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How to clear window's clipboard memory?

E

Eric

Flightless Bird
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard memory?
will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
 
J

John Inzer

Flightless Bird
Eric wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard
> memory?
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See the following article:

How to Empty the Clipboard in Windows XP
http://www.ehow.com/how_4841971_empty-clipboard-windows-xp.html
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> will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
===========================================
Yes...one at a time and each new item replaces the last.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
T

Twayne

Flightless Bird
In news:D979FFEA-D588-4031-B28F-2DA431E2517F@microsoft.com,
Eric <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's
> clipboard memory? will window's clipboard only keep one
> thing at a time?
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
> Eric

Just copy a space or unprintable character into it.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
<Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard memory?


Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
to copy something else.


> will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?


Yes.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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P

Paul

Flightless Bird
Eric wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard memory?
> will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
> Eric

Look for a copy of "clipbrd.exe" on your C: drive.

Paul
 
S

spamlet

Flightless Bird
In Word it keeps loads of stuff. A very handy version of the old 'spike'.

And you can delete it there too.

Also, when you shut down you often get a message asking if you want to keep
what's on the clipboard.

And there is ccleaner too.

S


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:n75nr5lk4cda7njo2dao0ai6bc69m0gpmq@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
> <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard
>> memory?
>
>
> Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
> to copy something else.
>
>
>> will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
>
>
> Yes.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 00:00:25 +0100, "spamlet"
<spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> In Word it keeps loads of stuff.


That is a special Word clipboard, not the standard Windows clipboard.
As I said, the standard Windows clipboard only keeps one thing at a
time.



> A very handy version of the old 'spike'.
>
> And you can delete it there too.
>
> Also, when you shut down you often get a message asking if you want to keep
> what's on the clipboard.
>
> And there is ccleaner too.



Besides what Word has, there are many other third-party clipboard
programs that can save multiple things. However Eric's question was
about the Windows clipboard.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:n75nr5lk4cda7njo2dao0ai6bc69m0gpmq@4ax.com...
> > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
> > <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard
> >> memory?
> >
> >
> > Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
> > to copy something else.
> >
> >
> >> will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
> >
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

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M

Mint

Flightless Bird
On Apr 6, 3:10 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
>
> <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard memory?
>
> Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
> to copy something else.
>
> > will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
>
> Yes.

I just found out that I have no clipbrd.exe, yet I can still save
screens.

Interesting.

Andy
 
E

Elmo

Flightless Bird
Mint wrote:
> On Apr 6, 3:10 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
> wrote:
>> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
>>
>> <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard memory?
>> Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
>> to copy something else.
>>
>>> will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
>> Yes.
>
> I just found out that I have no clipbrd.exe, yet I can still save
> screens.
>
> Interesting.
>
> Andy

The clipboard viewer is not necessary for the clipboard feature to
function. But to add Clipboard Viewer, open Control Panel, Add/Remove
Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components, double-click "Accessories and
Utilities", double-click "Accessories" and add a check to the box left
of "Clipboard Viewer".

--
Joe =o)
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:17:19 -0700 (PDT), Mint
<chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Apr 6, 3:10 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
> wrote:
> > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
> >
> > <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboard memory?
> >
> > Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
> > to copy something else.
> >
> > > will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
> >
> > Yes.
>
> I just found out that I have no clipbrd.exe, yet I can still save
> screens.


Three points:

1. Despite what many people often say, clipbrd.exe is *not* the
clipboard. The clipboard is not a program, it is just the place in RAM
where what is clipped is stored. Clipboard.exe is the clipboard
*viewer*.

2. Although some people find the clipboard viewer useful, personally I
never use it. If I want to know what's in the clipboard, I find it
much easier just to paste it (and if I don't like it, I can easily
delete what I pasted).

3. If you want the clipboard viewer, see Elmo's reply in this thread,
and follow his advice.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
M

Mint

Flightless Bird
On Apr 9, 9:46 am, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:17:19 -0700 (PDT), Mint
>
>
>
> <chocolatemint77...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 6, 3:10 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
> > wrote:
> > > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:20:01 -0700, Eric
>
> > > <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clear window's clipboardmemory?
>
> > > Why do you want to do it? One way to get rid of what's there is simply
> > > to copy something else.
>
> > > > will window's clipboard only keep one thing at a time?
>
> > > Yes.
>
> > I just found out that I have no clipbrd.exe, yet I can still save
> > screens.
>
> Three points:
>
> 1. Despite what many people often say, clipbrd.exe is *not* the
> clipboard. The clipboard is not a program, it is just the place in RAM
> where what is clipped is stored. Clipboard.exe is the clipboard
> *viewer*.
>
> 2. Although some people find the clipboard viewer useful, personally I
> never use it. If I want to know what's in the clipboard, I find it
> much easier just to paste it (and if I don't like it, I can easily
> delete what I pasted).
>
> 3. If you want the clipboard viewer, see Elmo's reply in this thread,
> and follow his advice.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

I agree with you.

All someone has to do is a Shift-Insert to see what's in memory.

Andy
 
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