Print Screen key on keyboard, paste into Photoshop or Paint, etc.

SnagIt is also good.

Try this excellent, free screenshot program:   http://www.freewarefiles.com/Screenshot-Captor_program_14603.html

Hi Jim, Thanks for the response but prntscrn won't capture things like the preview image that comes up when you mouseover a taskbar button, I'd like to show that also.

I downloaded Snagit for a 30day trial to see if it would do that and i can't do that yet.

Update:

I finally got Snagit to capture the aero peek window by using the timer feature.

Actually, it will. But if you have the start menu open while trying to get the preview to show, that won't happen.

Cases like that, you simply take multiple shots, cut and paste.

Ok my friends, Snagit did all that I needed to make a better preview image so this issue is now closed.

Thanks for the suggestions, it just took me a while getting used to using Snagit properly.

I use SnagIt but if you have windows vista' 7' 8' you have Snipping Tool it comes with windows it is basic but works very well.

Screenshot Capture

picpick is also a good freeware tool, It has a host of other features that help aid graphic designers.

Fastone makes some really good apps.

Not free but well worth the 15 or so $'s.

http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm

oh - thats right.

Up until version 5 - it was free.

here is a link to a free portable version that should fit your needs.

http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=775