Why do my Office 2007 programs automatically copy my data?

[Stu]

A few days ago, Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote started automatically and

erroneously copying data from within the programs. For example, in Excel

different cells will appear as "copied" even though I only selected them.

Also when I exit Outlook, I am asked whether I want to keep the many data on

the clipboard available to other programs.



I have been running Office 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Basic SP2 without problems

for several months. However I started actually using OneNote, which was

already installed, at the same time as the onset of this problem.

 

[Bob I]

Copying items can be set off by pressing CTRL+C or CTRL+Insert perhaps

you have a problem with a sticky CTRL key?



Stu wrote:



> A few days ago, Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote started automatically and

> erroneously copying data from within the programs. For example, in Excel

> different cells will appear as "copied" even though I only selected them.

> Also when I exit Outlook, I am asked whether I want to keep the many data on

> the clipboard available to other programs.

>

> I have been running Office 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Basic SP2 without problems

> for several months. However I started actually using OneNote, which was

> already installed, at the same time as the onset of this problem.

 

[Stu]

I experimented with the keys and mouse. They are not the source of the

problem. In Excel *any* user input will copy the selected cell(s). A similar

problem happens in OneNote. And somehow I always put a large amount of data

on the clipboard while using Outlook.



It all started at the same time I set OneNote to startup in the taskbar upon

the startup of Windows Vista, which was about a week ago.



"Bob I" wrote:



> Copying items can be set off by pressing CTRL+C or CTRL+Insert perhaps

> you have a problem with a sticky CTRL key?

>

> Stu wrote:

>

> > A few days ago, Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote started automatically and

> > erroneously copying data from within the programs. For example, in Excel

> > different cells will appear as "copied" even though I only selected them.

> > Also when I exit Outlook, I am asked whether I want to keep the many data on

> > the clipboard available to other programs.

> >

> > I have been running Office 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Basic SP2 without problems

> > for several months. However I started actually using OneNote, which was

> > already installed, at the same time as the onset of this problem.

>

> .

>

 

[Bob I]

Does this also happen in Notepad or WordPad?



Stu wrote:



> I experimented with the keys and mouse. They are not the source of the

> problem. In Excel *any* user input will copy the selected cell(s). A similar

> problem happens in OneNote. And somehow I always put a large amount of data

> on the clipboard while using Outlook.

>

> It all started at the same time I set OneNote to startup in the taskbar upon

> the startup of Windows Vista, which was about a week ago.

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>Copying items can be set off by pressing CTRL+C or CTRL+Insert perhaps

>>you have a problem with a sticky CTRL key?

>>

>>Stu wrote:

>>

>>

>>>A few days ago, Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote started automatically and

>>>erroneously copying data from within the programs. For example, in Excel

>>>different cells will appear as "copied" even though I only selected them.

>>>Also when I exit Outlook, I am asked whether I want to keep the many data on

>>>the clipboard available to other programs.

>>>

>>>I have been running Office 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Basic SP2 without problems

>>>for several months. However I started actually using OneNote, which was

>>>already installed, at the same time as the onset of this problem.

>>

>>.

>>

 

[Stu]

I could not replicate the issue in either Notepad or WordPad, but it does not

matter to me anymore. I found the source of the problem and it is not

Microsoft.



The problem is caused by Oxford English Dictionary CD-ROM, which has a

funtion to automatically enter whatever is double-clicked in another program.

It's unfortunate that I have to disable that otherwise useful function.



Bob I, thank you very much for your time and help anyway. I appreciate your

efforts here.



"Bob I" wrote:



> Does this also happen in Notepad or WordPad?

>

> Stu wrote:

>

> > I experimented with the keys and mouse. They are not the source of the

> > problem. In Excel *any* user input will copy the selected cell(s). A similar

> > problem happens in OneNote. And somehow I always put a large amount of data

> > on the clipboard while using Outlook.

> >

> > It all started at the same time I set OneNote to startup in the taskbar upon

> > the startup of Windows Vista, which was about a week ago.

> >

> > "Bob I" wrote:

> >

> >

> >>Copying items can be set off by pressing CTRL+C or CTRL+Insert perhaps

> >>you have a problem with a sticky CTRL key?

> >>

> >>Stu wrote:

> >>

> >>

> >>>A few days ago, Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote started automatically and

> >>>erroneously copying data from within the programs. For example, in Excel

> >>>different cells will appear as "copied" even though I only selected them.

> >>>Also when I exit Outlook, I am asked whether I want to keep the many data on

> >>>the clipboard available to other programs.

> >>>

> >>>I have been running Office 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Basic SP2 without problems

> >>>for several months. However I started actually using OneNote, which was

> >>>already installed, at the same time as the onset of this problem.

> >>

> >>.

> >>

>

> .

>

 

[Bob I]

Thank you for posting back with your discovery. This will help someone

else in the future who may run into this issue.



Stu wrote:



> I could not replicate the issue in either Notepad or WordPad, but it does not

> matter to me anymore. I found the source of the problem and it is not

> Microsoft.

>

> The problem is caused by Oxford English Dictionary CD-ROM, which has a

> funtion to automatically enter whatever is double-clicked in another program.

> It's unfortunate that I have to disable that otherwise useful function.

>

> Bob I, thank you very much for your time and help anyway. I appreciate your

> efforts here.

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>Does this also happen in Notepad or WordPad?

>>

>>Stu wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I experimented with the keys and mouse. They are not the source of the

>>>problem. In Excel *any* user input will copy the selected cell(s). A similar

>>>problem happens in OneNote. And somehow I always put a large amount of data

>>>on the clipboard while using Outlook.

>>>

>>>It all started at the same time I set OneNote to startup in the taskbar upon

>>>the startup of Windows Vista, which was about a week ago.

>>>

>>>"Bob I" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>Copying items can be set off by pressing CTRL+C or CTRL+Insert perhaps

>>>>you have a problem with a sticky CTRL key?

>>>>

>>>>Stu wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>A few days ago, Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote started automatically and

>>>>>erroneously copying data from within the programs. For example, in Excel

>>>>>different cells will appear as "copied" even though I only selected them.

>>>>>Also when I exit Outlook, I am asked whether I want to keep the many data on

>>>>>the clipboard available to other programs.

>>>>>

>>>>>I have been running Office 2007 SP2 on Vista Home Basic SP2 without problems

>>>>>for several months. However I started actually using OneNote, which was

>>>>>already installed, at the same time as the onset of this problem.

>>>>

>>>>.

>>>>

>>

>>.

>>