Reminder to self: what to do if RDP (MSTSC) or VMware clipboard sharing is broken
Posted by jpluimers on 2009/09/18
Some things to check when clipboard sharing for Remote Desktop (RDP/MSTSC) or VMware is broken.
For Remote Desktop (RDP / MSTSC):
http://blogs.msdn.com/rds/archive/2006/11/16/why-does-my-shared-clipboard-not-work-part-1.aspx
| Symptom | Possible Cause | Possible Solution |
| Remote-to-local copy and paste broken. | RDPCLIP is not in the clipboard viewer chain. | Kill and restart RDPCLIP. |
| Local-to-remote copy and paste broken. | TS client is not in the clipboard viewer chain. | Close the TS client and reconnect to the session. |
| RDPCLIP or the TS client is using excessive CPU. | There is a loop in the local or remote clipboard viewer chain. | Kill and restart RDPCLIP. If this does not fix the problem, close the TS client and reconnect to the session. |
For VMware:
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/181535
When clipboard sharing does not work either one of the ways, or if VMwareUser.exe is using too much CPU:
Kill VMwareUser.exe, then start %ProgramFiles%\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareUser.exe
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