Unable to Paste Data into a Text Box on a Web Page

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use the Paste command on the Edit menu in Internet Explorer, you may be unable to paste data into a text box on a Web page.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if you are viewing a Web page that uses frames and the frames contain content from diferent security zones. (For example, the Web page may use a frame in the Internet zone and another frame in the Intranet zone.)

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, right-click the text box where you want to paste the data, and then click Paste, or click the text box, and then press CTRL+V.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbui msiew95 msient msiew98 win98se 
Version           : WINDOWS:5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: August 12, 1999