copy and paste

[Henry Stowell]

Just purchased a new Dell 4600 and am unable to paste into word 2002...if i open word then minimize it and copy an item maximize word again then it will paste...any ideas...thanks...Hank.

 

[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Henry

Problems with Word copy and paste sometimes relate to the Blaster virus, so
if you have just set up a new computer it's worth checking that
possibility - some people have been infected while connecting to get their
security updates!

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word

Just purchased a new Dell 4600 and am unable to paste into word 2002...if

i open word then minimize it and copy an item maximize word again then it
will paste...any ideas...thanks...Hank.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you got Word as part of Works Suite, the culprit is the Microsoft Works
Suite Add-in for Word, which clears the Clipboard when you start Word. If
you are running Word freestanding (not starting it from the Works Task
Launcher) and don't expect to be using a Works address book or database as
the data source for a mail merge in Word, you will avoid a lot of problems
(this is one of the minor ones; there are worse) by uninstalling the add-in
through Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs.

If Word is not part of Works, the problem could still be caused by an
add-in, as there are several others that are notorious for causing problems.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Just purchased a new Dell 4600 and am unable to paste into word 2002...if

i open word then minimize it and copy an item maximize word again then it
will paste...any ideas...thanks...Hank.

 

[Henry Stowell]

Suzanne...thank you so much for your help, uninstalling the add ins solved my problem, again thank you very much...Hank

----- Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: ----

If you got Word as part of Works Suite, the culprit is the Microsoft Work
Suite Add-in for Word, which clears the Clipboard when you start Word. I
you are running Word freestanding (not starting it from the Works Tas
Launcher) and don't expect to be using a Works address book or database a
the data source for a mail merge in Word, you will avoid a lot of problem
(this is one of the minor ones; there are worse) by uninstalling the add-i
through Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs

If Word is not part of Works, the problem could still be caused by a
add-in, as there are several others that are notorious for causing problems

-
Suzanne S. Barnhil
Microsoft MVP (Word
Words into Typ
Fairhope, Alabama US
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/wor
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup s
all may benefit

Just purchased a new Dell 4600 and am unable to paste into word 2002...i

i open word then minimize it and copy an item maximize word again then i
will paste...any ideas...thanks...Hank