Clipboard problem - it's driving me crazy!


  1. bron
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    Windows 7
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    Clipboard problem - it's driving me crazy!


    I'm trying to simply copy text from a webpage into word...

    I select text, press control + c, go to word, add a couple of enters to make some room... and it pastes a screen capture instead of my text???

    I'm not a complete novice to computing, but this is really simple and is simply driving me crazy!!! It's only been happening since I installed windows 7, which makes me suspicious... It also seems unpredictable because sometimes I can use the clipboard normally and sometimes I can't.

    So is it a virus, or is there a new feature in windows 7 that creates a screenshot with some similar key combination or something? Can I turn off the whole screen capture thing???

    Thanks.
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  3. logicearth
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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    Something is interfering with CTRL + C because no Windows 7 does not take screen captures when you hit CTRL + C. Maybe some program you installed swapped "Print Screen" with it?
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  4. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    What happens when you highlight only the text and then copy it?
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  6. Jacee
    Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
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    whs said:
    What happens when you highlight only the text and then copy it?
    Copy and paste works for me :)
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  7. seekermeister
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    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
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    Instead of using CTRL + C, can't you use the Copy command on the right click menu?
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