Vista - Clipboard between host and VM breaks

08-30-2008

What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007?
It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more.
It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste
between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying!

Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen
other messages in the group about it, but no solutions.

Thanks!

08-30-2008

"Scott Bussinger" <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote in message
news:74c3d321-800c-4c80-90b8-ba4d1dcf310a@xxxxxx

Quote:

> What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007?
> It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more.
> It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste
> between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying!
>
> Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen
> other messages in the group about it, but no solutions.
>
> Thanks!

I can always copy between the host and the VM. What I can't do is copy from
the VM to the host. But I thought that was because the VM is Vista not
because it was Virtual PC.

08-30-2008

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:21:58 -1000, in microsoft.public.virtualpc,
"Melelina" <melelina@xxxxxx>, wrote

Quote:

>
>"Scott Bussinger" <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote in message
>news:74c3d321-800c-4c80-90b8-ba4d1dcf310a@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007?
>> It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more.
>> It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste
>> between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying!
>>
>> Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen
>> other messages in the group about it, but no solutions.
>>
>> Thanks!

>
>I can always copy between the host and the VM. What I can't do is copy from
>the VM to the host. But I thought that was because the VM is Vista not
>because it was Virtual PC.
>

I can copy either to either, but I have had it 'break' as the OP said.

FACE

08-30-2008

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:21:58 -1000, "Melelina" <melelina@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>
>"Scott Bussinger" <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote in message
>news:74c3d321-800c-4c80-90b8-ba4d1dcf310a@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007?
>> It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more.
>> It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste
>> between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying!
>>
>> Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen
>> other messages in the group about it, but no solutions.
>>
>> Thanks!

>
>I can always copy between the host and the VM. What I can't do is copy from
>the VM to the host. But I thought that was because the VM is Vista not
>because it was Virtual PC.
>

With Vista it's likely a permissions issue.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

08-30-2008

> With Vista it's likely a permissions issue.

I doubt it's a permissions issue since it works fine for a long time
and then suddenly stops working. It seems like a permissions issue
would just be broken all the time.

Usually it will clear up if I reboot the VM, but there's no telling
how long it will last. I saw some pages that mentioned a problem with
RDPCLIP.EXE when this sort of thing happens on a remote desktop
connection, but VPC uses a different mechanism so that doesn't help
me.

Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go
the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's
though.

08-30-2008

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:13:31 -0700 (PDT), Scott Bussinger
<scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote:

Quote:

>> With Vista it's likely a permissions issue.

>
>I doubt it's a permissions issue since it works fine for a long time
>and then suddenly stops working. It seems like a permissions issue
>would just be broken all the time.

Sorry, I was replying to the post above about only being able to copy
and paste one way, not to yours directly.

Quote:

>
>Usually it will clear up if I reboot the VM, but there's no telling
>how long it will last. I saw some pages that mentioned a problem with
>RDPCLIP.EXE when this sort of thing happens on a remote desktop
>connection, but VPC uses a different mechanism so that doesn't help
>me.

try this fix:
http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com/2...ng-on-host-pc/

Quote:

>
>Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go
>the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's
>though.

The identical feature is not in Hyper-V, so this same issue won't
appear.
Hyper-V is a lot different than Virtual PC. They are not feature
comparable, Hypver-V has no sound emulation, no drag and drop, and the
copy-paste feaure is text only and limited guest OS support.

However, performance is better, multiple cores are used, faster
networking, etc.

You can import some of your VMs, depending on the OS, you don't need
to recreate them.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

08-31-2008

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:50:43 -0700, Steve Jain
<noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:

Quote:

>>Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go
>>the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's
>>though.

>The identical feature is not in Hyper-V, so this same issue won't
>appear.
>Hyper-V is a lot different than Virtual PC. They are not feature
>comparable, Hypver-V has no sound emulation, no drag and drop, and the
>copy-paste feaure is text only and limited guest OS support.
>
>However, performance is better, multiple cores are used, faster
>networking, etc.
>
>You can import some of your VMs, depending on the OS, you don't need
>to recreate them.

Does Hyper-V do USB pass-through as well????

--
Bo Berglund

08-31-2008

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:53:04 +0200, Bo Berglund
<bo.berglund@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:50:43 -0700, Steve Jain
><noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>>Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go
>>>the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's
>>>though.

>>The identical feature is not in Hyper-V, so this same issue won't
>>appear.
>>Hyper-V is a lot different than Virtual PC. They are not feature
>>comparable, Hypver-V has no sound emulation, no drag and drop, and the
>>copy-paste feaure is text only and limited guest OS support.
>>
>>However, performance is better, multiple cores are used, faster
>>networking, etc.
>>
>>You can import some of your VMs, depending on the OS, you don't need
>>to recreate them.

>
>Does Hyper-V do USB pass-through as well????

No, Hyper-V does not support USB at this time.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

08-30-2008	#1 (permalink)
Scott Bussinger n/a posts	Clipboard between host and VM breaks What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007? It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more. It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying! Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen other messages in the group about it, but no solutions. Thanks!
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08-30-2008	#2 (permalink)
Melelina n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks "Scott Bussinger" <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote in message news:74c3d321-800c-4c80-90b8-ba4d1dcf310a@xxxxxx Quote: > What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007? > It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more. > It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste > between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying! > > Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen > other messages in the group about it, but no solutions. > > Thanks! I can always copy between the host and the VM. What I can't do is copy from the VM to the host. But I thought that was because the VM is Vista not because it was Virtual PC.
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08-30-2008	#3 (permalink)
FACE n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:21:58 -1000, in microsoft.public.virtualpc, "Melelina" <melelina@xxxxxx>, wrote Quote: > >"Scott Bussinger" <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote in message >news:74c3d321-800c-4c80-90b8-ba4d1dcf310a@xxxxxx Quote: >> What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007? >> It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more. >> It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste >> between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying! >> >> Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen >> other messages in the group about it, but no solutions. >> >> Thanks! > >I can always copy between the host and the VM. What I can't do is copy from >the VM to the host. But I thought that was because the VM is Vista not >because it was Virtual PC. > I can copy either to either, but I have had it 'break' as the OP said. FACE
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08-30-2008	#4 (permalink)
Steve Jain n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:21:58 -1000, "Melelina" <melelina@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > >"Scott Bussinger" <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote in message >news:74c3d321-800c-4c80-90b8-ba4d1dcf310a@xxxxxx Quote: >> What's up with the clipboard between the host and a VM under VPC 2007? >> It'll work for hours and then suddenly it just doesn't work any more. >> It'll work on either side independently, you just can copy and paste >> between the host and VM any longer. It's really annoying! >> >> Is there some trick to clearing this up when it happens? I've seen >> other messages in the group about it, but no solutions. >> >> Thanks! > >I can always copy between the host and the VM. What I can't do is copy from >the VM to the host. But I thought that was because the VM is Vista not >because it was Virtual PC. > With Vista it's likely a permissions issue. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft.
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08-30-2008	#5 (permalink)
Scott Bussinger n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks > With Vista it's likely a permissions issue. I doubt it's a permissions issue since it works fine for a long time and then suddenly stops working. It seems like a permissions issue would just be broken all the time. Usually it will clear up if I reboot the VM, but there's no telling how long it will last. I saw some pages that mentioned a problem with RDPCLIP.EXE when this sort of thing happens on a remote desktop connection, but VPC uses a different mechanism so that doesn't help me. Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's though.
My System Specs

08-30-2008	#6 (permalink)
Steve Jain n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:13:31 -0700 (PDT), Scott Bussinger <scottb@xxxxxx-pps.com> wrote: Quote: Quote: >> With Vista it's likely a permissions issue. > >I doubt it's a permissions issue since it works fine for a long time >and then suddenly stops working. It seems like a permissions issue >would just be broken all the time. Sorry, I was replying to the post above about only being able to copy and paste one way, not to yours directly. Quote: > >Usually it will clear up if I reboot the VM, but there's no telling >how long it will last. I saw some pages that mentioned a problem with >RDPCLIP.EXE when this sort of thing happens on a remote desktop >connection, but VPC uses a different mechanism so that doesn't help >me. try this fix: http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com/2...ng-on-host-pc/ Quote: > >Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go >the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's >though. The identical feature is not in Hyper-V, so this same issue won't appear. Hyper-V is a lot different than Virtual PC. They are not feature comparable, Hypver-V has no sound emulation, no drag and drop, and the copy-paste feaure is text only and limited guest OS support. However, performance is better, multiple cores are used, faster networking, etc. You can import some of your VMs, depending on the OS, you don't need to recreate them. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft.
My System Specs

08-31-2008	#7 (permalink)
Bo Berglund n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:50:43 -0700, Steve Jain <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: Quote: Quote: >>Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go >>the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's >>though. >The identical feature is not in Hyper-V, so this same issue won't >appear. >Hyper-V is a lot different than Virtual PC. They are not feature >comparable, Hypver-V has no sound emulation, no drag and drop, and the >copy-paste feaure is text only and limited guest OS support. > >However, performance is better, multiple cores are used, faster >networking, etc. > >You can import some of your VMs, depending on the OS, you don't need >to recreate them. Does Hyper-V do USB pass-through as well???? -- Bo Berglund
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08-31-2008	#8 (permalink)
Steve Jain n/a posts	Re: Clipboard between host and VM breaks On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:53:04 +0200, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:50:43 -0700, Steve Jain ><noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: > Quote: Quote: >>>Has anyone seen this issue on a Hyper-V system? Maybe I should just go >>>the Win2008-as-a-workstation approach? I hate to re-do all my VM's >>>though. >>The identical feature is not in Hyper-V, so this same issue won't >>appear. >>Hyper-V is a lot different than Virtual PC. They are not feature >>comparable, Hypver-V has no sound emulation, no drag and drop, and the >>copy-paste feaure is text only and limited guest OS support. >> >>However, performance is better, multiple cores are used, faster >>networking, etc. >> >>You can import some of your VMs, depending on the OS, you don't need >>to recreate them. > >Does Hyper-V do USB pass-through as well???? No, Hyper-V does not support USB at this time. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft.
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