Paste Results in a Black Box After You Save the Clipboard Image

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

If you capture the screen contents, save the clipboard contents using ClipBook Viewer (CLIPBRD.EXE), and then paste the clipboard contents into an application, a black box appears instead on the screen capture.

CAUSE

Saving the clipboard image creates a device independent bitmap (DIB) of the clipboard contents. This new image becomes the clipboard default.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem:

• From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special instead of Paste, and then choose Bitmap.
  
  NOTE: Note all applications contain Paste Special functionality.
  
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• If you pasted the clipboard image into a document before you saved the image, copy the image from the application to the clipboard by pressing ALT+PRINTSCREEN. This overrides the DIB image.
  
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• Capture the screen again.
  
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• Upgrade to Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt paste black bitmap

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