No sceenshots in windows 8.1?

[stugumby]

Hi all, cant get any screenshots in windows 8.1, im set to use jpeg and in my conf ini it has screenshots=1 and printscreen=screenshots, also dosnt create a screenshots folder. have a vista install and no problems. Both are in sas mod activator but trying screens in modact and in game stock selected thru mod activator. Works in vista but not in win 8.1. Any help greatly appreciated.[il2]copy
title=Il2-Sturmovik Forgotten Battles
hotkeys=HotKey game

[window]
width=1920
height=1080
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0
WideScreenFoV=1
UIColor=0
UIDetail=0
UIBackground=en

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=Opengl32.dll

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll
DirectX=dx8wrap.dll

[NET]
speed=8000
routeChannels=0
serverChannels=31
localPort=21000
remotePort=21000
SkinDownload=1
serverName=No Name
serverDescription=
remoteHost=80.193.227.231
socksHost=
checkServerTimeSpeed=1
checkClientTimeSpeed=0
localHost=64.57.170.68
remoteHost_000=
disableNetStatStatistics=0
showPilotNumber=1
showPilotPing=1
showPilotName=1
showPilotScore=1
showTeamScore=0
cumulativeTeamScore=0
showPilotArmy=1
showPilotACDesignation=1
showPilotACType=1
filterUserNames=0
reflyKIADelay=0
maxAllowedKIA=-1
reflyKIADelayMultiplier=0.0
reflyDisabled=0
allowMorseAsText=1
allowCustomSounds=1

[MaxLag]
farMaxLagTime=10.0
nearMaxLagTime=2.0
cheaterWarningDelay=5.0
cheaterWarningNum=-1

[chat]
region=(dx=0.6304687,dy=0.12604167,x=0.0140625,y=-0.0010416667)
adr0=ALL
adr1=MY_ARMY
msg6=LtF5B\u0020250kph\u002040m
msg2=
msg1=
msg3=\u0020\u0020but\u0020in\u00202\u0020didff\u00 20folders<tl
msg0=
msg9=
msg5=Lt5W\u0020300kph\u0020100m
msg4=10\u0020read\u0020me
msg7=M213\u0020205kph\u002030m/late\u0020400kph\u0020180m
msg8=type\u002091\u0020240\u0020kph\u002030m\u0020 kate\u00203030\u0020kph\u002060m

[game]
Arcade=0
HighGore=0
mapPadX=0.9638889
mapPadY=0.017592592
viewSet=41
Intro=0
NoSubTitles=1
NoChatter=0
NoHudLog=0
NoLensFlare=1
iconTypes=3
eventlog=eventlog.lst
eventlogkeep=0
3dgunners=0
mapPadMode=1
ScreenshotType=1
jpgQuality=1.0
RecordingIndicator=0
MapAlpha=0.99
SaveTrk=0
SkipParatrooperViews=1
NoMissionInfoHud=0
noKillInfoHud=0
BlockMorseChat=1
SmallMapWPLabels=1
ShowMorseAsText=1
IconUnits=0


[HotKey game]
PrintScreen=ScreenShot
P=pause
Pause=pause

[HotKey gui]
Escape=activate

[HookViewFly Config]
timeFirstStep=2.0
deltaZ=10.0

[HookView]
MouseLeft=Len

[HookView Config]
AzimutSpeed=0.1
TangageSpeed=0.1
LenSpeed=1.0
MinLen=1.0
DefaultLen=20.0
MaxLen=3000.0
Speed=6
LeanF=0.39
LeanS=0.39
Raise=0.2
RubberBand=0.5

[HotKey builder]
MouseLeft=objectMove
MouseRight=popupmenu
Enter=freeView
Shift MouseLeft=worldZoom
Alt MouseLeft=select+
Alt MouseRight=select-
Alt Ctrl=unselect
PageDown=change+
PageUp=change-
End=change++
Home=change--
Ctrl MouseLeft=insert+
Insert=insert+
NumPad-0=insert+
F=fill
Ctrl MouseRight=delete+
NumPad.=delete+
Delete=delete+
Backspace=cursor
Tab=cursor
F10=land
F11=onLand
NumPad-=normalLand
NumPad+=toLand
NumPad-5=resetAngles
NumPad-8=resetTangage90
NumPad-7=stepAzimut-5
NumPad-4=stepAzimut-15
NumPad-1=stepAzimut-30
NumPad-9=stepAzimut5
NumPad-6=stepAzimut15
NumPad-3=stepAzimut30

[MouseXYZ]
F1=SpeedSlow
F2=SpeedNormal
F3=SpeedFast
MouseRight=XYmove
F4 MouseRight=Zmove
MouseMiddle=Amove
F5 MouseRight=Amove
F6 MouseRight=Tmove
F7 MouseRight=Kmove

[MouseXYZ Config]
RealTime=1

[HotKey Console]
Shift Tab=Activate
[Console]
HISTORY=1024
HISTORYCMD=1024
LOAD=console.cmd
SAVE=console.cmd
LOG=0
LOGTIME=0
LOGFILE=log.lst
LOGKEEP=0

[sound]
SoundUse=1
SoundEngine=1
Speakers=2
Placement=0
SoundFlags.reversestereo=0
RadioFlags.Enabled=1
RadioEngine=2
MusicVolume=4
ObjectVolume=13
MusState.takeoff=0
MusState.inflight=0
MusState.crash=0
MusFlags.play=0
MasterVolume=14
Attenuation=7
SoundMode=0
SamplingRate=2
NumChannels=2
SoundExt.occlusions=0
SoundFlags.hardware=1
SoundFlags.streams=1
SoundFlags.duplex=1
SoundExt.acoustics=0
SoundExt.volumefx=0
SoundFlags.voicemgr=0
SoundFlags.static=1
VoiceVolume=4
Channels=2
SoundExt.extrender=0
SoundFlags.bugscorrect=0
SoundSetupId=6
ActivationLevel=0.02
Preemphasis=0.85
RadioLatency=0.5
AGC=1
PTTMode=1
SoundFlags.UseRadioChatter=0
SoundFlags.AutoActivation=0
RadioFlags.PTTMode=1
RadioFlags.PlayClicks=1
ActLevel=14
MicLevel=14
SoundFlags.forceEAX1=0

[rts]
;ProcessAffinityMask=1
mouseUse=2
joyUse=1
trackIRUse=1
DisableIME=0
locale=
UseSmartAxis=0
JoyProfile=0

[rts_mouse]
SensitivityX=1.0
SensitivityY=1.0
Invert=0
SensitivityZ=1.0

[rts_joystick]
X=0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 0
Y=0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 0
Z=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
RZ=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
FF=0
U=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
V=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
1X=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1Y=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1RZ=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1U=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1V=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1X1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
1Y1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
1Z1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
1RZ1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
1U1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
1V1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
1Z=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0

[Render_DirectX]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=2
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=1
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=1
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=0
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=0
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=0
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=0
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=0
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=0

HardwareShaders=0

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=2
Forest=2
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=4
ForceShaders1x=0
PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0
Water=1
Effects=1

[Render_OpenGL]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=2
TexFlags.UseDither=0
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=1
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=0
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=1

TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=1
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=1

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=1
Forest=2
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2
TypeClouds=0

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=17
Water=2
Effects=1
ForceShaders1x=0

PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0

[DGen]
RandomFlights=2
MaxFLAK=100
UseParkedPlanes=1
GroundIntensity=High
AirIntensity=High
MissionDistance=75
NoBadWeather=1
HistoricalRanks=1
SlowFire=1.0

[Mods]
SpeedbarTAS=1
RandomSplash=1
netCallsign=
PALGameMenuStatusBar=1
PALGameMenuShowFPS=0
PAL3DStart=0
PAL3DSepAim=0.7
PAL3DSepGun=1.35
PAL3DSepPit=1.5
PAL3DSepExt=25.0
PAL3DConvAimL=-0.05
PAL3DConvAimR=-0.05
PAL3DConvGunL=-0.09
PAL3DConvGunR=-0.09
PAL3DConvPitL=-0.13
PAL3DConvPitR=-0.13
PAL3DConvExtL=-0.55
PAL3DConvExtR=-0.55
PAL3DCockpitSoftViewEnabled=0
PAL3DCockpitSoftView=0.075
PAL3DCockpitTurretInertiaEnabled=1
PAL3DCockpitTurretInertia=0.0010
PAL3DFollowInertiaEnabled=0
PAL3DFollowInertia=0.009999999776482582
PAL3DFollowInertiaAngle=0.01
PAL3DExternalSoftView=0.075
PAL3DExternalTrackIR=0
PAL3DExternalMouseInertia=0
PALHUDMode=0
SpeedbarUnits=1
SpeedbarSIToo=1
SpeedbarShowExtraInfo=1
PAL3DFilterLeft=R___
PAL3DFilterRight=_GB_
[QMB]
PlaneList=1

Alt MouseLeft=select+
Alt MouseRight=select-

[KG26_Alpha]

Works perfect in Win 8.1 v4.12.2

Works perfect in Win 8.1 v4.12.2 + HSFX v7.02

[Pfeil]

Where do you have IL2 installed? If it's in the regular "Program Files (x86)" folder, you may need to look in "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)" for the game's folder containing those screenshots.

From Vista onward, programs are no longer allowed to store their data in their
Program Files folder. Anything written to that folder is instead redirected to the virtual folder.

[stugumby]

My path is C:Games/ Ubisoft/Il2 etc, cant find anything like that in users, it has no app data etc.

[Pfeil]

There is an AppData directory, it's just hidden.

Follow this tutorial (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/show-hidden-files-in-windows-8/) to show hidden files.

[KG26_Alpha]

The fact you have no screenshots folder could be the problem as when you hit "print screen" key the folder is created and the image stored inside.

Your file path for the game installation is correct as its outside of the program folders so isn't affected by windows file structure security or UAC.

You may have to set permissions on the containing folder, see image below.

[stugumby]

still no joy tried both ideas, do i need a aftermarket photo program just to see the files, i can see other downloaded jpeg etc in my pictures. it also insnt generating a screenshots folder, i tested the printscreen key by openiong a picture in my pictures and pressing the key and pasted the image onto a word pad so that tells me the printscreen key is working. conf ini has printscreen=screenshot so im stumped..

[KG26_Alpha]

As said, the fact you are unable to write to the folder creating a screenshot seems like a permissions thing, are you able to make changes to the "conf" file and they stay changed after launching the IL2 .exe flying closing the IL2 .exe and returning to desktop.

I had this on another 8.1 system where no changes could be made even on a separate hard drive until the permissions were set to allow for administrator.

[stugumby]

i should be using administrator? or user? and all boxes are ticked except the bottom one special. i can change and it keeps changes in conf ini, still no luck.

[KG26_Alpha]

i should be using administrator? or user? and all boxes are ticked except the bottom one special. i can change and it keeps changes in conf ini, still no luck.

Should be set under Administrators

See the image above I posted.









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[stugumby]

yes as i thought the box in your picture was greyed out as admin, thats what i used and all boxes except the special are ticked, my special is staying greyed out and unable to check it.

[KG26_Alpha]

It would affect the conf file settings as well, as you are able to write to the conf file the permission settings are ok.

You can double check here.

http://www.askvg.com/guide-how-to-take-ownership-permission-of-a-file-or-folder-manually-in-windows/












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