DosBox Print Screen from windows?

RedBeard · August 7th, 2000, 12:49 PM

Can anyone tell me how to do a print screen when in a windows DOS BOX. I have a store program that is dos, I created a short cut on the windows desktop to thje program. There are times when I need to do a print screen of the information of the program, I've tryed the PRINT SCREEN key on my keyboard but its not functioning! Alt-printscreen doesnt work, ctrl-prtscr doesnot work. Where am I going wrong??

*DonJ* · August 7th, 2000, 01:09 PM

I assume that you tried Ctrl-P...that is the shortcut for printing from most Windows. Let me know...
Good luck,
DonJ

RGK01 · August 7th, 2000, 01:42 PM

I may be wrong, but it's my understanding that print screen was not included in dos commands after DOS 6.22 (ie.. win95 & up). It came up a couple of years ago from some of my customers running dos programs like yours and wanted this feature. I don't know the program or a source for it, but they solved the problem by purchasing a cheap program that supplemented the dos commands in windows 95 and included the print screen command.

I haven't tried it, but you might be able to copy the print command from dos 6.22 into the Windows\Command\ directory and see if it works.

Good luck.

swamprat · August 7th, 2000, 05:12 PM

I think you can get a print screen program from www.download.com

RedBeard · August 7th, 2000, 08:39 PM

Thanks everyone, Took swamprats suggestion, found a nice little, and pretty cool program, for doing the print screen. It's called PrintKey Pro. If anyones interested, got it from www.zdnet.com

August 7th, 2000, 12:49 PM	#1
RedBeard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA Posts: 252	DosBox Print Screen from windows? Can anyone tell me how to do a print screen when in a windows DOS BOX. I have a store program that is dos, I created a short cut on the windows desktop to thje program. There are times when I need to do a print screen of the information of the program, I've tryed the PRINT SCREEN key on my keyboard but its not functioning! Alt-printscreen doesnt work, ctrl-prtscr doesnot work. Where am I going wrong?? __________________ Computers are like life, constantly changing, and without change we would become STAGNET

August 7th, 2000, 01:09 PM	#2
DonJ MegaMod Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,655	I assume that you tried Ctrl-P...that is the shortcut for printing from most Windows. Let me know... Good luck, DonJ __________________ I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, People like me!

August 7th, 2000, 08:39 PM	#5
RedBeard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA Posts: 252	Thanks everyone, Took swamprats suggestion, found a nice little, and pretty cool program, for doing the print screen. It's called PrintKey Pro. If anyones interested, got it from www.zdnet.com __________________ Computers are like life, constantly changing, and without change we would become STAGNET

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August 7th, 2000, 01:42 PM	#3
RGK01 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Sharon, PA (USA) Posts: 505	I may be wrong, but it's my understanding that print screen was not included in dos commands after DOS 6.22 (ie.. win95 & up). It came up a couple of years ago from some of my customers running dos programs like yours and wanted this feature. I don't know the program or a source for it, but they solved the problem by purchasing a cheap program that supplemented the dos commands in windows 95 and included the print screen command. I haven't tried it, but you might be able to copy the print command from dos 6.22 into the Windows\Command\ directory and see if it works. Good luck.

August 7th, 2000, 05:12 PM	#4
swamprat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: LaBelle, Florida USA Posts: 314	I think you can get a print screen program from www.download.com