General Issues With my craptastic PC

I'm just wondering if anyone else has run into a problem of HL crashing on them when they try to take screenshots... I was playing TS yesterday, trying to actually get some reviews done so people don't hang me, and it thought that it would just be great to crash and burn whenever I hit f5 with the message "Couldn't write bitmap data snapshot."

Oddly enough though, I can still do a printscreen and paste that info into a bmp on my own...

And idea what's going on?

Programs running in the background? I've always used PrintScreen, and its never crashed, so perhaps its F5 thats causing the problem.

Does F5 work at different (game) screen resolutions?

i had this sort of trouble on 2 separate occations..

1) i had a questionable codec for running my movies.. i doubt this is it, but feel i must mention it.

2) i have a new office keyboard, it changes the functions of the F keys.. i have to remember to shut them off prior to loading HL..

hope this helps monkee.. truly it sounds like something as driver clashes, or program ones

Hl crashes when I press Alt + Tab, screenshots works just fine.

I'll try knocking my res down a bit and trying that...

What codec was it, orph, can you remember?

And I've had this keyboard for years, and I only run generic keyboard drivers for it...

But I don't even think that it's a problem of the f5 button itself, because I also have my p key bound to "snapshot," and it does the same thing...

Monqui said:
What codec was it, orph, can you remember?

sadly, no, but i have a solution, assuming this is the issue..

go HERE and download the gordian knot codec pack.. it is everything, or mostly everything you need for current up-to-date video viewing.

un-install everything else you have.. all codec's and install everything gordian.

assuming the codec is the issue, i would un-install what you have, re-boot, and see if the F key is functional.. do not forget to use regclean to remove all that crap left behind.

crosses fingers

hope this helps bud

[edit] i get all my codecs from www.doom9.org [/edit]

Has it crossed your mind that it might be because you SUKK and have a complete lack of PHP monkees?? EH??

We've talked about my PHP mokees before, remember!??!? He's still there, and going strong!

bumps

i assume since you didn't get back on this, that the codec was not responsible?

shame, i was so hoping it would be that easy..

there is always the option of uninstalling the drivers, and allowing windows to refind the thing..

i would hope you are using at least win2000, if not contact my PM, i may have something that will get the keyboard working again.

Actually I tried leps idea and it worked just now... Still don't know the specific cause, but at least I can take pics now. Thanks!

You can take pics now? Ok, you better f**king change those shots on ts_firm2 or Im gonna kidnap your PHP monkee and do horrible things to him involving several fishes and a can of root beer!

^^I have a feeling that this man reads Terry Pratchett books.

No, Im afraid I dont. Do they involve PHP monkees, several fishes and root beer? If so I sure am gonna start!

azelito said:
No, Im afraid I dont. Do they involve PHP monkees, several fishes and root beer? If so I sure am gonna start!

They don't. But start anyway !

Night Watch --> Root Beer Trick

Thought you were referring to this. Start anyway.