CTD When Pressing "Print Screen" to take screenshot

[Riverwolf]

So, I just got STEP Extended set up and going, and everything seems to be working pretty well.  

• I'm running all options except the 101 bugs mod and the Dual Sheath mod.  
• I selected the HD option whenever it was available.
• I have no errors or conflicts on Mod Organizer.
• Game experiences no stuttering, and frame rate has never dropped below 60 fps.
• I am using NVIDIA GeForce Experience to watch frame rate if it matters.
• I have confirmed all drivers are up to date.

 

As soon as I got to Whiterun, I was so impressed by the look of the town I decided to take a screenshot, as soon as I press print screen, the game crashes.  I don't know if this is a STEP issue, a Mod Organizer Issue, or something else entirely.  This is a much more complicated mod setup than I've ever used, so I am honestly slightly out of my element here.

 

Any help would be appreciated, and please let me know if there is additional information I neglected to include that could be helpful.

 

Load Order (From loadorder.txt in Mod Organizer):

 

 

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

Dawnguard.esm

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

HearthFires.esm

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Dragonborn.esm

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp

Cutting Room Floor.esp

Traps Make Noise.esp

Soul Gems Differ - NW.esp

ORM-Arvak.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

Brawl Bugs CE.esp

Moss Rocks.esp

ClamsDropPearls.esp

SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp

Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

DragonShoutVoice.esp

ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp

ViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.esp

Footprints.esp

GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

Brows.esp

Lock Overhaul.esp

Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and BOOZE.esp

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp

RaceMenu.esp

SMDropLitTorch.esp

SMIM-FarmhouseFlickeringFix.esp

SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp

Elemental Staves.esp

Moss Rocks_DB.esp

SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp

ShootingStars.esp

SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp

SkyUI.esp

TradeBarter.esp

DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp

Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp

Bring Out Your Dead.esp

Oblivion Gates v3 without Markers - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp

BirdsHFclean.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

Better Stealth AI for Followers.esp

Thieves Guild Requirements.esp

NonEssentialChildren.esp

TheChoiceIsYours.esp

Point The Way.esp

Book Covers Skyrim.esp

Dead Body Collision.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp

Rainbows.esp

Beards.esp

WM Trap Fixes.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcishWeapons.esp

ADS.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp

WetandCold.esp

AOS.esp

Animated Weapon Enchants.esp

Paralyze.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp

Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp

IHSS.esp

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

When Vampires Attack.esp

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp

aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp

SFO - Dragonborn.esp

Run For Your Lives.esp

SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp

SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp

SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp

HearthfireChimneys.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

PilgrimsDelight.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

BlockSparkles.esp

Gildergreen Regrown.esp

TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp

Chesko_Step418_SN.esp

RelightingSkyrim_Legendary.esp

ELE_Legendary_Lite.esp

Complete Crafting_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp

dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp

iHUD.esp

imp_helm_legend.esp

mintylightningmod.esp

randomthunder.esp

STEP Extended Patch.esp

DynDOLOD.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

System Specs in Signature.

Edited July 18, 2015 by Riverwolf

[Greg]

Everything in the ini files seems to be correct.
 
When you use PrtScrn without any overriding settings, the screenshots are saved directly in the Skyrim directory (C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/SteamApps/common/Skyrim) and this can result in a lot of potential issues with permissions, security, etc. If you have a any screenshots in this folder already, move them all to another folder to get them out of Skyrim's executable folder.
 
Check your Skyrim.ini and I recommend settings like this for the screenshots:
 

[Display]
bAlllowScreenshot=1
sScreenShotBaseName=C:\Users\Greg\Pictures\Skyrim\Screenshots\ScreenShot

bAllowScreenshot just allows PtrScrn to take a screenshot so you likely don't need to worry about this one.

 

sScreenShotBaseeName is used to override the default path and prefix used for the screenshots. In the setting above, I redirect the screen shots to my personal Pictures folder so I don't have to muck with the permissions in Program Files. If you set up an override path like this, make sure the entire path is correct and that all the folders already exist. The easiest way to to do this use to use Explorer to create the folders, then click the address bar, and copy the entire path into the clipboard. Finally, open Mod Organizer's INI Editor, and paste this path right after sScreenShotBaseName=.

 

Note that normally when you press PrtScrn you'll see a message like "Saved ScreenShot2.bmp" If you set sScreenShotBaseName, you'll see "Saved C:\Users\Greg\Pictures\Skyrim\Screenshots\Screenshot2.bmp" (with the full path) instead of just the file name.

 

In SkyrimPrefs.ini, check this setting:
 

[Display]
iScreenShotIndex=1

I don't know how Skyrim handles iScreenshotIndex when it reaches the "maximum", so you might consider resetting it back to 1 to see if this makes any difference.

 

Finally, have you installed any third-party screen capture software recently that might be trying to take over when you press PrtScrn?

[Greg]

Are you using F12 (Steam screenshot) or PrtScrn (Skyrim's screenshot)?

 

Also, have you checked the memory settings in skse.ini and enblocal.ini to verify these are correct?

[Riverwolf]

I am using PrtScrn.

 

I believe I have the ini files set up correctly, but it's possible I misunderstood something.   I have SKSE.ini in .\steamapps\common\skyrim\data\SKSE and it contains only the following lines:

 

 

[General]

ClearInvalidRegistrations=1

 

[Memory]

DefaultHeapInitialAllocMB=768

ScrapHeapSizeMB=256

 

As for enblocal.ini, I have it located in .\steamapps\common\skyrim\ 

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false

InitProxyFunctions=true

ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

 

[GLOBAL]

UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=true

UseDefferedRendering=false

IgnoreCreationKit=true

 

[PERFORMANCE]

SpeedHack=true

EnableOcclusionCulling=true

 

[MULTIHEAD]

ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false

VideoAdapterIndex=0

 

[MEMORY]

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false

ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true

DisableDriverMemoryManager=false

DisablePreloadToVRAM=false

EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false

ReservedMemorySizeMb=512

VideoMemorySizeMb=3746

EnableCompression=true

AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

 

[WINDOW]

ForceBorderless=false

ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

 

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true

MaxAnisotropy=16

ForceLodBias=false

LodBias=0.0

AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

EnableVSync=true

VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

 

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=10.0

 

[iNPUT]

//shift

KeyCombination=16

//f12

KeyUseEffect=123

//home

KeyFPSLimit=36

//num /       106

KeyShowFPS=106

//print screen

KeyScreenshot=44

//enter

KeyEditor=13

//f4

KeyFreeVRAM=115

 

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Enable=false

Quality=1

DesiredFPS=20.0

 

[ANTIALIASING]

EnableEdgeAA=false

EnableTemporalAA=false

EnableSubPixelAA=false

 

[FIX]

FixGameBugs=true

FixParallaxBugs=true

FixParallaxTerrain=false

FixAliasedTextures=true

IgnoreInventory=true

FixTintGamma=true

RemoveBlur=false

FixSubSurfaceScattering=true

FixSkyReflection=true

FixCursorVisibility=true

FixLag=false

 

[LONGEXPOSURE]

EnableLongExposureMode=false

Time=1.0

BlendMax=0.0

 

I would appreciate a more experienced eye on these to make sure I set them up properly.

[Riverwolf]

Changing the path for screenshots fixed it!  Thanks a ton, I was worried it was a symptom of something much more serious.  Thanks a ton for the help.