"Cannot empty the clipboard" when dragging cells

[Scott Robuck]

I just finished reinstalling Windows XP Professional (clean install) and Office XP and now when I try to drag data from one cell to another, I get the "cannot empty the clipboard" error. It still moves the data, but it pops up the alert dialog everytime which is very annoying!

I checked for the exact message and permutations in the MS Knowledge Base and it came up without any links.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Scott Robuck

 

[Dave Peterson]

This was written for xl97, but maybe it still applies:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196620
XL97: "Cannot Empty the Clipboard" Error Message When Dragging Cells

Do you use GetRight? (A file download manager)

 

[Scot Robuck]

Thnaks but I did see that already and no, I don't use GetRight. Any other ideas?

I find it surprising there is nothing in the MS KB about emptying the clipboard.

Scott

 

[Dave Peterson]

I don't have any other ideas, but I did search google for "cannot empty the
clipboard" in the *excel* newsgroups and found a few hits. (Mostly the question
and then some guesses, not too many "thanks that worked" messages (except for
the GetRight users).)

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

Did your data come from Access? If yes, maybe:

http://google.com/[email protected]