I am using XP pro with Office 2003. Even when office is not on I can't copy
and paste text. If for example, I highlight a url when I paste it in
somewhere else just the letter 'a' appears.

If I start up MS Word and check the clipboard there is just the letter 'a'
in there and I can't delete it until I add more text to the clipboard, then I
can delete the letter 'a' and add the url I wanted.

This happened to me the other day, and I never did figure out what caused it
(nor do I find anything relevant in the Microsoft Knowledge Base). Repeated
copying did not change what was on the Clipboard; it just kept pasting "a."
I was able to clear the problem by displaying the Office Clipboard (Edit
menu) and using Clear All to clear it.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"howtonetwork" wrote in message
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I am using XP pro with Office 2003. Even when office is not on I can't
copy
and paste text. If for example, I highlight a url when I paste it in
somewhere else just the letter 'a' appears.

If I start up MS Word and check the clipboard there is just the letter 'a'
in there and I can't delete it until I add more text to the clipboard,
then I
can delete the letter 'a' and add the url I wanted.