How do I take a screenshot of the Windows 7 login screen?
I want to take a screenshot of the login screen so I can show people what it looks like.
July 6th, 2010 12:16pm

By doing the following actions: 1.) Getting a digital camera 2.) Use the digital camera to take a photo/screenshot of the "login screen" 3.) Take the memory card out of the digital camera stick it into the small & skinny slot on your CPU 4.) Going to the Start Menu AND 5.) Clicking on the, "D" drive or the, "F" drive 6.) Getting the photo developed 7.) Then, show the photo to your frends. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As far as I know, you cannot manually use your PC to take a screenshot of the Windows 7 login screen
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July 6th, 2010 3:52pm

1) Use a Virtual Machine! 2) Remote desktop! 2) Google! :)
July 6th, 2010 5:00pm

On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:52:05 +0000, windows7supporter wrote: By doing the following actions: 1.) Getting a digital camera 2.) Use the digital camera to take a photo/screenshot of the "login screen" 3.) Take the memory card out of the digital camera stick it into the small & skinny slot on your CPU Please note the following two points: You undoubtedly mean "computer," not "CPU." CPU is an abbreviation for "Central Processing Unit." In modern personal computers, the CPU is a relatively small electronic chip, an integrated circuit. It sits on the motherboard, inside the computer's case. It is not the case itself, nor is it the total computer, which includes the case and everything within it. I'm not sure how the incorrect practice of calling the whole computer the "CPU" began, but here's my guess: when you buy a computer, you normally get the case and what's in it, along with a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and perhaps a printer. All of these peripherals connect to the case. Because everything connects to the case, the case is "central" to everything else and the term "Central Processing Unit" was misunderstood and misapplied to it. 2. Your computer may have a reader for flash memory cards, but it is far from true that all computers have them. Moreover, even on a computer that has one, it may not have one for the correct type of flash memory card for the digital camera in question. To put point 2 into perspective, there are six computers in my house at this moment. Only one of the those six has a flash memory card reader, and it can read only one kind of card. I have two digital cameras, and each uses a different type of card. The computer with the reader can read the cards used in only one of the two cameras. Ken Blake
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July 6th, 2010 5:38pm

<Ken Blake>; <Microsoft MVP> wrote in message news:02504741-0d09-48a9-99d9-24f91ee3a4d9@communitybridge.codeplex.com... On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:52:05 +0000, windows7supporter wrote: By doing the following actions: 1.) Getting a digital camera 2.) Use the digital camera to take a photo/screenshot of the "login screen" 3.) Take the memory card out of the digital camera stick it into the small & skinny slot on your CPU Please note the following two points: You undoubtedly mean "computer," not "CPU." CPU is an abbreviation for "Central Processing Unit." In modern personal computers, the CPU is a relatively small electronic chip, an integrated circuit. It sits on the motherboard, inside the computer's case. It is not the case itself, nor is it the total computer, which includes the case and everything within it. I'm not sure how the incorrect practice of calling the whole computer the "CPU" began, but here's my guess: when you buy a computer, you normally get the case and what's in it, along with a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and perhaps a printer. All of these peripherals connect to the case. Because everything connects to the case, the case is "central" to everything else and the term "Central Processing Unit" was misunderstood and misapplied to it. 2. Your computer may have a reader for flash memory cards, but it is far from true that all computers have them. Moreover, even on a computer that has one, it may not have one for the correct type of flash memory card for the digital camera in question. To put point 2 into perspective, there are six computers in my house at this moment. Only one of the those six has a flash memory card reader, and it can read only one kind of card. I have two digital cameras, and each uses a different type of card. The computer with the reader can read the cards used in only one of the two cameras. Ken Blake Your guess is correct, I believe. I can remember the case was called the CPU, and the whole thing together a Personal Computer. I remember it being particularly prevalent around the time the 80286 systems became most popular. Every once in a while, a fax modem would be thrown in as one of the peripherals (ooh ahh!). Now THAT was a deal! ;-) SC Tom
July 6th, 2010 8:56pm

All of the utilities I’ve seen only takes the screen shot of any part of the desktop or program, but no utilities captures the screenshot of the login screen. Even “Print Screen” key will not work for that. The new version WinBubble takes that into the new level. Print Screen Alternative WinBubble snapshot tool lets you capture and save the picture in jpeg images to drive C:\ Click the Windows 7 Tab, Logon Tools option and hit the snapshot tool. Works great in Windows 7 32/64 bit version! The newest version also works well in Windows Vista. Just Open the Windows Utilities Tab and Click the Logon Tools Option. Click Yes and Reboot your PC. NOTE: The main annoyance is, you need to re-open again the program after restarting your computer and do the procedure again to be able to activate the feature. Anyway the great thing, It works! Enjoy!
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August 16th, 2010 12:21am

Pottsy1981 - or anyone! - Could you possibly provide a bit more guidance here...? I have installed WinBubble, and can now access it from the Welcome Screen - but all I have managed to take a screen capture of is the Welcome Screen with the WinBubble window sitting over the top of it. A few suggested steps for Dummies would be much appreciated. Thank you in anticipation!
November 29th, 2010 9:25am

VNC to the machine. UltraVNC, TightVNC, etc.
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