restart windows cilpboard

June 30, 2011

Instructions

First try this: Run the following from run prompt:

cmd /c "echo off | clip"

Next try this:

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      Click the “Start” menu and “Control Panel.”

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      Double-click the “Administrative Tools” icon. If the “Administrative Tools” icon is not available, click the “Switch to Classic View” link, then double-click “Administrative Tools.”

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      Double-click the “Services” shortcut icon.

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      Right-click on “ClipBook” and choose “Properties.”

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      Click the “Logon” tab. Place a check in the box next to “Allow service to interact with desktop.” Click the “Apply” button, then click “OK.”

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      Right-click on the “ClipBook” service and choose “Restart” or “Start” to restart the Windows clipboard.

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      Check the status of the “Network DDE” service by clicking on the name of the service and looking in the “Status” column. If the status for “Network DDE” reads “Stopped”, right-click on it and click “Start” or “Restart.” Close the Services window.