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Old March 1st, 2007, 08:35 PM
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Copy and paste function not working
I for some reason cannot copy and paste file from one program to another.
I hightlight the text, click copy, which is hightlighted, then open another app. and the paste button is not hightlighted.
I can however copy and paste within the document I'm working in at that particular moment.
Some thing in the settings maybe??
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanx
Jim
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Old March 1st, 2007, 09:41 PM
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Some programs and website, can be setup to prevent anyone from copying any of it's material.
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Old March 1st, 2007, 09:47 PM
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I can copy and paste within the word document I'm working in, but if I copy from the word document I'm in and close the window and open word again to paste into a new document I can't. Same program, same PC.
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Old March 1st, 2007, 10:03 PM
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Okay then that's a little wierd. When did this problem start? Have you changed any of the settings?
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Old March 1st, 2007, 10:18 PM
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Actually it's a friends computer and I am tutoring her and todays lesson was working with documents. I don't think she has ever used the copy and paste, so who knows when it actually started.
I know it has to be something simple, but I've never had to deal with it not working on my PC's before, so I'm a little dumbfounded. Kinda emmbaressing too since she's paying me for my time.
Maybe something in admin. tools, services, I dunno.
Yeah Wierd, copy and paste is what made windows so popular. It's a basic function.
Thanx for your replies wolf. I appreciate it. See what you can find.
Anyone HELP!!
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Old March 1st, 2007, 11:27 PM
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Maybe this would be of help to you
http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/in...showtopic=2522
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Old March 2nd, 2007, 01:09 AM
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I was thinking it might actually be something to do with services or permissions.
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Old March 2nd, 2007, 01:29 AM
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Maybe, but I never mess around with that stuff.
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Old March 2nd, 2007, 04:15 AM
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Copy and Paste Problems
Have you tried http://support.microsoft.com/

They have a lot on copy and paste problems on address below.
http://search.microsoft.com/results....copy+and+paste
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Old March 2nd, 2007, 05:04 PM
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it seems to me that you have a some kind of worm, i've had such problem before, and as i remember you need to install patch from microsoft, search this forums for the information.
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