Ctrl+C

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Hi -

Is there a way to get Ctrl+C to simply copy whatever is selected to the
Clipboard instead of bringing up a context menu forcing you to then
select Copy? (This is the way Ctrl+C used to work in Windows XP, and
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to work the same way in Vista.)

For example, if I select some text in Notepad and then press Ctrl+C, I
get a context menu listing:

_U_ndo
Cu_t_
_C_opy
_P_aste
_D_elete
Select _A_ll
_R_ight to Left Reading order
_S_how Unicode control characters
_I_nsert Unicode control character >
_O_pen IME
_R_econversion (grayed)

If I then select Copy from the context menu, the function works fine.
I'm just trying to eliminate the unnecessary extra step.

This context menu behavior occurs in several applications (including
Internet Explorer, Word 2007, Notepad, Windows Explorer), so I'm
guessing it's controlled by Windows, but I'm not sure. Also, it happens
most of the time, not all the time.

Thanks for any help.

- Jeff


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