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==Mozilla and Windows bugs== | ==Mozilla and Windows bugs== | ||
A Windows bug which causes the clipboard to | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133439 A Windows bug (Bug 133439) which causes the clipboard to ''randomly'' stop working was fixed in Firefox 1.5.0.4 on May 31] | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220900 Bug 220900: Focus breaks, cut/copy/paste and other focus-dependent tasks broken] | |||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311844 Bug 311844: Cannot copy and paste using 1.0.7] | |||
One workaround to restore may restore clipboard functionality is to minimize the application. | |||
==Microsoft Remote Desktop== | ==Microsoft Remote Desktop== | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 4 September 2006
This article describes why the clipboard (Cut, Copy, Paste) may not work.
Malware
New.net
New.net is malware that installs itself on Windows machines as a Firefox extension when certain other applications are installed onto the system. New.net is meant to allow the user to access new.net-specific addresses, but it also interferes with the clipboard. It can't be uninstalled from within Firefox.
Removing New.net
New.net provides a removal tool. It can also be removed with anti-spyware programs such as Spybot or Microsoft Anti-Spyware.
Applications that bundle New.net
- RealNetworks (RealOne Player)
- Babylon
- BikiniDesk
- Cydoor (LingoWare)
- gDivx
- Go!Zilla
- Grokster
- iMesh
- KaZaA
- Mindset Interactive (NetPalNow)"
- Mp3.com
- RadLight / Subtitle Studio
- UK Software
- Webshots
pushow
"pushow" (pop up show) affects the clipboard in Firefox. [1] Infected computers have a file named popupshow.dll or pushowxx.dll (where xx is a random number), normally in C:\Windows\System32\. To see if you have been infected by this malware, perform Windows searches for pushow* and popupshow.dll, making sure that you have the "Show hidden files/folders" option on. If you find these files, delete them. pushow may not be detected by your scanning software, even if if your definitions are up to date. [2]
Rich text editors
If Copy/Paste doesn't work only in rich text editors (such as those used by GMail or Yahoo! Mail), read this article.
Mozilla and Windows bugs
- A Windows bug (Bug 133439) which causes the clipboard to randomly stop working was fixed in Firefox 1.5.0.4 on May 31
- Bug 220900: Focus breaks, cut/copy/paste and other focus-dependent tasks broken
- Bug 311844: Cannot copy and paste using 1.0.7
One workaround to restore may restore clipboard functionality is to minimize the application.
Microsoft Remote Desktop
Using Microsoft Remote Desktop can break the copy/paste feature. Shutting down the remote desktop restores the functionality.[3]
Other solutions
Try the standard diagnostic.
