A lot of times on Vista, when I take a screenshot, I go to Paint and go to
paste, but it's unavailable. Also, sometimes when I do go to paste it, it
says that it couldn't get the clipboard data. It doesn't always do this.
Is this a bug? Thanks.

I'm not familiar with this particular issue, but this might help you.
Snipping Tool is another way to capture screenshots in Windows Vista Home
Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. It was designed for Tablet PC,
but works great on a desktop pc.

You can learn more about Snipping Tool at
[url]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1337cdba-52a2-4704-ad4d-2d7bace605b41033.mspx[/url]

--
Letha Hudek
Windows User Assistance team
Microsoft Corporation


"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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>A lot of times on Vista, when I take a screenshot, I go to Paint and go to
>paste, but it's unavailable. Also, sometimes when I do go to paste it, it
>says that it couldn't get the clipboard data. It doesn't always do this.
>Is this a bug? Thanks.[/color]

Try this free program MWSnap: [url]http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html[/url]
"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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>A lot of times on Vista, when I take a screenshot, I go to Paint and go to
>paste, but it's unavailable. Also, sometimes when I do go to paste it, it
>says that it couldn't get the clipboard data. It doesn't always do this.
>Is this a bug? Thanks.[/color]

I use Irfanview for screenshots every day doing support on Forums that
can attach images.

[url]http://www.irfanview.net/[/url]

It's shareware and a remarkable tool. Irfanview itself is very small
but download the add-ons as well. Version 3.99 is the current one.

Open Irfanview after you've installed it and press the "C" Key for
Capture and then follow instructions.

You can save the screen shot to a file or open in Irfanview for
printing.

And of course it does a host of other things like batch processing and
converting to and from JPG images. I also use it for slide shows when
on vacation to review each day's pictures.

"No home should be without it" <g>