Irritation of the month #2 - PrtScn doesn't work?

Friends - I am using a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. The
"PrtScn" & "ALT / key PrtScn" simply doesn't work. Upon use, sometimes, the
drive light does a quick flicker, but? Actually, the latest phenomenon is
that when I paste after doing the "PrtScn", I get a Adobe Acrobat" icon
graphic? Is this a clue? I have pasted into Word Pad", "Paint" &
"PhotoShop", all with the same result? Thank you for your help! - Bob

Something to try,

After you hit the Print Screen key,

Go to Start, Run and type CLIPBRD and hit Enter to see what you copied.

This might give you a clue to what is happening.

Better yet, drag the CLIPBRD icon onto the desktop for a quick reference.

"Grampa Bob" <Grampa Bob@Kitsap.County> wrote in message
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> Friends - I am using a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. The
> "PrtScn" & "ALT / key PrtScn" simply doesn't work. Upon use, sometimes,

the

> drive light does a quick flicker, but? Actually, the latest phenomenon is
> that when I paste after doing the "PrtScn", I get a Adobe Acrobat" icon
> graphic? Is this a clue? I have pasted into Word Pad", "Paint" &
> "PhotoShop", all with the same result? Thank you for your help! - Bob
>
>

Thanks a bunch. All is well now, and your help is appreciated! - GB


"Grampa Bob" <Grampa Bob@Kitsap.County> wrote in message
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> Friends - I am using a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. The
> "PrtScn" & "ALT / key PrtScn" simply doesn't work. Upon use, sometimes,

the

> drive light does a quick flicker, but? Actually, the latest phenomenon is
> that when I paste after doing the "PrtScn", I get a Adobe Acrobat" icon
> graphic? Is this a clue? I have pasted into Word Pad", "Paint" &
> "PhotoShop", all with the same result? Thank you for your help! - Bob
>
>

And.... to make this NG educational for the rest of us, what was the
solution to your problem?

Tomas B.


"Grampa Bob" wrote:

> Thanks a bunch. All is well now, and your help is appreciated! - GB
>
>
> "Grampa Bob" wrote:

Good 'Ol Flock Key. Its on most of the new microsoft keyboards, and i
drives me nuts. Moral of the story, turn off F-Lock, and ALT-PRTSC
will work

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But the clipboard will stop pasting and function keys will stop working. I thought I was buying a Windows compatable keyboard. It was only after MS defrauded me that I realise that MS keyboards are no longer windows compatable. Like when IBM stopped selling IBM compatable PCs.
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> Good 'Ol Flock Key. Its on most of the new microsoft keyboards, and it
> drives me nuts. Moral of the story, turn off F-Lock, and ALT-PRTSCN
> will work.
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argh the F-LOCK KEY!!!

thanks everyone... this was driving me crazy.

cheers,
{some random person who got here from googling}