Paste turns into a diskett icon

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Linda B.

I'm having problems pasting into word from email (Eudora)
and other apps.

When I paste, instead of the text showing up in Word, I
get a little diskette icon, with FO on the label part.

I have to paste into Notepad and then into Word, and it
works. What's happening?
 
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TF

Linda

A very bizarre action. The fact that FO is displayed makes me think it may
be a nasty virus. Have you got an up to date virus scanner installed? It may
just be my suspicious mind!




: I'm having problems pasting into word from email (Eudora)
: and other apps.
:
: When I paste, instead of the text showing up in Word, I
: get a little diskette icon, with FO on the label part.
:
: I have to paste into Notepad and then into Word, and it
: works. What's happening?
 
L

lbauer

Yes, we have Norton Enterprise. I run real-time scanning
and daily full scans. If it is a virus, it hasn't been
caught. This paste thing can be intermittent. Would it
help to reinstall Word?

Linda
 
T

TF

Linda

We have had problems raised recently with some third party utilities placing
icons onto the Clipboard so that when a user pastes, they get the icon
instead of what they were copying. Notably this has been Bluetooth and
mobile phone software. Are you sure that you haven't installed a utility
that is doing this?

Terry

: Yes, we have Norton Enterprise. I run real-time scanning
: and daily full scans. If it is a virus, it hasn't been
: caught. This paste thing can be intermittent. Would it
: help to reinstall Word?
:
: Linda
: >-----Original Message-----
: >Linda
: >
: >A very bizarre action. The fact that FO is displayed
: makes me think it may
: >be a nasty virus. Have you got an up to date virus
: scanner installed? It may
: >just be my suspicious mind!
: >
: >--
: >Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: >http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: >
: >: >: I'm having problems pasting into word from email
: (Eudora)
: >: and other apps.
: >:
: >: When I paste, instead of the text showing up in Word, I
: >: get a little diskette icon, with FO on the label part.
: >:
: >: I have to paste into Notepad and then into Word, and it
: >: works. What's happening?
: >
: >
: >.
: >
 
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