Snipping Tool Shortcut

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Has anyone got the Snipping Tool as a shortcut on OD (C:\Windows\system32\SnippingTool.exe)

I have drug it to the dock from the Start Menu, I have made it into a shortcut and then put it on the dock, I have built the shortcut on the dock itself (not drug it from anywhere) I have even gone through and given everyone and their grandmother rights to the program (it belonged to that famous dude "Trusted Installer") Here is my result:

And yes, the silly thing is totally gone until you have turned off find system files. But that is turned off too.

 

How do I tell it that it isn't hidden so that it will work from a dock? Move it out of the system32 folder perhaps?

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

are you running a 64-bit operating system?

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yup yup, never had it to try with before.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

try this

C:\Windows\Sysnative\snippingtool.exe

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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WinMonster2, reply 3
try this

C:\Windows\Sysnative\snippingtool.exe
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Brilliant! Thanks so much, been trying everything I could think of and nothing worked! Even gets the correct icon assigned! I so appreciate your answer and Liz for asking! <3 :inlove:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Wow...how does that work?

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WinMonster2, reply 3
C:\Windows\Sysnative\snippingtool.exe
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What the heck was that? Sysnative? Works great, but I never heard of it before. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 5*

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting LizMarr, reply 6
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Say it with karma. :karma: That's what it's for. ;)

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The snipping tool should have appeared in your start menu search just by typing sn. ;)

 

If it didn't, there might be another problem.

 

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting LizMarr, reply 6
What the heck was that? Sysnative?
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Thats what I said when someone shared it with me. :grin:

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

We have the coolest community members!

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Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 8
The snipping tool should have appeared in your start menu search just by typing sn.

 

If it didn't, there might be another problem.

 
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This was pertaining to adding a Snipping Tool shortcut to ObjectDock. I forget the method I used to make it work, but it wasn't this simple. Not really an issue any more with me as I no longer use OD.

 

Nexus handles it with no problem. ;)

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

Quoting Zubaz, reply 10
We have the coolest community members!
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Thanks Zu... :blush:

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 8
The snipping tool should have appeared in your start menu search just by typing sn.

 

If it didn't, there might be another problem.

 
End of DrJBHL's quote

 

I wanted it right there, points at left-edge zoomer. Now it is. I couldn't figure out why if I had the name and path it couldn't be a shortcut on the dock. It takes magic words. I'm not sure that a link that only says SN in the box will work.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Mine is right there in the start menu. Always has been.

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Don't want start menu. If you create a shortcut there it will work. If you create a normal shortcut on the task bar it will work. If you create a shortcut on the desktop it will work. If you create a shortcut on the dock (zoomer or tabbed) it will not work in normal link form - drive/folder/executable

I have my screen measure, color selector, text editors, graphics viewers, calculator, and now snipper on my left side dock. No opening windows, no opening menus, just one click. I have only six things ATM on my first page of my start menu, plus a few frequents that wander in. Snip usually lives on the second part of the start menu (programs)

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 11
This was pertaining to adding a Snipping Tool shortcut to ObjectDock.
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Can't that be done like in Nexus? Apparently not as the path is read incorrectly... without the 'sysnative' - not sure why the path isn't read correctly, though.

 

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

o_O  OK, that is about as confusing to me as the code I am staring at...  You do it an tell me how it works.. :grin:

 

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

LizMarr... decided to scrap the screenie. Not sure why this method doesn't work but Neil probably does.

In Winstep, all i do is type in 'snipp' in the search (in the Winstep Start Menu) and a shortcut to the tool appears and can be dragged to the dock/subdock from the search box and it works...

If you'd like a screenie, I can take one... here:

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

In Nexus the path shows as:   C:\Windows\system32\SnippingTool.exe  which is right where I expect it to be.

Why I like Nexus, it just works. :thumbsup:

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think this proves that Winstep does better than Windows interface! Good job! Not sure I'm ready to switch from what I got... I tried Rainmeter once and it slowed my computer way down.