Can´t make screenshots

[Superpilotv2 2]

Hi guys,

since I reinstalled my FSX after my HDD crashed, I can´t make screenshots. I´ve rechecked the buttons, "V" is assigned. It´s mystery to me as it worked perfectly before. Has anyone an idea?

[charliearon 3,108]

You get no small pause when you hit the V key and no photo sitting in the Pilot

 

Records/Photo section? Have you installed any addons that might have taken

 

over the V key function?

[Superpilotv2 2]

You get no small pause when you hit the V key and no photo sitting in the Pilot

 

Records/Photo section? Have you installed any addons that might have taken

 

over the V key function?

 

Yeah, nothing when I hit V. No pictures are saved. I´ve only installed the VRS TacPack and the Superbug plus NGX and 777. I´ve carefully checked, even TacPack or the Superbug do not use the button.

[charliearon 3,108]

Is your FSX version with Acceleration or Standard/ Deluxe with the 2 SPs?  Not sure if

 

the lack of the service packs might affect it?

 

 

If you are trying to take screenshots in "Fullscreen mode" make sure your FSX

 

resolution matches your Windows resolution!

[Superpilotv2 2]

Is your FSX version with Acceleration or Standard/ Deluxe with the 2 SPs?  Not sure if

 

the lack of the service packs might affect it?

 

 

If you are trying to take screenshots in "Fullscreen mode" make sure your FSX

 

resolution matches your Windows resolution!

 

Well, AFAIK, the Acceleration update incorporates all SP´s, so that´s all right. MY screens are the following: 1 Asus VS247 24' display (1920 x 1080) as main flight display and a second old 17' (1280 x 1024). Never had problems with that. Tough I can´t recall whether it wored wver with the new bigger display (had 2 17' before.). Resolution inside FSx is set to 1920x1080.

[Jim Young 2,356]

Hi guys,

since I reinstalled my FSX after my HDD crashed, I can´t make screenshots. I´ve rechecked the buttons, "V" is assigned. It´s mystery to me as it worked perfectly before. Has anyone an idea?

I assume you are looking in My Pictures/Flight Simulator X Files. If that folder is not there, the pictures may not be saved.

 

Best regards,

[Superpilotv2 2]

I assume you are looking in My Pictures/Flight Simulator X Files. If that folder is not there, the pictures may not be saved.

 

Best regards,

 

HI Jim, yes, ideed. I don´t have such an folder. Do I have to creat one? I had the impression that the system will do that upon installation. At least that´s what I thought it does.

[charliearon 3,108]

As a test, can you go to Windowed mode and try a screenshot using the V key?  I assume the

 

screenshot would be of the main screen.

 

Definitely create the missing folder.

[Jim Young 2,356]

HI Jim, yes, ideed. I don´t have such an folder. Do I have to creat one? I had the impression that the system will do that upon installation. At least that´s what I thought it does.

Yes, you should create one. Do not understand why one was not created during installation. I could see it happening if you moved your fsx installation to a backup, reinstalled Windows and then moved the fsx installation back but you indicate you reinstalled the products so a strange one for sure. Make sure the sub-folder under My Pictures is Flight Simulator X Files and not something like FSX Files.

 

Best regards,

[Superpilotv2 2]

Yes, you should create one. Do not understand why one was not created during installation. I could see it happening if you moved your fsx installation to a backup, reinstalled Windows and then moved the fsx installation back but you indicate you reinstalled the products so a strange one for sure. Make sure the sub-folder under My Pictures is Flight Simulator X Files and not something like FSX Files.

 

Best regards,

 

Ok, I´ll do that. Just to calify: My main storrage HDD (with approx. 400 GB of FSX) went down, Windows itselfe was unaffected. As I have the german version, I´ll take the german language version for the folder. I will report back tomorrow as it´s now pretty late.

[N60JBravo 27]

I never bothered to check for the existence of the screenshot folder after first installing FSX.

 

I do know that if you delete that folder FSX will create it when you next take a screenshot.

 

That being said I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the screenshot folder doesn't exist until you take your first shot.

 

I suspect having 2 monitors with different screen resolutions is fouling things up.

 

regards,

Joe

[ryanbatc 13,136]

What about UAC? It could be killing the ability to write a screenshot to your windows drive.

[Superpilotv2 2]

What about UAC? It could be killing the ability to write a screenshot to your windows drive.

 

UAC is off since the first day.  I know the programms I run. ;-)

[Superpilotv2 2]

Well, I use "Snapper" now as a stop gap solution. Working all right. The ingame screenshot tool doesn´t work till now. I guess Joe is right, I remember haveing read about problems taking screenshots with different screen resolutions.  But I haven´t been able to find that article again.