Cut/copy and Paste NOT working, NO malware and registry edit only temporary in FF 18.0.2

I've followed EVERY suggested "cure" for the FAILED Cut/Copy - Paste function in FF 18.0.2 without success and am entirely considering UNINSTALLING FF and going back to IE8. There are MANY FF features I like and want to keep it but the simplest things become so frustrating ...
SUCH AS: 1) Clipboard has worked ONLY SPORADICALLY no matter what I do, 2) Why is there no URL history while using PRIVATE BROWSING so I can retrace my own steps when needed by either pressing the BACKSPACE key or clicking the back arrow. Pressing the back arrow ONLY goes a certain number of steps back and then loses my origination point., 3) Why does the EMPTY CACHE button NOT clear all HISTORY. i.e., I go to a website, say Yahoo email, do my thing and sign out, then click HOME then Empty Cache and enter Yahoo email for a different email account and Yahoo recognizes my attempt and enters me into my previous email User name. Shouldn't happen, in my opinion. Any help here, WITHOUT run AV/malware detection/clean and delete registry entries since NONE OF THESE do anything positive??

For about 2 weeks I had this problem and today I fixed it!
Didn't fancy doing a Reset of Firefox as I'd only just done one a few months ago, manually.
Basically, I uninstalled ZoneAlarm. I've been a ZoneAlarm fan for years but the software just got worse and worse and for about a year this weird thing pops up while I'm in Firefox by pressing CTRL Enter or something, it's like ZoneAlarm has put some kind of layer between me and the browser.
Anyway, uninstalled it, it rebooted and did a scandisk which did find and fix a few errors too, so could also be that.
But I'm happy without ZA now as I've found a better one called Online Armour... non of that sneaky trying to install toolbars in your browser rubbish of ZA.
Hope this helps!
I can't tell you how good it feels to have copy & paste fully working again!

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For about 2 weeks I had this problem and today I fixed it!
Didn't fancy doing a Reset of Firefox as I'd only just done one a few months ago, manually.
Basically, I uninstalled ZoneAlarm. I've been a ZoneAlarm fan for years but the software just got worse and worse and for about a year this weird thing pops up while I'm in Firefox by pressing CTRL Enter or something, it's like ZoneAlarm has put some kind of layer between me and the browser.
Anyway, uninstalled it, it rebooted and did a scandisk which did find and fix a few errors too, so could also be that.
But I'm happy without ZA now as I've found a better one called Online Armour... non of that sneaky trying to install toolbars in your browser rubbish of ZA.
Hope this helps!
I can't tell you how good it feels to have copy & paste fully working again!

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Those links in the Edit menu are only highlighted if there is something to do:<br />
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create new
Place two objects on the new file
then you may cut copy and paste
Cs2
create new
place two object on the new file
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If your using File>Place then photoshop cs2 creates what's known as Smart Objects, which photoshop 7 didn't have.
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I'm using build 573.
When I cut, copy and paste inside Adobe Story synopsis or research content types, I often get text from other applications pasted instead of the text I have cut or pasted from my working document.
Just to say, it's a little bit annoying when everything else about Adobe Story is so lovely.
regards
Martyn

Hi Anubhav,
Appologies for the delay in replying.
0. Apple Mac Book Pro OS X
1. I mainly use the client on my macbook, or samsung netbook running windows xp and then sync over the web
2. using cmnd-c, cmnd-v, cmnd-x for mac, ctrl-c, ctrl-v, ctrl-x on windows netbook
3. I use safari latest version on the mac, and chrome or opera on the netbook.
Martyn

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I did the fix a few times and restarted firefox, with no success. Also, I installed the latest version of firefox and it is slower now. I have to use firefox for school, otherwise I would just find another way.

In what way is Firefox slow?
Is this all the time or only with loading web pages?
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This is ridiculous.
How do I revert back to version 28? It worked fine but you just had to go ahead and "fix" it and I hate the new version. I was able to download the Classic Theme Restorer which helped a lot but some things I could not make like the version 28.

karen,
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There is a Classic Theme Restorer support thread over here. <br />
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2773133&start=1500 <br />
They'll be able to help you get rid of that orange Firefox button, which isn't needed if you have the Menu Bar showing.

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X.G.

Hi, Paul Clapham:
Thank you for your quick answer.
I store the node in a DefaultMutableTreeNode variable, and assign it to another DefaultMutableTreeNode variable. I set up two classes (CopyNode and PasteNode). Here they are as follows:
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import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
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copyItem = new JMenuItem("Copy");
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X.G.

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Hi jdavis33811,
Have you tried all three methods of cutting and pasting? Using the keyboard shortcuts CRTL-X and CTRL-V, right click the file and selecting cut and then using the file explorer ribbon / File menu.
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If after all that you are still having a problem then the next step would backing up your files onto an external hard drive or USB flash drive and then doing a full System Recovery.
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