Paste action doesn't work into text fields (is trying to paste a printscreen, not what's in the clip

[john Q]

I have a computer with an unusual problem: In a nutshell, what
happens is the PASTE action, whether by mouse via the menu, mouse via
the context menu (right click) or by keyboard shortcut (control-p), is
actually trying to paste a printscreen as of the moment in time of
clicking/using the paste command (not the time of the cut/copy), not
the text in the clipboard. (it also doesn't matter how the copy or cut
happened, keyboard shortcut, program menu, or context menu, or copy,
or cut).

(If I try pasting into a graphic program or an MS Office program, the
screen print pastes.. if I try pasting into a text-box, notepad, IE
address bar, etc., Paste is grayed out, because it's not text in the
clipboard, it's a screenprint.

I know all this to be true, because I arrange my windows with the
clock window visible at the same time as a graphic or word program:
With plain text in the clipboard, I'll do a copy or a cut... then do a
paste, while carefully observing the clock's second-hand. What gets
pasted is a screenprint, as of the moment in time of the PASTE, not of
the Cut/Copy. As in, if I copy at 12:00:00, wait 10 seconds, then
paste, the paste image says 12:00:10, the time of the Paste, not the
time of the copy.

MS Office 2003 is installed, and so is Firefox. I can also (my
parallel window universe) strategically open my MS Word, look at the
clipboard viewer, and see that allegedly, the correct information is
going into the clipboard.

I've searched this topic enough to see that across the internet,
usually about 2 to 3 people a month post this problem (usually, not in
as thoroughly researched a way as I did above, but I can stilll see
they're talking about the same problem.

I've run every spyware scan and virus scan known to man, including
TrendMicro, CA EZ-Armor, Norton, BitDefender, Adaware, Spybot,
HihackThis, I keep my software all patched up, a/virus scan known to
man.

Rootkit? Stuck keyboard? any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Also, I am going to crosspost this into a MS-Word newgroup as well, on
the chance the problem is with the Office Clipbook utility. For the
record, thought, the problem occurs whether any office program is ever
run or not.

 

[Pennywise]

|>I have a computer with an unusual problem: In a nutshell, what
|>happens is the PASTE action, whether by mouse via the menu, mouse via
|>the context menu (right click) or by keyboard shortcut (control-p), is
|>actually trying to paste a printscreen as of the moment in time of
|>clicking/using the paste command (not the time of the cut/copy), not
|>the text in the clipboard. (it also doesn't matter how the copy or cut
|>happened, keyboard shortcut, program menu, or context menu, or copy,
|>or cut).
|>
|>(If I try pasting into a graphic program or an MS Office program, the
|>screen print pastes.. if I try pasting into a text-box, notepad, IE
|>address bar, etc., Paste is grayed out, because it's not text in the
|>clipboard, it's a screenprint.
|>
|>I know all this to be true, because I arrange my windows with the
|>clock window visible at the same time as a graphic or word program:
|>With plain text in the clipboard, I'll do a copy or a cut... then do a
|>paste, while carefully observing the clock's second-hand. What gets
|>pasted is a screenprint, as of the moment in time of the PASTE, not of
|>the Cut/Copy. As in, if I copy at 12:00:00, wait 10 seconds, then
|>paste, the paste image says 12:00:10, the time of the Paste, not the
|>time of the copy.

Doesn't do it here

Start | Run <type in> clipbrd.exe <enter>
Ctl+PrtScrn

note time on clock in clipboard. wait a bit


Start | Run <type in> mspaint <enter>
Paste into Mspaint no change here...


|>MS Office 2003 is installed, and so is Firefox. I can also (my
|>parallel window universe) strategically open my MS Word, look at the
|>clipboard viewer, and see that allegedly, the correct information is
|>going into the clipboard.
|>
|>I've searched this topic enough to see that across the internet,
|>usually about 2 to 3 people a month post this problem (usually, not in
|>as thoroughly researched a way as I did above, but I can stilll see
|>they're talking about the same problem.
|>
|>I've run every spyware scan and virus scan known to man, including
|>TrendMicro, CA EZ-Armor, Norton, BitDefender, Adaware, Spybot,
|>HihackThis, I keep my software all patched up, a/virus scan known to
|>man.
|>
|>Rootkit? Stuck keyboard? any ideas?
|>
|>Thanks in advance.
|>
|>Also, I am going to crosspost this into a MS-Word newgroup as well, on
|>the chance the problem is with the Office Clipbook utility. For the
|>record, thought, the problem occurs whether any office program is ever
|>run or not.

 

[john Q]

I have a computer with an unusual problem: In a nutshell, what
happens is the PASTE action, whether by mouse via the menu, mouse via
the context menu (right click) or by keyboard shortcut (control-p), is
actually trying to paste a printscreen as of the moment in time of
clicking/using the paste command (not the time of the cut/copy), not
the text in the clipboard. (it also doesn't matter how the copy or cut
happened, keyboard shortcut, program menu, or context menu, or copy,
or cut).

<snipped>

It turns out it is a Firefox issue.

There are numerous threads on it in Firefox related circles, with a
combination of the usual denials (no true firefox fan admits that
Firefox has bugs), legitimate other explanations (some people have a
piece of spyware called pushow/popupshow), and more denials.
(http://kb.mozillazine.org/Clipboard_not_working is one thread).

The short version of it is, if I make a concerted effort to never open
Firefox and only use IE, Opera, MS Word, and any other software I use
on a day to day basis, I don't have the issue.

 

[Talahassee]

I have a computer with an unusual problem: In a nutshell, what
happens is the PASTE action, whether by mouse via the menu, mouse via
the context menu (right click) or by keyboard shortcut (control-p), is
actually trying to paste a printscreen as of the moment in time of
clicking/using the paste command (not the time of the cut/copy), not
the text in the clipboard. (it also doesn't matter how the copy or cut
happened, keyboard shortcut, program menu, or context menu, or copy,
or cut).

It's a guess, but it sounds like-- for whatever reason-- you have some
information "stuck" in memory.

For which there are several options.

go to www.download.com

get RegCleaner
get CCleaner (Crap Cleaner)
Get Free Mem

get PC Bug Doctor

Run all of those, and they should clear your memory so that it works
properly.

"A clean machine is a happy machine."




Good luck!


Tallahassee

 

[Malke]

It's a guess, but it sounds like-- for whatever reason-- you have some
information "stuck" in memory.

And it was a *bad* guess. Your explanation was imaginative, but doesn't have
anything to do with the way computers work in this reality. Perhaps you
were thinking of how things work in a parallel universe.

Malke

 

[V Green]

And it was a *bad* guess. Your explanation was imaginative, but doesn't have
anything to do with the way computers work in this reality. Perhaps you
were thinking of how things work in a parallel universe.

Malke, was this ^ really necessary?

Couldn't you just have taken a bit more time and said
something along the lines of "This can't happen, for the
following reason..."(short explanation of how the Clipboard
works goes here)?

This was not up to your usual standards...

To the OP:

How are you selecting what you're trying to copy?
The usual click n' drag?

Does it happen with multiple apps or only one?

If I had to "guess", I would look around for a running
background process that's interfering with normal operation
of the Clipboard (Task Manager can be helpful here).

 

[Malke]

Malke, was this ^ really necessary?

Yes, I thought so or I wouldn't have written it. You are correct that I am
not normally so harsh. I suggest you do a search on Google Groups for the
postings of that person and you will see why I do not cut him any slack.

He has a long history of disrupting this and other newsgroups and message
forums and I'm not nice to people who do that.

You may not agree, but obviously I feel strongly about it.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Reply to V Green....

the only variant that works, is drag and drop. Any use of the menu commands
or keyboard shortcuts does not (right-click, using the context menu, or
using the menu-bar commands). I've tried taskmanager before, closing
process after process until nothing's left, that's not worked.

I found numerous Firefox trouble tickets, and had a smoking gun - (I truly
think Firefox has something to do with it), but alas, there's new
information: I use two accounts on my computer - for everyday use, an
account without Admin privileges, and another with admin rights for software
installs, etc. On the Admin account, copy and paste would work fine, as
long as I never started Firefox. I started celebrating, and had it fixed.
Or, so I thought... On the Admin account, it was fixed, no problem. I
uninstalled Firefox, intending to make sure it all went away, and to
reinstall and see what happened (not reinstalled yet, though). Except back
on my day-to-day use account, without admin, and after a restart or three
just to make sure, I still have the same paste problem (it tries to paste a
screenprint, not what was/is in the cliboard).

I came across a shortcut-key viewer, I'm going to go see what shortcut keys
are defined. (I can't do it right now, the PC is at home, I'm at work at
the moment).

Thanks for the efforts

On a completely unrelated note, I also came across an interesting little
idiosyncracy: Adaware, virus scanners, etc... when you have multiple
accounts... won't always see everything... I suppose logically I should have
known that, but it was interesting.

 

[john Q]

Well, the final entry in this, is there's even more information....

It's a Compaq Presario 2100 series (2175US to be specific laptop), and
this particular model, along with it's brethren including some HP
models, are known to exhibit a similar hardware problem...

So,unless I have to come back again with more information yet again, I
will consider the matter closed and labeled a hardware problem.