Quote - regarding screen captures:
You don't need special software, any keyboard that has a "print screen" button will let you take a picture of your screen.  Alt+print screen will take a picture of just the current window.  You may have to paste (ctrl+v) into a paint program and save it, if you haven't got one something like MS Paint will do :)

k, will try it. As for now i'm going to try the latest blender update i can find and will show you what i can come up with. thank you all for the quick response.
Arung