Comments on: Vista paste stops working http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vista-paste-stops-working/ Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: alenlifeform http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vista-paste-stops-working/#comment-65042 alenlifeform Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:45:57 +0000 #comment-65042 Cheers,

I see similar symptoms on XP sp3. Copy/Paste does not work between two explorer windows. Closing the source window makes it working again, although usually it will work only for a few times before stalling again.

Cheers,
alf

]]> By: carlosdl http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vista-paste-stops-working/#comment-61995 carlosdl Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:40:44 +0000 #comment-61995 … running out of ideas…

I can only think of reinstalling the OS service pack at this point.

Please let us know if you finally find a solution.

]]> By: rklanke http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vista-paste-stops-working/#comment-61974 rklanke Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:28:25 +0000 #comment-61974 Symptom finally recurred.
Copying from Excel to Notepad worked.
GetOpenClipboardWindow reveals no application has the Clipboard locked.
Just couldn’t copy files using Windows Explorer.
Restart, and this symptom is gone.

]]> By: rklanke http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vista-paste-stops-working/#comment-60948 rklanke Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:42:38 +0000 #comment-60948 Incidentally, I haven’t seen this condition since I asked the question. When it recurs, I should verify that other copy / paste functions which involve the clipboard fail as well. I looked into GetOpenClipboardWindow; it seems simple enough and harmless enough. It, along with the Sysinternals Process Explorer utility, should suggest what it locking the clipboard.
Meanwhile, waiting …

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