Why will Word 2003 not allow me to copy text?

[Guest]

A couple of co-workers are having problems with a Word document not allowing
them to copy text. I open up the clipboard, highlight what I want to copy,
hit Ctrl+C, nothing. Doesn't copy. I do the same thing again except I use the
menu command "Copy" to try it. Still nothing. Does anyone have any
suggestions?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This can be a symptom of the Blaster worm. See
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

I don't think it is, mainly because none of our computers have had the
shutdown warning. If it had, I definitely would have heard about it. I hear
about it if someone's taskbar has gone missing, so I doubt it's the Blaster
Worm. Also, our virus detection software hasn't detected any viruses or worms
on any of their systems. Could this be a varient of the Blaster worm, or just
a minor bug that occurs in strange instances in Microsoft Word 2003?

Thank you for your quick reply, Suzanne!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It could be the result of an add-in or utility. There are certain Clipboard
utilities that are known to cause problems in Word.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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