Install or Enable Snipping Tool in Windows Vista
Windows Vista comes built-in with a free screen capture or screenshot utility named Snipping Tool. Snipping Tool is available as a standard feature in Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate edition. It should be installed by default by each supported Vista edition installation as standard feature, and can be found under Accessories folder. However, for some reason, some Vista does not load this useful screen shot feature, but you can always install or enable this feature manually.
Snipping Tool actually has available for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 since a while ago. Thus, Microsoft is kind of porting the Snipping Tool from Tablet PC to Vista for desktop and notebook usage. Hence, do not surprise when the guide asks you to enable Tablet-PC Optional Components later.
Here’s how you can reveal the Snipping Tool in Windows Vista, if it’s not yet enabled in your system:
- Click on Vista Start button, and go to Control Panel.
- Click on Programs link.
- Click on Turn Windows features on or off link. If User Account Control pops up for confirmation, click on Continue button.
- Scroll down the list of features in Windows Features dialog window, tick the check box for Tablet-PC Optional Components to enable and show the Snipping Tool in Vista.
- Click OK when done.
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Pues yo sí lo tenia, pero resulta que tratando de optimizar mi pc (segun unas recomedaciones que me encontre por ahí), desabilite esta opción, y cuando quise utilizar esta herramienta ya no aparecia, pero no sabía que era porque desactive esta opción, hasta que llegue a este post, bueno gracias por la información, y yo pensando que lo habia borrado por error o algo así,
la neta llegue aquí buscando la herramienta para volverlo a instalar… Salu2.
I find it very irritating that this cannot be downloaded! I have tried some sites but they all say get your free scan! I don't want or need my fricking computer scanned! I just want to download!
ughh! someone needs to post where to download it, cuz mine doesnt have it either!!!!
I followed the steps but tablet pc optional components didn't come up as an option.
Hi Nicole,
I have same problem…Have you resolved it?
Regards,
Michael.
I followed the steps but tablet pc optional components does not appear in my turn windows features on and off box
Thanks this worked for me!!
Ok I don't have a tablet PC which is why (I'm guessing) there is no tablet PC option. So where is this snipping tool if I have a regualr laptop??
I was wondering why the snipping tool is missing in my Vista Business. I just followed your instructions and enabled Tablet PC Components and the Snipping Tool has appeared. Great!
Wonder why Microsoft has made such useful programmes concealed!
Thanks a lot.
u can go to left pan in contro panel then there is control panel home then click there ….
Windows 7 ultimate snipping tool fix boot up in safe mode then enable user accounts fix my sniping tool problem in ultimate
When I go to Windows Features turn on and off, it goes SNMP Feature, (no tablet pc components), WMI SNMP Feature.
That’s it.
What should I do, how do I find Tablet PC Components?
how could i download sniping tool?
When I go to Windows Features turn on and off, it goes SNMP Feature, (no tablet pc components), WMI SNMP Feature.
That's it.
What should I do, how do I find Tablet PC Components?
after cliicking on Turn Windows features on or off link a pop up window comes but it is empty…means there are no folders on it. can anyone tell me why this is so ? because my snipping tool is not working.plz help.
In my windows features, I cannot find "Tablet-PC Optional Components". My windows features seems to skip that, going in this order: "SNMP feature, (no tablet-pc optional components), Telnet Client, Telnet Server"…
I really need a link to install this, because I fear that I am missing my Snipping Feature, or that it was deleted.
after you have enabled TABLET PC COMPONENTS go to accessories and there you will get snipping tool
snipping tool 2,0 Windows Vista Ajuda me??
You can also get original Vista Snipping Tool on Windows XP, yeah really just like Vista and Windows 7:
http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/topic/406…
did this all right but still cant find snipping tool
when i go into control panal i cannot find programmes link
我現在是用vista但是裡面卻沒有snipping的軟體
請問要怎麼辦呢?
按照你的說法找了還是沒有= =
請交教我ㄅ
或是要去哪下載呢?
thanx =)
There are no Tablet PC Components in my Vista Home Basic that I can enable so no Snipping Tool either.
thancks
wow ya me habia pasado 2 veces anteriormente pero no sabia por que era y solo lo solucionaba restaurando mi sistema pero gracias a esto me has salvado de restaurar mi sistema otravez pero aun asi no quiero activar el tablet pc por que definitivamente no creo que lo necesite pero bueno que mas da me pregunto con desactivar el servicio de tabletpc sera suficiente, ah de hecho lo habia desactivado e las caracteristicas de windows por que segun que consume recursos pero bueno que mas da muchas grax…..
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This cannot be found on my computer, as I cannot find the Snipping Tool in my computer or the Enable the Tablet PC Components on it either.
thanx
Thanks
i tought i was crazy
i was overlooking that option. I though it is for Tablet PC (touch screen) option. anyways thanks..
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