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Losing Paste option

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by datadeb

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I have a Win98 PC that loses the paste option. It looks like it copies (nothing shows up in the clipboard) and then when you go to paste the option grays out. I can get it back with a log off and login as diferent user. (Novell, Client 3.3 sp3). The end user says it only lasts about 2 hours. He uses the keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste. He also uses it alot in Netscape.
Have installed IE, no help, fdisk, formated and reimaged, no help. Would appreciate an ideas, been working on this for 1 month!

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by yacco

Paste being grayied out means nothing on the clipboard. The only clue I see is you mention using it in Netscape. Site builders can include Java scripts that transpearently capture right click operations. This is specifically to keep people from copying from the page. I think you can disable Java scripts in Netscape and overcome this.

by datadeb

After sitting behind the user for an hour, se were finally able to recreate the problem. Seems to do with Novell and changing the size and view of the NAL. After giving him permission to do this, he was able to copy and paste. Not sure how it tied into the clipboard, but it did.

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