Screenshot not working

You might have disabled the shortcut or changed it to something else. Look at System Preferences/Keyboard to find out.

Björn

Hmmm, is the other screenshot shortcut still working? (cmdshift3)

Create a new user account and see if it works with that account.
Also you should update your profile or your computer. You are showing a very old version of Leopard (10.5.1)
We are up to 10.5.7

Alternative remedy - maybe try the Screenshot Plus widget for Dashboard. Nice interface with imaginative functionality - I like it anyway....

Cheers

Do you have write access to your Desktop?
Select the Desktop folder in your Home Folder
Command-I (Get Info)

NA Smith wrote:
Alternative remedy - maybe try the Screenshot Plus widget for Dashboard. Nice interface with imaginative functionality - I like it anyway....

Cheers

The problem is that a built-in function is not working - symptomatic of some systemic problem. Another way to do it does not fix the problem. No problem should ever be left unaddressed. It will only cause more problems in time.

You can try moving the file:

com.apple.ImageCaptureApp.plist

to the Desktop and restarting.

The file is found in the folder:

Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences

(where “yourusername” is the short name of your computer in lowercase letters, like xxxxx - the folder looks like a house/home)

You might also want to remove the other ImageCapture.plist files in the ByHosts folder inside that Preferences folder. The files will automatically be re-created if needed.

Start up in the other account that worked correctly and see if you can move the ImageCapture.plist files to your regular account. Maybe if you copy (option-drag) it to the Desktop, it will be there when you return to the original account and you can then put it into your Users/Library/Preferences.

I think just the main .plist may work and then generate ones in the ByHost folder, if needed, but you may need to copy those from your alternate account to the main account too.

Happy to hear that helped. Thanks for the star.

Sometimes those preference files become corrupt from an application crash, kernel panic, or interference from third party apps. If the system works correctly in another user account, it usually means one of the .plist files is wonky.