December 8, 201213 yr Hi. Since I re-installed FSX following an H/D failure, I now get the message "Unable to capture screenshot" whenever I press the "v" key to take a snapshot. Anyone any ideas? Thanks. Kevin O'Connell Kevin O'Connell
December 8, 201213 yr I've had this issue before, and I believe it was related to memory issues. I was running McPhat Studios textures, which my computer could not handle (even though it was meeting the minimum specifications). As a result, I experienced many black or gray textures on the aircraft and scenery, and could not take screen shots to show my problem.
December 8, 201213 yr This problem occurred with SP1. Did you install SP1 and SP2? (OR just Acceleration?). I'm thinking that when you reinstalled FSX you missed SP1. Best regards, Jim Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
December 8, 201213 yr Have you tried in Full Screen mode. I can only capture screenshots in full screen mode. Dave If you have to be a bear ... be a grizzly.
December 8, 201213 yr This problem occurred with SP1. Did you install SP1 and SP2? (OR just Acceleration?). I'm thinking that when you reinstalled FSX you missed SP1. Best regards, Jim If you install Acceleration you don't need to install SP1 (and shold not install SP2) prior. Simmerhead - Making the virtual skies unsafe since 1987!
December 9, 201213 yr If you install Acceleration you don't need to install SP1 (and shold not install SP2) prior. Uh, I knew that!. This error occurs without SP1 or sometimes with just SP1 installed. He does not indicate what is installed. Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
December 9, 201213 yr Uh, I knew that!. This error occurs without SP1 or sometimes with just SP1 installed. He does not indicate what is installed. Sorry Jim. Just said it in case the OP didn't know that, not to offend your intelligence Simmerhead - Making the virtual skies unsafe since 1987!
December 10, 201213 yr Author Thanks chaps. My installation is FSX De-Luxe edition, then Acceleration as a separate install. No, I didn't install any service pack 'cos Ithought that they were already included in Acceleration. Would it be safe to try installing them do you think? Kevin O'Connell Kevin O'Connell
December 10, 201213 yr What add-ons are you running when this error occurs, and what are your computer specifications?
December 12, 201213 yr Author Now this is strange: I needed the screenshots so's I could post on the PMDG forum about an issue I was having with the some textures on the 737NGX. however, the forum helped me to overcome that without the aid of a picture, but since then, my screenshots now work OK. Thanks to everyone who took time to reply to my post. Kevin O'Connell Kevin O'Connell
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