More clipboard issues, XP Pro

[Guest]

I see in the board that several people appear to be having Clipboard issues
recently, but I didn't see anything that seems to address my question, so
I'll throw it out at everyone.

For some mysterious reason in the past few days, my clipboard has been
unable to paste anything. It appears that it's not actually copying either,
because if I open the Clipboard Toolbar in Word, it never shows anything
collected.

I see in my Services that the Clipbook is Disabled (not sure why or when).
I also noted that if I run 'clipbrd' from a Run line that it opens Clipbook
with a pop-up message that my clipboard is disabled (and with a minimized
window for Clipboard in the bottom of the Clipbook console-- if I attempt to
maximize that window, it pegs my CPU @ 100% until I kill the process).

So my question-- does the Clipbook service actually drive the Clipboard? If
I re-enable to eClipbook service, will my Clipboard start working again, or
will I just be exposing myself to all sorts of hacking? And if Clipbook is
not where I need to be looking, what else might cause my Clipboard to
suddenly tell me to shove off?

Thanks!

bethp

 

[Wesley Vogel]

There are two different clipboards.

[[The Office Clipboard and the system Clipboard

The Office Clipboard is related to the system Clipboard in the following
ways:

When you copy multiple items to the Office Clipboard, the last item you copy
is always copied to the system Clipboard.
When you clear the Office Clipboard, the system Clipboard is also cleared.
When you use the Paste command, the Paste button, or the shortcut keys
(CTRL+V), you paste the contents of the system Clipboard, not the Office
Clipboard. ]]

The Clipbook service is for use with remote computers, it is not needed for
a stand alone machine.

Clipbook service
Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote
computers. If the service is stopped, ClipBook Viewer will not be able to
share information with remote computers.

If Word came installed as part of Works Suite then the Microsoft Works
Suite Add-in for Word (COM Add-in) is known to clear the contents of the
Windows Clipboard when Word starts.

Start Word first, then copy and paste.

Or follow the procedures here to remove the Works Suite add-in

WD The Windows Clipboard Content is Modified When Word Starts
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555173

This applies to Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002 and Word 2003.

I had the problem with the Works Suite add-in and it took me a *long* time
to figure out what the deal was.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Wes. I have never had Works on this machine, so I'm not
sure that would be related to what I'm seeing.

That said, I think my computer is just messing with me. Since my original
post this morning when I could not get OL, Word, or Paint to respond to
copies or pastes, I have not rebooted, closed OL, or made any system changes.
(Have closed and opened some Word apps, other misc programs) And of course,
when I open Word now to check your cut-and-paste theory, and the Clipboard is
working.

However, if I attempt to open clipbrd from a Run line, I still get an error
message that says the Clipbook service is not running (which it's not). So
running Clipbrd still launches Clipbook.

I'm wondering if it is just a precursor to a full system crash sneaking up
on me. I have had other odd behavior, like IE chewing CPU and apps
occasionally freezing up, so maybe it's just time for a full system scrub.

I'm going to wrestle with it some more, and if/when it acts up again, I'll
be back!!

-beth

 

[Wesley Vogel]

beth,

I do not know what is wrong.

clipbrd.exe is the Windows NT ClipBook Viewer. When you cut or copy
information from a program, it is moved to the Clipboard and remains there
until you clear the Clipboard or until you cut or copy another piece of
information. The Clipboard window in ClipBook Viewer shows the contents of
the Clipboard. And normally the ClipBook service has nothing to do with
this.

Clipsrv.exe is the Windows NT DDE Server or the ClipBook service.

clipbrd.exe should not try to launch Clipsrv.exe.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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