Vista - Clipboard

06-14-2007

So what has happened to the clipboard in Vista? I had a few clips I saved as
*.clp files in XP and I see Vista dosen't recognise these extentions as
clipboard files. There seems to be a file called clip.exe in a windows sub
directory which you cannot open or save files with. Anybody know why this
useful facilty has been withdrawn in Vista?

06-14-2007

"Trevor Hedges" <tfhedges@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:yOydnVzhoNlZMOzbnZ2dnUVZ8saonZ2d@bt.com...
> So what has happened to the clipboard in Vista? I had a few clips I saved
> as *.clp files in XP and I see Vista dosen't recognise these extentions as
> clipboard files. There seems to be a file called clip.exe in a windows sub
> directory which you cannot open or save files with. Anybody know why this
> useful facilty has been withdrawn in Vista?

Dunno, but you can copy clipbrd.exe over from an XP installation, which
works fine

--
Jon

**Brink** · 06-14-2007

Hi Trevor,

Clipboard is still in Vista. It just doesn't have a separate viewer anymore. Instead, it is just a temporary memory hold until you Copy, Cut, Paste, etc. the item to wherever you wanted it. Why, I don't know. I liked the option of seeing what was in the Clipboard too, but now you have to use a 3rd party viewer to see it. Just do a Google search for some options. Be careful, make sure they are Vista compatible.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

06-14-2007	#1 (permalink)
Trevor Hedges n/a posts	Clipboard So what has happened to the clipboard in Vista? I had a few clips I saved as *.clp files in XP and I see Vista dosen't recognise these extentions as clipboard files. There seems to be a file called clip.exe in a windows sub directory which you cannot open or save files with. Anybody know why this useful facilty has been withdrawn in Vista?
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06-14-2007	#2 (permalink)
Jon n/a posts	Re: Clipboard "Trevor Hedges" <tfhedges@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:yOydnVzhoNlZMOzbnZ2dnUVZ8saonZ2d@bt.com... > So what has happened to the clipboard in Vista? I had a few clips I saved > as *.clp files in XP and I see Vista dosen't recognise these extentions as > clipboard files. There seems to be a file called clip.exe in a windows sub > directory which you cannot open or save files with. Anybody know why this > useful facilty has been withdrawn in Vista? Dunno, but you can copy clipbrd.exe over from an XP installation, which works fine -- Jon
My System Specs

06-14-2007	#3 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,946 posts	Re: Clipboard Hi Trevor, Clipboard is still in Vista. It just doesn't have a separate viewer anymore. Instead, it is just a temporary memory hold until you Copy, Cut, Paste, etc. the item to wherever you wanted it. Why, I don't know. I liked the option of seeing what was in the Clipboard too, but now you have to use a 3rd party viewer to see it. Just do a Google search for some options. Be careful, make sure they are Vista compatible. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

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