Highlighting icons in Get Info

I've have an irritating problem that I can't solve. In the past I've been able to paste new icons on, for instance folders, by selecting Get Info, highlighting the icon, and copying/pasting an icon. Now when I try, the icon of the folder in Get Info won't highlight and I can't copy or paste. I have read/write permissions. Can anyone offer a suggestion as to how to solve this small but irritating problem? Thanks in advance.

Problem solved for no apparent reason. After a few reboots problem has disappeared.

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