Clipboard

[Michael Preston]

I cannot find my clipboard

[Taurarian]

First, Windows XP's Clipboard Viewer is now called the Clipbook Viewer. And
although XP places the program on your hard drive, here's how to place the
Clipbook Viewer's icon onto your Start menu:

1. Click the Start menu button and open My Computer.

2. Open your C drive. (It's listed in the Hard Disk Drives section.)

3. Double-click on the Windows folder, then Double-click on the System32
folder.

5. Scroll down the page until you locate a file named Clipbrd.

6. Drag and drop the Clipbrd file onto your Start button.

When you open your Start menu, the Clipbrd program's icon will appear near
the top. (Feel free to right-click the clipbrd's icon, choose Rename, and
type in Clipbook Viewer/Clipboard Viewer.

Whenever you want to see exactly what's being stored on your Clipboard,
double-click that icon. The Clipbook Viewer appears, letting you see exactly
what's been cut or copied to your Clipboard.

NB: To display hidden files and folders

Open Folder Options in Control Panel, Click Start, and then click Control
Panel.

Double-click Folder Options.

On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and
folders.



"Michael Preston" <Mymate56@aol> wrote in message
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> I cannot find my clipboard

[Malvern]

"Michael Preston" <Mymate56@aol> wrote in message
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> I cannot find my clipboard

C:\WINDOWS\system32\clipbrd.exe Can create shortcuts to it and cut to paste
where desired.

Malv

[Ken Blake]

In 04ae01c342cf$37d97ed0$a501280a@phx.gbl, Michael Preston wrote:

> I cannot find my clipboard

The clipboard is in memeory, and can't ve found directly. What
you *can* find is the clipboard viewer, which you can get to by
typing clipbrd at the Start | Run line.

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Ken Blake
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[Roy]

If there is no clipboard in XP, where is the stuff going
that I copy? I'm trying to delete it so it won't keep
appearing when I'm trying to paste something else. I
guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I get rid of
stuff I copied to the clipboard (or whatever)? Thanks.

Roy

[Shiva]

WinXP has a clipboard viewer which lets you see/clear the Clipboard
contents. To open clipboard viewer, click Start/Run and type clipbrd and hit
OK.

HTH

"Roy" <thirty7_roy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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If there is no clipboard in XP, where is the stuff going
that I copy? I'm trying to delete it so it won't keep
appearing when I'm trying to paste something else. I
guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I get rid of
stuff I copied to the clipboard (or whatever)? Thanks.

Roy

[Walter Clayton]

Clipboard viewer is generally installed by default. I'm not sure why it's
not in the start menu anywhere on some machines though.
Create a shortcut to c:\windows\system32\clipbrd.exe and you should be able
to get at it.

However, if you simply copy something into the clipboard previous contents
are overwritten. The only exception is when using 3rd party tools.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
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"Roy" <thirty7_roy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If there is no clipboard in XP, where is the stuff going
> that I copy? I'm trying to delete it so it won't keep
> appearing when I'm trying to paste something else. I
> guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I get rid of
> stuff I copied to the clipboard (or whatever)? Thanks.
>
> Roy

[Roy]

Thanks to both of you. Shortcut is now on my desktop.

Roy



"Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@SPmvpsAM.org> wrote in message
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> Clipboard viewer is generally installed by default. I'm not sure why it's
> not in the start menu anywhere on some machines though.
> Create a shortcut to c:\windows\system32\clipbrd.exe and you should be

able

> to get at it.
>
> However, if you simply copy something into the clipboard previous contents
> are overwritten. The only exception is when using 3rd party tools.
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone[/url]
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> [url]http://www.dts-l.org[/url]
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp[/url]
>
>
> "Roy" <thirty7_roy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:065101c34cdd$2d2d4210$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> > If there is no clipboard in XP, where is the stuff going
> > that I copy? I'm trying to delete it so it won't keep
> > appearing when I'm trying to paste something else. I
> > guess what I'm trying to say is, how do I get rid of
> > stuff I copied to the clipboard (or whatever)? Thanks.
> >
> > Roy

>

[Rob Schneider]

G. Lynch wrote:

> Where do I find the Clipboard or other area where coppied
> information is temporarily stored? Can it be accessed
> from the desktop?

In the old days, there was a "clipboard viewer" program which enabled
you to see what is in the clipboard. I don't find this in XP anymore
onthe program list, but the program might be in the windows or
windows\system32 folders. Take a look. Surely one can find free or 3rd
party commercial program that does this.

Hardly needed, though. You can see what's in clipboard simply by
pasting into a "container" like WordPad ... CtrlV ... out will come
what's there. Text or figure.

The "clipboard" is just some memory "space" which is "out there",
managed by Windows, that you put stuff in and take copies out.

[Ted]

"G. Lynch" <gvlynch@msn.com> wrote in message news:098c01c34fa2$8fc9d010$a501280a@phx.gbl...

> Where do I find the Clipboard or other area where coppied
> information is temporarily stored? Can it be accessed
> from the desktop?

Click start/run, then type (no quotes) "clipbrd", and hit "OK", it will come up. The clipbrd.exe is in the System32 folder

[Ken Blake]

"Rob Schneider" <rmschne@stripthisoutbeeb.net> wrote in message
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> G. Lynch wrote:
>

> > Where do I find the Clipboard or other area where coppied
> > information is temporarily stored? Can it be accessed
> > from the desktop?

>
> In the old days, there was a "clipboard viewer" program which

enabled

> you to see what is in the clipboard. I don't find this in XP

anymore

> onthe program list, but the program might be in the windows or
> windows\system32 folders. Take a look. Surely one can find

free or 3rd

> party commercial program that does this.

First of all, G. Lynch should note that the clipboard is in
memory, and can't be found directly. But as you say, there still
is a clipboard viewer (not just "in the old days"). You can get
to it by typing CLIPBRD at the Start | Run line.

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