Copy & Paste does not work.

[Bobuu]

Hi folks and thank you for your input

I am unable to copy & paste in MS Word or Excell or my Note Pad. This has been going on for about a week. I have looked everywhere with no results. Thank you for your help.

 

[TrainableMan]

How are you trying to cut and paste? There are ways to do cut via mouse (right-click ... cut/paste) or via keys (Ctrl+X to cut, Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins to paste)); have you tried each?

Have you scanned your machine for viruses?

 

[Bobuu]

I made an error in the original post.
It should be "copy and paste". Sorry about that.
Thank you for your help.

 

[TrainableMan]

Same principle, except it is ctrl+c for the copy key.

Have you scanned for viruses?

And have you tried via mouse and via keyboard? Reason I ask is sometimes keyboards wear out, the key may no longer function.

Does it do it for all documents?

We need to know what you have tried.

 

[amaltom62]

Try copying and pasting files and folders inted of text.If this also don't work,then maybe its a virus or damged system files problem.
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I once had this problem(I was not abale to copy text and files) in XP after installing Windows 7 in another partition.During the windows 7 installtion,some XP files were corrupted.I still don't know how??