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Solve : Cut and Paste issues in WinXP? |
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Answer» For some reason I am no longer able to cut and PASTE text anymore. At first I thought it was just a small problem that would get fixed by restarting but I've done so many times and nothing. I was trying to cut and paste a url into another forum and nothing. Mainly the issue is with pasting the text. I can cut words or whatever but when I try to repaste them the "paste" option is grey as if to indicate there is nothing to paste. Ctrl+V does nothing either. Anyone ever have this problem and if so, how do I fix it?Can you cut and paste within Notepad? Your OS? Can you cut and paste within Notepad? Your OS?Ok I am able to cust and paste within notepad. Also seems that I can only cut and paste info from notepad. When I tried to cut and paste something else somewhere else it only proceeded to paste the info from Notepad. Even when I cut some text it just pastes what I cut from notepad. My os is WINXP Professional 2002Can you give specific examples of not being able to paste? For example, can you high-light text in your browser, copy it, then paste it into Notepad? Quote Can you give specific examples of not being able to paste? For example, can you high-light text in your browser, copy it, then paste it into Notepad? Actually no I cannot. For instance if I wanted to share a certain url with a friend over an instant msg. If I went to try and cut and paste it in the im window from let's say this website(My browser is Firefox) nothing would come up. However if I try to cut and paste info within Notepad back into notepad it's like theres no problem at all.OK, we KNOW you can cut and paste within Notepad, and now we also know you can not copy/cut and paste a URL into AIM. But, what about copy/cut and paste between other apps? I think more specifics may help narrow this down. Can you copy a URL from your browser into Notepad? Can you copy text from a browser window into Notepad? How about Wordpad? What other apps do have that you can test? Word? Excel? Outlook Express? Can you capture a screen print (the Print Screen button on your keyboard) and paste that into Paint?What kind of adware/apyware/virus protection are you running on a regular basis? You may want to run Hijack This and post your LOG file here for analysis as well. Quote OK, we know you can cut and paste within Notepad, and now we also know you can not copy/cut and paste a URL into AIM. But, what about copy/cut and paste between other apps? I think more specifics may help narrow this down. Can you copy a URL from your browser into Notepad? Can you copy text from a browser window into Notepad? How about Wordpad? What other apps do have that you can test? Word? Excel? Outlook Express? Can you capture a screen print (the Print Screen button on your keyboard) and paste that into Paint? I cannot post a url or anything else for that matter into Notepad. I also cannot post a url or any text into MS Word or anything else for that matter. Also I can cut/paste within MS Word and between Word/Notepad as well. The main problem just seems to be cut/paste between aim/web browser and pasting from aim/web browser to notepad/ms word. Also I tried posting a url from firefox into another forum and that's when I first noticed the problem. However when I did the "PrtScn" into paint it worked fine. GX1_Man I am running Adaware, and Spybot. I was running Norton Anti Virus but the subscription ran out and I haven't subscribed again yet. I'll attach my log file from Hijack This. Guys, this is just the Firefox cut-and-paste bug. Should (hopefully) be fixed with the most up to date version of Firefox. 1.5.0.4 as of this week. Quote Guys, this is just the Firefox cut-and-paste bug. Should (hopefully) be fixed with the most up to date version of Firefox. 1.5.0.4 as of this week. I really hope so because I hate using IE. After further inspection I have found you are right. Everything posts fine using IE. Quote Guys, this is just the Firefox cut-and-paste bug. Should (hopefully) be fixed with the most up to date version of Firefox. 1.5.0.4 as of this week............... LOL ........... I was just about to post when I saw your response ........ So , I guess "the grass really isn't greener on the other side of the street." dl65 Except that Microsoft TAKES weeks or months to issue PATCHES, not days...I was going to start a new topic on this but I'll hopefully get an answer here. Any idea when there will be a patch released for Firefox that will solve this cut and paste issue? It is a rather small annoyance but annoying none the less. I have seen no patch or update as uf yet and I was just wondering.I'm glad you raised this topic again. You'll be delighted to know that it turns out this "bug" is in fact caused by malware, not by a fault in Firefox. There is a removal tool >here<, or you can choose the manual route by following the removal instructions >here<. Sorry for my part in putting people off the real scent. :-/ Quote I'm glad you raised this topic again. You'll be delighted to know that it turns out this "bug" is in fact caused by malware, not by a fault in Firefox. There is a removal tool >here<, or you can choose the manual router by following the removal instructions >here<.Man I'm glad i raised this topic again too. That fixed the problem! I'm sure I know how i got the malware and I'm fixing the problem now! Thanks for the help. |
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