can't paste anything into the message window; mail stops working

Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and copy i
works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and what ca
be done? Noone seems to know!:mad

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"eameece" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and copy in
> works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and what can
> be done? Noone seems to know!
>
>
> --
> eameece
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

"Mail stops working" - really? Or just the paste isn't working? Did you
try both "right click - paste" (with your mouse), as well as Ctrl+V? Are
you sure you "copied" correctly? To copy you must "highlight" the text
(left click and hold the button, and "drag the mouse" across), and, while it
is still highlighted, you must put the mouse cursor on top of it, right
click - select "Paste". Or while highlighted you can Ctrl+C. (There are
other copy methods but these are most common). If you're not getting the
"copy" then obviously there would be nothing to "paste". Did you try copy /
paste into another document - other than an email - as a test that the copy
/ paste works in general?


"eameece" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and copy in
> works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and what can
> be done? Noone seems to know!
>
>
> --
> eameece
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

No this is a strange occurance. I know how to copy and paste and i
works elsewhere; just not in windows mail copying from a microsoft wor
processor; just since wednesday. windows mail won't accept my past
command and it shuts down

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eameec
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Which antivirus are you running? Some of them cause problems with
Windows Mail over time.

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Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen


"eameece" <> wrote in message news:...
>
> No this is a strange occurance. I know how to copy and paste and it
> works elsewhere; just not in windows mail copying from a microsoft word
> processor; just since wednesday. windows mail won't accept my paste
> command and it shuts down.
>
>
> --
> eameece
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

When that happens, try pasting using some other program. Do that for
diagnostic purposes. I know that it won't solve the problem but it is
important to know if the problem is with Windows Mail. If you cannot paste
into another program then it is not a Windows Mail problem.


"eameece" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and copy in
> works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and what can
> be done? Noone seems to know!
>
>
> --
> eameece
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

What happened, as i said, is that I copied something from works 9 an
tried to paste into windows mail to send, and it shut windows mail down
When I tried to paste something I wrote in and copied from clariswork
and open office (which my friend just told me about) into windows mail
it worked. So there is something going wrong between the microsof
programs.

I could reinstall windows mail, but I imagine I'd lose all the peopl
in my address book and would have to start over, and all the message
from the past. Meanwhile I guess I just stop using works 9. It would b
nice to know what is happening though. It ruined my day. Microsoft sur
puts out lousy programs. But I guess we all know that.

Sam Hobbs;1615680 Wrote:
> When that happens, try pasting using some other program. Do that for
> diagnostic purposes. I know that it won't solve the problem but it is
> important to know if the problem is with Windows Mail. If you canno
> paste
> into another program then it is not a Windows Mail problem.
>
>
> "eameece" <> wrote i
> message
> news:...
> >
> > Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and cop
> in
> > works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and wha
> can
> > be done? Noone seems to know!
> >
> >
> > --
> > eameece
> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

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eameec
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No, you can't reinstall Windows Mail. Since it is an integral part
of Vista, you'd have to reinstall Vista.
I suggest you try Windows Live Mail to see if it has the same problem
with pasting from Works. Microsoft has more or less abandoned
Windows Mail, so they won't expend any developer time to fix
its problems.

Windows Live Mail: http://download.live.com/wlmail
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Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen


"eameece" <> wrote in message news:...
>
> What happened, as i said, is that I copied something from works 9 and
> tried to paste into windows mail to send, and it shut windows mail down.
> When I tried to paste something I wrote in and copied from clarisworks
> and open office (which my friend just told me about) into windows mail,
> it worked. So there is something going wrong between the microsoft
> programs.
>
> I could reinstall windows mail, but I imagine I'd lose all the people
> in my address book and would have to start over, and all the messages
> from the past. Meanwhile I guess I just stop using works 9. It would be
> nice to know what is happening though. It ruined my day. Microsoft sure
> puts out lousy programs. But I guess we all know that.
>
> Sam Hobbs;1615680 Wrote:
>> When that happens, try pasting using some other program. Do that for
>> diagnostic purposes. I know that it won't solve the problem but it is
>> important to know if the problem is with Windows Mail. If you cannot
>> paste
>> into another program then it is not a Windows Mail problem.
>>
>>
>> "eameece" <> wrote in
>> message
>> news:...
>> >
>> > Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and copy
>> in
>> > works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and what
>> can
>> > be done? Noone seems to know!
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > eameece
>> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >
>
>
> --
> eameece
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

I tried windows live and it created even more problems, and didn't solv
mine.
So Live is the successor to windows mail in windows 7? what a shame...
eameece

Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\);1615893 Wrote:
> No, you can't reinstall Windows Mail. Since it is an integral part
> of Vista, you'd have to reinstall Vista.
> I suggest you try Windows Live Mail to see if it has the same problem
> with pasting from Works. Microsoft has more or less abandoned
> Windows Mail, so they won't expend any developer time to fix
> its problems.
>
> Windows Live Mail: 'Mail - Windows Live
> (http://download.live.com/wlmail)
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen
>
>
> "eameece" <> wrote in messag
> news:...
> >
> > What happened, as i said, is that I copied something from works
> and
> > tried to paste into windows mail to send, and it shut windows mai
> down.
> > When I tried to paste something I wrote in and copied fro
> clarisworks
> > and open office (which my friend just told me about) into window
> mail,
> > it worked. So there is something going wrong between the microsoft
> > programs.
> >
> > I could reinstall windows mail, but I imagine I'd lose all th
> people
> > in my address book and would have to start over, and all th
> messages
> > from the past. Meanwhile I guess I just stop using works 9. It woul
> be
> > nice to know what is happening though. It ruined my day. Microsof
> sure
> > puts out lousy programs. But I guess we all know that.
> >
> > Sam Hobbs;1615680 Wrote:
> >> When that happens, try pasting using some other program. Do tha
> for
> >> diagnostic purposes. I know that it won't solve the problem but i
> is
> >> important to know if the problem is with Windows Mail. If yo
> cannot
> >> paste
> >> into another program then it is not a Windows Mail problem.
> >>
> >>
> >> "eameece" <> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:...
> >> >
> >> > Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write an
> copy
> >> in
> >> > works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening an
> what
> >> can
> >> > be done? Noone seems to know!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > eameece
> >> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > eameece
> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

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eameec
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Unfortunately, you may NEED to reinstall Vista . . . . . . sounds like
something in the OS install is not playing nice with mail . . . . . .

You mentioned having Office as well ("which your friend just told you
about" - ???) - do you have Outlook included in your MS Office suite?


"eameece" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I tried windows live and it created even more problems, and didn't solve
> mine.
> So Live is the successor to windows mail in windows 7? what a shame...
> eameece
>
> Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\);1615893 Wrote:
>> No, you can't reinstall Windows Mail. Since it is an integral part
>> of Vista, you'd have to reinstall Vista.
>> I suggest you try Windows Live Mail to see if it has the same problem
>> with pasting from Works. Microsoft has more or less abandoned
>> Windows Mail, so they won't expend any developer time to fix
>> its problems.
>>
>> Windows Live Mail: 'Mail - Windows Live'
>> (http://download.live.com/wlmail)
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen
>>
>>
>> "eameece" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> >
>> > What happened, as i said, is that I copied something from works 9
>> and
>> > tried to paste into windows mail to send, and it shut windows mail
>> down.
>> > When I tried to paste something I wrote in and copied from
>> clarisworks
>> > and open office (which my friend just told me about) into windows
>> mail,
>> > it worked. So there is something going wrong between the microsoft
>> > programs.
>> >
>> > I could reinstall windows mail, but I imagine I'd lose all the
>> people
>> > in my address book and would have to start over, and all the
>> messages
>> > from the past. Meanwhile I guess I just stop using works 9. It would
>> be
>> > nice to know what is happening though. It ruined my day. Microsoft
>> sure
>> > puts out lousy programs. But I guess we all know that.
>> >
>> > Sam Hobbs;1615680 Wrote:
>> >> When that happens, try pasting using some other program. Do that
>> for
>> >> diagnostic purposes. I know that it won't solve the problem but it
>> is
>> >> important to know if the problem is with Windows Mail. If you
>> cannot
>> >> paste
>> >> into another program then it is not a Windows Mail problem.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "eameece" <> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:...
>> >> >
>> >> > Yesterday the windows mail stopped pasting anything I write and
>> copy
>> >> in
>> >> > works 9 or other microsoft programs. Why is this happening and
>> what
>> >> can
>> >> > be done? Noone seems to know!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > eameece
>> >> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > eameece
>> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >
>
>
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> eameece
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>