Can not Copy to Paste Buffer

I'm new to Windows Live Mail (on WinXP) and like the new look and feel.
(Perhaps M/S can come out with a new windows manager that give all windows
on XP the same look and feel, but that is another topic)

Many times I find it necessary to copy text from a mail message and then
paste it into something else, such as receiving one of those 16 random
character temporary passwords that need to be entered into a field in
another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
the forward.

I let Mail Live automatically import my settings from OE v6 or whatever
version is installed as a result of upgrading to IE7.

Any suggestions?

~alan

What Operating System are you using (XP or Vista) and when exactly happens
when you highlight the text and the Right click on it?

I've tried it here and it works perfectly for me.

©LarryEº

"~~Alan~~" <> wrote in message
news:...
I'm new to Windows Live Mail (on WinXP) and like the new look and feel.
(Perhaps M/S can come out with a new windows manager that give all windows
on XP the same look and feel, but that is another topic)

Many times I find it necessary to copy text from a mail message and then
paste it into something else, such as receiving one of those 16 random
character temporary passwords that need to be entered into a field in
another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
the forward.

I let Mail Live automatically import my settings from OE v6 or whatever
version is installed as a result of upgrading to IE7.

Any suggestions?

~alan

I'm using Windows XP. I can Copy then paste anything from the message
header but not from the body of the message.

~alan


"LarryE" <> wrote in message
news:B16826A6-CBBB-47B5-B9AC-...
> What Operating System are you using (XP or Vista) and when exactly happens
> when you highlight the text and the Right click on it?
>
> I've tried it here and it works perfectly for me.
>
> ©LarryEº
>
> "~~Alan~~" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> I'm new to Windows Live Mail (on WinXP) and like the new look and feel.
> (Perhaps M/S can come out with a new windows manager that give all windows
> on XP the same look and feel, but that is another topic)
>
> Many times I find it necessary to copy text from a mail message and then
> paste it into something else, such as receiving one of those 16 random
> character temporary passwords that need to be entered into a field in
> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste
> buffer
> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then
> cancel
> the forward.
>
> I let Mail Live automatically import my settings from OE v6 or whatever
> version is installed as a result of upgrading to IE7.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> ~alan
>
>

Works fine here using Vista.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


<> wrote in message news:...
> I'm using Windows XP. I can Copy then paste anything from the message header but not from the body of the message.
>
> ~alan
>
>
> "LarryE" <> wrote in message news:B16826A6-CBBB-47B5-B9AC-...
>> What Operating System are you using (XP or Vista) and when exactly happens
>> when you highlight the text and the Right click on it?
>>
>> I've tried it here and it works perfectly for me.
>>
>> ©LarryEº
>>
>> "~~Alan~~" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> I'm new to Windows Live Mail (on WinXP) and like the new look and feel.
>> (Perhaps M/S can come out with a new windows manager that give all windows
>> on XP the same look and feel, but that is another topic)
>>
>> Many times I find it necessary to copy text from a mail message and then
>> paste it into something else, such as receiving one of those 16 random
>> character temporary passwords that need to be entered into a field in
>> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
>> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
>> the forward.
>>
>> I let Mail Live automatically import my settings from OE v6 or whatever
>> version is installed as a result of upgrading to IE7.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> ~alan
>>
>>

> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
> the forward.

I experience the same problem, but not on the first copy.

Here's what I did:
1) Open an existing email, select some text in the body, ctrl-C to copy.
2) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V to paste -- works as expected.
3) Go back to the email, select some other text in the body, ctrl-C
4) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V -- doesn't work -- pastes the same text as in step 2.

I'm running WLM 12.0.1606 on Vista Home Premium.

ps. Right-click copy works, so maybe it is a problem with handling keyboard
events.

I followed your 4-step scenario, and it worked just fine for me.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Baffin" <> wrote in message news:E4A73595-6F4C-453C-A74B-...
>> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
>> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
>> the forward.
>
> I experience the same problem, but not on the first copy.
>
> Here's what I did:
> 1) Open an existing email, select some text in the body, ctrl-C to copy.
> 2) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V to paste -- works as expected.
> 3) Go back to the email, select some other text in the body, ctrl-C
> 4) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V -- doesn't work -- pastes the same text as in step 2.
>
> I'm running WLM 12.0.1606 on Vista Home Premium.
>
> ps. Right-click copy works, so maybe it is a problem with handling keyboard
> events.

Same here. We went through this once before in another thread and the
4-step scenario posted by Baffin works fine for me in Vista Home Premium. I
just tried it again and it works. Have no idea what could be wrong, sorry.

©LarryEº

"Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
news:...
I followed your 4-step scenario, and it worked just fine for me.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Baffin" <> wrote in message
news:E4A73595-6F4C-453C-A74B-...
>> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste
>> buffer
>> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then
>> cancel
>> the forward.
>
> I experience the same problem, but not on the first copy.
>
> Here's what I did:
> 1) Open an existing email, select some text in the body, ctrl-C to copy.
> 2) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V to paste -- works as expected.
> 3) Go back to the email, select some other text in the body, ctrl-C
> 4) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V -- doesn't work -- pastes the same text as in
> step 2.
>
> I'm running WLM 12.0.1606 on Vista Home Premium.
>
> ps. Right-click copy works, so maybe it is a problem with handling
> keyboard
> events.

"Baffin" <> wrote in message
news:E4A73595-6F4C-453C-A74B-...
>> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
>> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
>> the forward.
>
> I experience the same problem, but not on the first copy.
>
> Here's what I did:
> 1) Open an existing email, select some text in the body, ctrl-C to copy.
> 2) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V to paste -- works as expected.
> 3) Go back to the email, select some other text in the body, ctrl-C
> 4) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V -- doesn't work -- pastes the same text as in step 2.
>
> I'm running WLM 12.0.1606 on Vista Home Premium.
>

> ps. Right-click copy works, so maybe it is a problem with handling keyboard
> events.

I used to get burnt by this on OE, so much so that I have probably
stopped using Ctrl-c and switched to using Menu,c as the primary
Copy procedure, not just the backup.

Now I'll have to retrain myself for WLM to see how often Ctrl-c
is a problem in it too. Thanks... ; ]


Robert Aldwinckle
---

Thanks for posting your test results.

I tried plugging in another different keyboard (a recent USB from Dell) and
got the exact same results -- the first ctrl-C works but not subsequent.
However, right-clock, Copy works.

I'm using a recent Dell desktop, Inspiron 531, with Home Premium.

This problem hasn't been observed in any other application, just WLM.

Change the toolar/menus to "Show all menus"

I found that when doing so the Crtl functions work fine

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Baffin" <> wrote in message
> news:E4A73595-6F4C-453C-A74B-...
> >> another application. I can not seem to copy anything into the paste buffer
> >> unless I first start to forward the message, copy the text, and then cancel
> >> the forward.
> >
> > I experience the same problem, but not on the first copy.
> >
> > Here's what I did:
> > 1) Open an existing email, select some text in the body, ctrl-C to copy.
> > 2) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V to paste -- works as expected.
> > 3) Go back to the email, select some other text in the body, ctrl-C
> > 4) Go to Notepad, ctrl-V -- doesn't work -- pastes the same text as in step 2.
> >
> > I'm running WLM 12.0.1606 on Vista Home Premium.
> >
>
> > ps. Right-click copy works, so maybe it is a problem with handling keyboard
> > events.
>
> I used to get burnt by this on OE, so much so that I have probably
> stopped using Ctrl-c and switched to using Menu,c as the primary
> Copy procedure, not just the backup.
>
> Now I'll have to retrain myself for WLM to see how often Ctrl-c
> is a problem in it too. Thanks... ; ]
>
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>
>