Article ID: 233405 - Last Review: October 11, 2007 - Revision: 4.4

Most error messages can be pasted to the clipboard as text

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SUMMARY

In Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, you can paste most error messages to the Clipboard in a text format by pressing CTRL+C.

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Pressing CTRL+C converts the error message to text and copies it to the Clipboard. You can then paste the message into another program, such as Notepad. Note that you may not be able to capture all error messages or pop-up dialog boxes with graphics.
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
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