Posted on 10/28/2009 8:56:10 PM PDT by freemike
I know I need Windows 7. But, I have used xp for years. Just got a laptop with Vista a few weeks ago. My pc died and now I'm stuck temporarily with my vista laptop. Here's my problem that is driving me crazy!! Sometimes copy/paste will work with right click, sometimes not(on web sites/email, never when it used to) Spellcheck will show the misspelled word, but the right click does nothing!! Why??? No right click page reload either! Is this just one of the reasons people hated Vista?? This is insane!
Vista is garbage.
Go figure out why your PC died. It’s probably fixable.
Have you tried using a different mouse? Could be the hardware and not the software.
I am on Vista now(Yeah I know, it sucks, gonna upgrade soon to Windows 7) but I have never had that issue. Very strange.
And by “different mouse” I meant a plug-in mouse...I realize it’s a laptop...lol
Wife says she had the same problem.
Fix is to have both windows open prior to the cut and paste.
Not sure why that is, but hope this helps.
I am fixing my pc. The video card died. Waiting for another one to arrive. Just didn’t know if this was a fixable Vista problem,,, am I doing something wrong or what??? No right click page reload, no copy/paste with right click and no spell check. I have put plugged a mouse in and still no go. It is not the buttons, it is the software.
exactly right, My old usb wireless mouse would not right click either, but my new one will with vista.
I will try that later,, going to bed now and will look this over tomorrow. Thanks for any help. I bought this laptop just to have one and then a few days later my video card on my desktop popped. So, already ordered another. Decided to use the laptop I just bought and already hate Vista!! Arrgh!
Same here, I just had to buy a new PC and am stuck with Vista until HP gets around to sending me my free upgrade. Can’t be soon enough.
So many inconvenient features on Vista, plus I do not like the Open Office that came with the PC. Took me 15’ to figure out how to reset the margins and still doesn’t do it. Will get back to Word ASAP. So nice to spend the $$ and be just as frustrated as I was with the former PC that was circling the drain.
Vista has been great for me and am now on 7 and it’s even better.
What you describe sounds like a hardware issue or a driver issue...if it’s a laptop...contact your OEM for the proper driver.
They will cause just the problems you are having.
Good Luck. Dropped vista years ago and never looked back. Changed three systems over to XP too.
Logitech makes a pretty good wireless/usb mouse. Had the same prob.
The exact same thing happened to me. For months there were no problems. Then one day, after an update, I couldn't copy and paste from an internet article to a Works (which I hate) document. This went on for some time and then recently, voila, it worked again. No idea why.
Perhaps it is another of their built in irritants?
I ran a scan provided by microsoft to see if Win 7 would be compatible with my programs. It said I can install 32 bit win 7. I have 64 bit Vista now. I don't think this is right!
I can't afford new hardware and software every time Bill Gates gets a wild hair. There is over a thousand bucks worth of image edit software on this rig, it has to last as long as I do.
Yep, that’s the typical Vista stuff. I got suckered into buying a laptop with Vista. Fortunately I rarely use it. When I finally needed to retire my Windows Me box, I wasn’t going to be suckered again. Got a nice used XP box from an eBay seller who seemed to be a small-time professional at this sort of thing. It had been put back to the original factory set-up with the original set-up/recovery disks included. $175 including shipping. I highly recommend this avenue.
Unless your Vista craptop is one of the early Vista versions, there’s a way to make it give you the “classic” view. That should help a bit, but I don’t think it comes close to solving all the aggravating quirks and dysfunctionalities.
That never worked for me. What worked was using the pull-down menus instead of right-clicks. But it was totally random when right-clicks would or wouldn't work.
I’ve never had a problem with Vista. You do realize that just about everything is customizable in Vista, so you can set it up to your preferences, right? There is no reason to use the default settings, if you prefer it the XP way or your own way.
Wife has had Vista on her laptop since it was initially released.
After much trial and error, the problem seems to be related to the app and how the os handles clipboard data (i.e. html vs. unicode) in relation to how specific apps handle that data.
This appears to be a software issue as opposed to hardware, and may be as simple a fix as a configuration setting.
Hopefully someone can provide more information?
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