RE: Capturing pre-OS screenshots

Subject: RE: Capturing pre-OS screenshots
From: "Will Sansbury" <wsansbury -at- alpha -dot- ipswitch -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:58:54 -0400


>>>> I need to capture screenshots on a computer before an operating
system has been installed...

Here's a completely untested idea...

If you used a virtual machine (something like VMWare) I think you could have
your screen cap tool running on the main OS and use it to capture the window
that the virtual machine is in. Just crop out the window chrome, and you'd
be good to go.

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Will Sansbury
Technical Writer
Ipswitch, Inc.


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Capturing pre-OS screenshots: From: Norcross, Amanda

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