ctrl+c and ctrl+v not working

NeVeR

ctrl+c and ctrl+v not working

I noticed this yesterday on my work PC.. It's not just in certain programs.. it's on them all.. even on websites.. didnt work on boards.ie just now..

I can copy and paste using the mouse tho... But it takes so long..

any ideas why it just stopped working?

jor el

OS?

My guess would be a dodgy CTRL key on the keyboard. If you press CTRL-Esc, does the start menu pop up?

NeVeR

Running XP,,

when i press ctrl+ esc i get the menu pop up !! so it's not the ctrl key.. and the "c" and "v" keys are working !!...

DonkeyStyle \o/

Can you cut with shift+del and paste with shift+ins? (or copy with ctrl+ins)

gordonnet

does the onscreen keyboard work, (start -> run osk.exe)

another possible causes is a process called rdpclip.exe.

have you rebooted the pc

Terry

This happened to me.
I cleaned the keyboard and all was well again.

DonalN

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

Can you cut with shift+del and paste with shift+ins? (or copy with ctrl+ins)

hey! that's handy! Cheers!

NeVeR

I've tried both ctrl buttons and nither work... also tried shift+del/ins and they didnt work.... it's not dirty but i cleaned it just in case..

It's very funny cos it's working when i press ctrl+esc

I've also found out ctrl+z to undo doesnt work... probably more that dont work as well...

would something with the commands be messed up.. like when you are using 2 keys to try proform an action ?

DonkeyStyle \o/

Could it be that an accessability feature like stickykeys is enabled? I'm not sure if it'd cause this, but it might be worth double-checking that all that stuff's disabled.
Try creating a new user profile and logging into that... see if it happens there too.
Any chance of trying a different keyboard?

NeVeR

it's a work PC cant create new profiles.. might try a new keyboard on monday !!

it's kinda mad .

NeVeR

gordonnet wrote: »

does the onscreen keyboard work, (start -> run osk.exe)

another possible causes is a process called rdpclip.exe.

have you rebooted the pc

well the onscreen keyboard will open up.. But i dont know how to press ctrl+c(v) or anything, when i press ctrl and then press another key on screen it just de-selects.

Yes i've re-booted many times

Inspector Gadget

Hi:

It could be a problem with the Clipboard; alternatively it could be spyware, or maybe you should look here: http://www.castlecops.com/t162881-quot_Copy_quot_Not_Working_in_Windows_XP.html

Regards,
Gadget.