents into paint. This does not
|||||||| work in windows xp pro. Why? The program runs in full screen
|||||||| mode and will not run in a dos window. The program was
|||||||| originally written for windows 98 dos and the author no longer
|||||||| supports the program. Thanks Tricia
||||||
|||||| Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow
|||||| you to either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen
|||||| which you can then edit-copy?
||||||
|||||| --
|||||| Interim Systems and Management Accounting
|||||| Gordon Burgess-Parker
|||||| Director
|||||| www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
|||||
||||| No Try it yourself. Open a dos window press alt/enter then try
||||| print screen. Just asked a friend and they have the same problem.
|||||
||||| Tricia
|||
||| Ah. Click on the little C:\ icon in the top left hand corner and
||| you will see a drop-down meny which should have "Edit" on it. Go to
||| Edit and you will see some copy options. Click on "Mark" and you
||| can "mark" all the text in the windoe. Then go back to "Edit" and
||| click on Copy. Then try pasting that in a word processor or what
||| you will.
|||
||| HTH
|||
||| --
||| Interim Systems and Management Accounting
||| Gordon Burgess-Parker
||| Director
||| www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
||
|| When in a full dos window such as you get after RUN/CMD OK pressing
|| ALT/ENTER there is no menu options. That is the problem. My mouse
|| pointer is not available also. And the program will not run in a
|| window it only runs full screen. I think you are misunderstanding
|| what I am trying to convey. Tricia

And you are misunderstanding what I'M saying. At the top left-hand corner
of your Full Dos (actually it's not DOS, it's a DOS emulator) window, is
there a little icon with a blue line with "C:\" underneath?

--
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Director
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
=====================================================

Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top, and will this allow you to
either select all or to draw a "box" round the screen which you can then
edit-copy?

I answered your question

No

Try it yourself. Open a dos window, press alt/enter then try print screen.
Just asked a friend and they have the same problem.

Do you have an "Edit" menu item at the top if you open a dos window, then
press alt/enter?

I have tried it on 3 computers so far and not one of them has an "Edit" menu
nor do they save anything when PrintScreen is pressed.
If you want I could take a picture of the screen with my digital camera and
post it somewhere if you don't believe me?

Tricia

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the left of
the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon. Edit is on the
drop down menu when you click the tiny icon.

 

[Tricia]

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the left of
the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon. Edit is on the
drop down menu when you click the tiny icon.

--

I KNOW, but it is NOT VISIBLE WHEN ALT/ENTER IS PRESSED. There is no title
bar visible. Try it.

In fact go to the root directory C: and type cls, all that will be left on a
black screen is C:>.

To repeat the problem, How can I get a copy of a DOS screen, NOT A WINDOW,
that I can paste into MSPAINT?
Tricia

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the trial
version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or combination of
screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture the way I want it done.

 

[Tricia]

SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the
trial version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or
combination of screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture the way
I want it done.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

I KNOW, but it is NOT VISIBLE WHEN ALT/ENTER IS PRESSED. There is no
title bar visible. Try it.

In fact go to the root directory C: and type cls, all that will be left
on a black screen is C:>.

To repeat the problem, How can I get a copy of a DOS screen, NOT A
WINDOW, that I can paste into MSPAINT?
Tricia

Hi I downloaded the trial of SnagIt but it does not capture a dos screen.
All I am getting is a blank white screen when I paste into paint.
Any further ideas?
Tricia

 

[Yves Alarie]

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the
trial version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or
combination of screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture the way
I want it done.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the left
of the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon. Edit is on
the drop down menu when you click the tiny icon.

--

I KNOW, but it is NOT VISIBLE WHEN ALT/ENTER IS PRESSED. There is no
title bar visible. Try it.

In fact go to the root directory C: and type cls, all that will be left
on a black screen is C:>.

To repeat the problem, How can I get a copy of a DOS screen, NOT A
WINDOW, that I can paste into MSPAINT?
Tricia

Hi I downloaded the trial of SnagIt but it does not capture a dos screen.
All I am getting is a blank white screen when I paste into paint.
Any further ideas?
Tricia

 

[Tricia]

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the
trial version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or
combination of screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture the way
I want it done.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the left
of the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon. Edit is on
the drop down menu when you click the tiny icon.

--

I KNOW, but it is NOT VISIBLE WHEN ALT/ENTER IS PRESSED. There is no
title bar visible. Try it.

In fact go to the root directory C: and type cls, all that will be
left
on a black screen is C:>.

To repeat the problem, How can I get a copy of a DOS screen, NOT A
WINDOW, that I can paste into MSPAINT?
Tricia

Hi I downloaded the trial of SnagIt but it does not capture a dos screen.
All I am getting is a blank white screen when I paste into paint.
Any further ideas?
Tricia

I gather there is no solution.

Did most of the people who gave advice actually try to replicate the
problem? or even read the post and answers before giving the final (at this
time) answer?

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

Tricia

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Given that it is a peer-to-peer rather than a moderated newsgroup, probably
not. Generally, that works well, but you have to give the folks who take
time voluntarily to help others some credit for being there for others. I
would given it shot if the machine I was on when I replied was permitted to
have SnagIt.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the
trial version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or
combination of screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture the way
I want it done.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the left
of the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon. Edit
is on
the drop down menu when you click the tiny icon.

--

I KNOW, but it is NOT VISIBLE WHEN ALT/ENTER IS PRESSED. There is no
title bar visible. Try it.

In fact go to the root directory C: and type cls, all that will be
left
on a black screen is C:>.

To repeat the problem, How can I get a copy of a DOS screen, NOT A
WINDOW, that I can paste into MSPAINT?
Tricia


Hi I downloaded the trial of SnagIt but it does not capture a dos
screen.
All I am getting is a blank white screen when I paste into paint.
Any further ideas?
Tricia

I gather there is no solution.

Did most of the people who gave advice actually try to replicate the
problem? or even read the post and answers before giving the final (at
this time) answer?

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

Tricia

 

[Yves Alarie]

Yes I did.
Works just fine. No problem at all.
I have a DOS program running full screen.
You want to capture what is on the screen?
No problem.
Press Alt+Print Screen
Open Notebook, Edit and Paste.
Everything is there in Notebook. Just print it.

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the
trial version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or
combination of screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture

the
way

I want it done.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the left
of the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon. Edit

is
on

the drop down menu when you click the tiny icon.

--

I KNOW, but it is NOT VISIBLE WHEN ALT/ENTER IS PRESSED. There is no
title bar visible. Try it.

In fact go to the root directory C: and type cls, all that will be
left
on a black screen is C:>.

To repeat the problem, How can I get a copy of a DOS screen, NOT A
WINDOW, that I can paste into MSPAINT?
Tricia


Hi I downloaded the trial of SnagIt but it does not capture a dos screen.
All I am getting is a blank white screen when I paste into paint.
Any further ideas?
Tricia

I gather there is no solution.

Did most of the people who gave advice actually try to replicate the
problem? or even read the post and answers before giving the final (at this
time) answer?

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.

Tricia

 

[Yves Alarie]

Sorry, not Notebook, Notepad.

Yes I did.
Works just fine. No problem at all.
I have a DOS program running full screen.
You want to capture what is on the screen?
No problem.
Press Alt+Print Screen
Open Notebook, Edit and Paste.
Everything is there in Notebook. Just print it.

Try the following.
Press ALT+Print Screen.
Open Notepad and Edit and Paste.



SnagIt 7 has a variety of ways to capture a full screen, a window
without
the windows borders, just the contents of a window, even one in which
some
of the contents have scrolled out of view. I suggest you download the
trial version from TechSmith and see. I have not seen a screen or
combination of screens and windows or areas that it cannot capture the
way
I want it done.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

What everyone is describing is Run>Start type "command" and at the
left
of the title bar should be a tiny black console-window icon.

Edit

is

I gather there is no solution.

Did most of the people who gave advice actually try to replicate the
problem? or even read the post and answers before giving the final (at this
time) answer?



Tricia

 

[Tricia]

Yes I did.

(NO YOU DIDN'T)

Works just fine. No problem at all.
I have a DOS program running full screen.
You want to capture what is on the screen?
No problem.
Press Alt+Print Screen
Open Notebook, Edit and Paste.
Everything is there in Notebook. Just print it.

READ THE POSTING

NOT NOTEPAD, MSPAINT
As I said there must be no solution
Tricia

 

[Gordon]

Tricia wrote:
||| Yes I did.
||
|| (NO YOU DIDN'T)
||
||| Works just fine. No problem at all.
||| I have a DOS program running full screen.
||| You want to capture what is on the screen?
||| No problem.
||| Press Alt+Print Screen
||| Open Notebook, Edit and Paste.
||| Everything is there in Notebook. Just print it.
||
|| READ THE POSTING
||
|| NOT NOTEPAD, MSPAINT
|| As I said there must be no solution
|| Tricia

Try pasting in Word instead of Paint. Why do you specifically need to paste
into Paint?

 

[Yves Alarie]

I agree with you, you can Paste it in Notepad, Word, WordPerfect, any word
processor will do. But you can't paste it into a graphic software (like
Paint) as when saving a Windows screen.
The reason is obvious, as I am sure you know.