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Screenshot stopped working -

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PoconoJohn4106
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Been using screenshot for some time - great feature - been working up until yesterday Jan 24th - Today - Jan 25th - right click - bring up menu - select screen shot - outline the selected items - hit SAVE - the new page comes up - the scrolling line shows on the screen - then - . . . . nothing . . . . the selected (saved) item should have appeared on the page - but it does not - - Tried several times - restarted Computer - still nothing . . . .

Any ideas ??

Been using screenshot for some time - great feature - been working up until yesterday Jan 24th - Today - Jan 25th - right click - bring up menu - select screen shot - outline the selected items - hit SAVE - the new page comes up - the scrolling line shows on the screen - then - . . . . nothing . . . . the selected (saved) item should have appeared on the page - but it does not - - Tried several times - restarted Computer - still nothing . . . . Any ideas ??

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Hmmmm - Gremlins at work - now several hours later - feature has decided to come alive !! Apparently problem fixed itself !!

Screenshot now working -

Thanks to anyone who might have looked at this .

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PoconoJohn4106
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Chosen Solution

Hmmmm - Gremlins at work - now several hours later - feature has decided to come alive !! Apparently problem fixed itself !!

Screenshot now working -

Thanks to anyone who might have looked at this .

FredMcD
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It could have been a corrupt file that was overwritten.

As long as it's working, right? Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so others will know.