Not sure where the root of this thread is (can't find it), but, a couple things for the OP:
è The Clipboard in Windows has this concept of a Clipboard chain. It gets screwed up sometimes. If you plug that into Google I believe it's Citrix that has a good article on how this works. Dumpanalysis.org may also have something relevant. è I have seen (but can't think of the name) a utility which monitors all ops against the Clipboard and shows them to you Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Clipboard +1 with respect to the last statement... Generally, if you do not get a usable answer to a problem within a few hours, it's because everybody is stumped. People posting real questions typically are neither ignored nor lost in all the OT postings. However, it is extrememly frustrating to keep coming back to the list, possibly scrolling through a screen or two of postings, and not finding any reply to your question. Nothing but patience here - this is a great list!!! -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org<mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org> P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org<http://www.aspca.org/> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com<mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com>> wrote on 08/28/2009 02:31:30 PM: > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Steven M. Caesare<scaes...@caesare. <mailto:scaes...@caesare.%0b>> com> wrote: > > So I ask again, any ideas how to force the clipboard to not get cleared > > after certain operations? > > In every version of Windows I've used (including Vista, not > including Vista.1 AKA Win 7), and even the MS Office fancy clipboard, > the standard behavior is you can paste the same thing multiple times. > > I would do the standard drill: Disable startup programs, add-ons, > non-essential services, shell extensions, etc. Reboot. See if the > problem still happens. If it goes away, isolate the cause by process > of elimination. ( If it persists, re-format. :) ) > > > The irony in all of this is that not a single person has addressed > > my *on-topic* question about clipboard behavior ... > > If I knew what the solution was, I would have posted it already. :-p :) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
