Snipping tool won't run anymore

[Will Pittenger]

I have Vista 64-bit SP2. The Snipping Tool was running and looked nice
to have. But after that first run where I was checking it out, it never
ran again. If I click the icon, nothing happens. I watched the task
list in Task Manager. That ever so briefly lists a new task before it
vanishes. I also tried running the tool as an administrator. That had
the same results.

 

[Jon]

I have Vista 64-bit SP2. The Snipping Tool was running and looked nice to
have. But after that first run where I was checking it out, it never ran
again. If I click the icon, nothing happens. I watched the task list in
Task Manager. That ever so briefly lists a new task before it vanishes. I
also tried running the tool as an administrator. That had the same
results.

Check that you have 'Tablet PC Optional Components' enabled in 'Windows
Features'

Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off

 

[Will Pittenger]

First, I don't think that Snipping Tool should be part of Tablet PC
stuff. Second, I now get the blank error dialog shown in
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6499/blankerrormessagewhensn.png.

 

[Malke]

First, I don't think that Snipping Tool should be part of Tablet PC
stuff. Second, I now get the blank error dialog shown in
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6499/blankerrormessagewhensn.png.

Whether you think the Snipping Tool should be part of the Tablet stuff or
not, it is and if you don't have the Tablet stuff enabled your Snipping Tool
won't work.

So make sure your Tablet stuff is enabled as Jon suggested.

Malke

 

[Will Pittenger]

I did. That is when I got the dialog previous mentioned. Before that,
I got nothing all at.