clipboard problem

[steve]

Hi.

I am not sure if this is a Windows problem or an Office problem. I am running Office XP on Win XP Pro. I am unable to copy text in Office or from a web page, email, etc. I ran office repair and the problem went away for a few days. Now the problem is back. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

As an update, restarting the computer seems to fix the clipboard issue. Not sure why?

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Hi.

I am not sure if this is a Windows problem or an Office problem. I am
running Office XP on Win XP Pro. I am unable to copy text in Office
or from a web page, email, etc. I ran office repair and the problem
went away for a few days. Now the problem is back. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

If you have had Works installed on the machine, then the Works add-in for
Word may be active and clearing the clipboard.



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[steve]

Works was not previously installed on the machine.

Apparently, rebooting will sometimes fix the problem. However, I have never seen this occur before, even when a computer has been left on for long periods of time.