Comments on: Windows Snipping Tool for Windows XP/2003

By: Bob Fearnley

Bob Fearnley — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:40:32 +0000

Have tried all the methods up to 16 except for the file download “…./SnippingTool.zip_links” as what downloaded was called “iLividSetupV1.exe” and I didn’t trust it due to the name difference.

The SDK install appeared to run correctly but there was no trace of the snipping tool on my Server 2003.
Don’t understand Tim’s comment “READ FROM DOWN TO UP”.
Any suggestions anyone? Many thanks

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:26:13 +0000

In this case: READ FROM DOWN TO UP AND it works. Thanks Colin

By: Abhinav Jain

Abhinav Jain — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:02:58 +0000

@Colin-
I have installed the Microsoft Snipping tool the way you asked to do, however I dont see any icon or way to use the snipping tool. How should I access the snipping tool. Please help.

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:39:32 +0000

@David I have gotten it to work by doing the following:
Download the [url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b46d4b83-a821-40bc-aa85-c9ee3d6e9699&displaylang=en]Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SDK 1.7[/url]

Choose custom install and install ONLY the Tablet PC Runtime Components and Ink Controls. Red “X” everything below that as you do not need it. Let the installer finish and now you can enjoy your new Microsoft Snipping Tool utility without any errors.

Alternatively, I have upped a ZIP with the extracted tool ready to go and it includes the XP Tablet PC SDK installer as well. I used these same steps with the newer i6comp02.zip and IsXunpack and everything worked peachy.

Download: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/SSUBSUYP/SnippingTool.zip_links

By: David

David — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:58:54 +0000

I was looking for the solution to the “Microsoft Snipping Tool has encountered a problem and needs to close” message too. The discussion of this work around seems to have died off. Was a solution ever found to the problem? Or have people given up on the problem?

Thanks

By: PBradz

PBradz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:13:17 +0000

No luck, still do not get the second message everyone else does:
“DDE server did not acknowledge the command. App=, Topic=”

The snipfile reg key contains info for ‘App=’ and ‘Topic=’
Application data is “SnippingTool”
Topic data is “system”

snipfile structure is:

snipfile --> Name-(Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- Microsoft Snipping Tool file
|
DefaultIcon --> Name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Experience pack\Snipping Tool\SnippingTool.exe”

shell --> name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- (value not set)
|--> Open --> name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- (value not set)
|--> command --> name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Experience pack\Snipping Tool\SnipMgr.exe” /dde
| --> ddeexec --> Name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- Open(“%1″)
|--> application --> Name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- SnippingTool
|--> topic --> Name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data- system

SnipMgr.exe is
SnipMgr.exe --> Name- (Default) Type- REG_SZ Data (value not set); Name- NoOpenWith Type- REG_SZ Data-

That’s all I can find…

By: PBradz

PBradz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:14:59 +0000

Grabbed a Tablet and checked the directory structure:
Add these:
SnippingTool.cur
SnippingTool.exe.manifest
SnippingTool.exe
SnipMgr.exe
SnipMgr.exe.manifest
SnippingTool.chm
interop.shdocvw.dll

to directory
‘C:\Program Files\Microsoft Experience pack\Snipping Tool’

The following REG Keys are there too:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\snipfile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\SnipMgr.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\snipfile
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\SnipMgr.exe

I’ll copy/create them and test…

By: PBradz

PBradz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:14:11 +0000

I get the “Microsoft Snipping Tool has encountered a problem and needs to close”; but not the second error? Looking to see if moving some files to system32 helps….

By: Hos

Hos — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:02:02 +0000

same error “Microsoft Snipping Tool has encountered a problem and needs to close”Then another error shortly: “DDE server did not acknowledge the command. App=, Topic=”.

any ideas?

By: PBradz

PBradz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:04:05 +0000

i6comp can be found here, and it worked for the extract:

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/cgi-bin/dl.cgi?f=i6comp02!zip