Windows XP - text problems?

Question

With this new computer I have, I seem to be running into some problems with the interface responding to commands.

First is the copy problem. When I copy stuff from Notepad or OpenOffice or whatever, it works fine. However, when I copy from FireFox, and most especially from the FireFox address bar, much of the time the clipboard stays the same as it was before; the command just doesn't seem to register properly. I don't understand this as it worked fine when using FireFox on another computer.

Second is a text problem. When I click in the middle of some text and start typing, sometimes it overstrikes the next letter or two before inserting letters properly (the computer is always on insert, I never use the overstrike command). Additionally, when I select some text and then start typing to replace the selection, often it will select up to the next line up; in Notepad this can be quite disastrous because it only has one level of undo.

So, does anyone have a way of solving these?

Sorry if I didn't make it clear in the question, but one, even other methods of copying besides Control+C often don't work, and two, I know about the insert key and it is not on; the overstriking only happens for one or two characters and then stops, and after that the characters insert normally.

Answer 1

To the first problem, I have that problem sometimes too. Try different types of copying not just the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + C). A right click or Edit menu workd better for me.

The second problem is caused by a little known key on your keyboard. It is the Insert key. Press it once and I think that will solve the problem. In Microsoft Office (Word) 2000 and 2003, you can see if the key is activated because the OVR (short for overwrite) letters will be black instead of gray. Good luck!

Answer 2

this does not somewhat answer you're concern as i'm no longer an IT expert... yet your working equipment isn't gonna final that long without fixes as long as you have somebody do them this is conscious what they are doing (like utilising a restore disk possibly) each from time to time homestead windows does have a bent to have faults after soo many boot-united statesin its computing existence-span. additionally this is accessible to replace the working equipment without loosing all your stuff if that's what you're frightened approximately & why you're nonetheless on XP, (yet i will flow away the different answer approximately that to a different time)