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Old 12-18-2007, 09:00 PM
norm
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Re: How to take screen shot of UAC pop-up?

Gilles Ganault wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello
>
> I just installed Vista, and I need to take a screen shot of when an UAC
> window pop ups, but..
> - the usual PrintScreen or Alt+PrintScreen is disabled
> - using Vista's Snipping Tool doesn't work either (Its window, and
> hence the mouse, is no longer accessible when an UAC window is
> displayed).
>
> Is there a solution?
>
> Thank you.[/color]


The following,which works to capture pop up menus such as the
right-click menu, might be worth a try if you can predict when the UAC
window will pop up:
Open the Snipping Tool and minimize it; this keeps it working. When the
UAC window appears press Ctrl+Print Screen.
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Old 12-18-2007, 09:00 PM