Microsoft Word will not allow me Copy and Paste

[loriann12564]

Can anyone tell me why I can no long highlight text and copy it and paste it
with out selecting the entire document? The only way I can move the cursor in
the document is by using the arrow keys. I am using Vista and have Microsoft
Word 2007 installed. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance!

 

[Terry Farrell]

Sounds like a corrupt DataKey. Run Regedit and delete the following key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version number\Word\Data

 

[loriann12564]

Hello, thank you for your quick response. I will try this and get back to you
with results. Thanks again.

 

[loriann12564]

Hello again. this seemed to fix the problem. Thanks so much! I am wondering
now though, has this file been there all along? if so why did it just start
giving me problems? If not, where did it come from and am I going to have
problems again down the road? Thanks again.

 

[Terry Farrell]

The DataKey is part of the Office Registry settings. It keeps many user
options, customisations and galleries for the user. Sometimes - not often -
this becomes corrupt. It is suspected that third party add-ins are the
cause, but often it is impossible to find out why it happens.

I would not advise doing anything in the registry without assurance from
someone knowledgeable/experienced with the problems you are experiencing.
The registry is a critical component of Windows and an incorrect change may
make you computer unstable or even unusable without a complete
reinstallation.

Terry

 

[JeffGoldsmith]

Hoah! This tip just saved my butt. When the problem is a reg key, it seems
that no amount or method of un-installing will un-install the corrupted key.
It worked! Thank you!