Camera Images Copied Using CTRL+PRINT SCREEN May Be All Black (223496)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q223496

SYMPTOMS

Camera images copied from the Clipboard may be all black when they are pasted into the Paint tool.

CAUSE

The CTRL+PRINT SCREEN key combination captures the frame buffer contents. However, if your hardware supports overlays, the captured contents are placed in an overlay, and the CTRL+PRINT SCREEN operation captures only the color key data.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Note that this behavior occurs only on computers using graphics accelerators.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/3/2003
Keywords:kbHardware kbprb KB223496
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