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| Capture Error Messages |
| Many computer problems involve error messages, and it's essential to record the precise wording of |
| In Windows 2000 and XP, pressing Ctrl-C will copy most error messages to the Clipboard. Launch |
| Notepad, paste a copied message, and save it. |
| Under Windows 98 and Me (or when Ctrl-C doesn't work), type the exact text of the message into |
| Notepad for reference. (You can also take a screenshot of the error message by hitting |
| Alt-PrintScreen, which copies the screen image to the Clipboard, and then opening Paint and |
| pasting the image into a blank file. |
| You now have a picture of the error message.) When copying or reporting an error message, you |
| can omit the interminable lists of numbers found at the end of some message boxes. |
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