Corel Video Studio X5 VSS Cap Error

[ryanteck]

When I try to record my screen using the built in screen capture tool I always get the error "Prepare Record Failed!!! #42"
This error happens all the time, changing the screen or the settings don't work.

The main reason I decided to upgrade from X3 was for the fact that using Cam studio started to error out all the time even after reinstalls thinking I'm buying both Screen recording software and an upgrade to my video software again (Finding that it also removed the rubbish DVD utility I hated in x3 after coming from Ulead video studio 11)

Everything else works fine, I can burn DVDs, Render videos in 1080p HD in shorter times than x3.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

[BrianCee]

There is already a very long discussion on this topic here :- http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=46067

please read through that and continue your discussions there.

i am locking this topic so that all the capture failure posts are kept together.