Drag, drop, copy move on Win 2000 not working

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boute

7 Years Ago

Just while waiting for a newly ordered computer, my current workhorse became nearly useless. Drag, drop, copy, move (Win 2000) stopped working. Some 5 year old postings on the web offered guesses rather than solutions, and the Microsoft suggestion regarding dcomcnfg has no effect. Any other suggestions that might work?

windows-nt-2000-xp

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Rik_ 111 · Answer 1 · 2010-12-26T17:22:59+00:00

Is it used online? If so, have you checked it for malware?

boute · Answer 2 · 2010-12-27T04:10:02+00:00

Is it used online? If so, have you checked it for malware?

Thanks (again). The problem occurs whether or not I am working online. Malware is suspected for the damage (not proven); the problem is how to repair it.

Rik_ 111 · Answer 3 · 2010-12-27T04:12:41+00:00

What antimalware software did you use on it?

PhilliePhan 171 · Answer 4 · 2010-12-27T05:28:05+00:00

Any other suggestions that might work?

You might also try this tool to ID the program responsible for the problem:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/temp/GetOpenClipboardWindow.zip

Extract it from the ZIP and run it - let us know the results.

Cheers :)
PP

boute · Answer 5 · 2010-12-27T15:27:43+00:00

What antimalware software did you use on it?

Just tried MBAM as suggested in other thread; problem solved in minutes.
Thank you for your help.