Ok. This is sort of random but for some reason when I got up this morning and turned on my PC from hibernation, I noticed that when I tried to copy and paste it simply didn't work. I tried copying an address from my internet explorer to chat with Skype and then to the Yahoo answers box and nothing worked.
I know that restarting my computer will probably solve this problem but I was hoping for a solution in which I could keep all the programs I have, open.
Could someone tell me what to do?
2006-07-25 06:17:45 · 5 answers · asked by Rishi S 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Oh yeah I thought this might be some adware problem so I did an ad-aware scan and nothing came up.
2006-07-25 06:19:48 · update #1
Yeah somehow I'm computer illiterate and don't know that "ALT-F4" shuts down the program I'm using.
2006-07-25 06:23:18 · update #2
Yeah, restart your computer. But I would suspect a keylogger or other spyware. Some remnant Javascript may have turned this off.
Keep your own Anti-virus up to date, and check the status regularly.
Get and update several Anti-spyware solutions. I use AD-AWARE and SpyBot Search & Destroy. I use the free versions from http://www.download.com Update and run these regularly. Especially IMMEDIATELY after an upexpected pop-up.
Download and install FireFox free from http://www.mozilla.com This is a browser that is safer to use than IE. Use this for general surfing and google searching. Only use IE when you MUST have IE, such as Windows Updates.
If you have Windows XP with SP2, activate the Windows firewall and check the status. If you don't, get Zone Alarm the free version from http://www.zonelabs.com
Take these steps to keep your computer ALIVE.
2006-07-25 06:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hit Alt F4
that will work
2006-07-25 13:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try doing the same thing in woprdpad, it might work there. write a sentence in wordpad and copy it and psate it in wordpad.beccause there are some places where u can't copy or paste
2006-07-25 13:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like one of the quirks operating systems have. The only way to remedy it is to reboot.
2006-07-25 13:23:04 · answer #4 · answered by Sakja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Ctrl and C buttons to copy, then Ctrl and the V button to paste.
2006-07-25 13:22:06 · answer #5 · answered by brainiac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋