PrtScr button freezes Win 7

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I have a very weird problem.

I recently installed/upgradeded from RC1 to RTM. fresh install.

Always if I hit the Printscreen button on my Keyboard WIN 7 freezes. No error message, nada. I need to reset the Pc afterwards.

Can someone please hit their PrtScn button and let me know if I'm the only one in the sinking ship.

Google has nothing for me :rolleyes:
 
Heh... sounds like the development team at Ubersoft.net had their way with your computer.

UberWordSoftPro crashes every time you try to print :D
 
No problems at home or at work with dual monitor setup, 64bit.
 
Have you tried a different keyboard? Does it do it in safe mode?
 
Random717 said:
Have you tried a different keyboard? Does it do it in safe mode?
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I have spoiled some wine the other day over my keyboard. Thought actually that would have been the problem. But its not, tried a different keybaord. Even in safe mode it freezes.

In windows XP which runs on the other drive, the Printscreen works.

I really don't feel like reinstalling. I have also downloaded a Printscreen application, as soon as I launch the app, windows freezes. Maybe a GPU drivers issue?
 
PeterCH said:
So the fix is to kill Win 7 driver/system files? Reload drivers? Uninstall and reinstall?
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I'm guessing it's a single .dll or .sys file that's causing this. It might be a good idea to reload the keyboard driver(s) that comes with Win 7.
 
PeterCH said:
So the fix is to kill Win 7 driver/system files? Reload drivers? Uninstall and reinstall?
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Why don't you help him peter since you have so much windows 7 experience :D

Reload, it is a mission i know but may be your only option. What about the snipping tool have you tried it?
 
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I did

If you know nothing about windows 7 as you have just said why are you even posting in a windows 7 thread?
 
killadoob said:
I did

If you know nothing about windows 7 as you have just said why are you even posting in a windows 7 thread?
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Thank you killa

IRG said:
hmmm... could be dodgy RTM copy. did you hash check the ISO before installing??
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Downloaded by myself from MSDN. So I doubt that.

I willl try remove the old keyboard drivers and reinstall them.
 
PeterCH said:
You told him to reload. Nice help there. :)

But uh.... what if the problem recurs.... if it's bad h/w it will. It will also recur if the software in the current edition is 'bad' too.

:D
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What if something went wrong in the install? You can spend the 30 hours trying to fix something that a simple reload may do. By reloading fresh you can also check if the print screen button is working, then you install drivers test, install drivers test. Then if he loads his gpu drivers and test's the button and it restarts then you know. A fresh install is the best way to see if it is a problem with your copy of the OS. So without reloading how would you know if the OS version is the problem? The simple answer is you won't know.

Not rocket science really. Again why are you commenting in a windows 7 thread troll?
 
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killadoob said:
What if something went wrong in the install? You can spend the 30 hours trying to fix something that a simple reload may do. By reloading fresh you can also straight into reload if the print screen button is working, then you install test, install drivers test. Then if he loads his gpu drivers and test's the button and it reload then you know.

Not rocket science really. Again why are you commenting in a windows 7 thread troll?
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If you were IT at our facility, I'd have you fired for rubbish advice like that. :)
 
Well maybe but if you are so clever how about telling him what to do?

Windows is windows so what would first action to sort the problem out be peter :D

This i cannot wait for :D.
 
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