Can't copy text from address bar

Previously I was able to copy text from the address bar in windows explorer
to paste into a document. Now I cannot copy the text. When I highlight the
text and right click, the copy option is available, and I can click on it.
Then when I go to paste the text into a document, the paste option is
unavailable as if there was nothing copied. I don't know if I mistakenly
changed some setting on my computer to cause this to happen. How do I get
this working again?

Try running System Restore to see if that helps. Go to Start->Help and
Support->Pick a task->click System Restore and follow the wizard to revert
back to a date when this worked. Do not go back too far only a day or 2.

If you have an XP CD then pop it in the CD Drive. Close the install screen.
Go to Start->Run and type SFC /SCANNOW then click OK button. Let the System
File Checker run to see if there are corrupt files that need to be replaced.



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Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Jaclyn" <Jaclyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1BB430C3-7D21-4334-9656-5C8DA0DA8C89@microsoft.com...
> Previously I was able to copy text from the address bar in windows
> explorer
> to paste into a document. Now I cannot copy the text. When I highlight
> the
> text and right click, the copy option is available, and I can click on it.
> Then when I go to paste the text into a document, the paste option is
> unavailable as if there was nothing copied. I don't know if I mistakenly
> changed some setting on my computer to cause this to happen. How do I get
> this working again?

Does Ctrl + C work?

Highlight text in the Address bar and hit Ctrl + C.

This article describes why the clipboard (Cut, Copy, Paste) may not work.

Clipboard not working
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Clipboard_not_working

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1BB430C3-7D21-4334-9656-5C8DA0DA8C89@microsoft.com,
Jaclyn <Jaclyn@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Previously I was able to copy text from the address bar in windows
> explorer to paste into a document. Now I cannot copy the text. When I
> highlight the text and right click, the copy option is available, and I
> can click on it. Then when I go to paste the text into a document, the
> paste option is unavailable as if there was nothing copied. I don't know
> if I mistakenly changed some setting on my computer to cause this to
> happen. How do I get this working again?