How to take a screenshot on windows xp?

on my computer I have a windows xp - how do I take a screenshoot???

Yes I don't think it works like that on PCs, it only works if you have some sort of software.
You will not see anything when you press the 'prt sc' button but it is still taking effect. Try pasting it into Paint, or any other sort of document and you will see that it has done.

Press PrtScn on your keyboard. Another way is to use a free application like FastStone Capture, which allows you to take a screen shot of any dimension or shape that you want.

You can also use control + alt + print screen...hm, that's the way that the screen capture worked on my XP machine anyway (sony laptop).

I got a sony vaio - xp and still doesnt work ???
what should I do ???

I used to have a sony vaio..It should work.
You may not notice anything but when you you paste into some sort of document then it should appear..

u know when I use the mac note book - it appears on the screen and you can also choose the size of the picture ...

ooo thanx stella and thedude , it was working from the begin ,I just didnt know that I have to paste id somewhere ... thanx a lot

step by step guide: take-a-screenshot.org