Copy & Paste is cleansing text of Links

[rdy4trvll]

Pretty simple - if I copy text with web links and paste, the links are removed. Same across all software, browsers etc. Something's been changed with XP. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[rdy4trvll]

This is odd. At some point yesterday I was able to copy/paste without issue. This morning, it's back.

Just expanding on the problem, which is again across ALL platforms - here is a specific problem in Excel. I can not copy formulas....and the only Special Paste functions are Unicode Text and Text (2) when there are normally 18-20 options. Very odd.

Interestingly, I can still copy by dragging a formula to an adjacent cell. Again, its across all platforms....I can only copy text within or across any program, window, browser, etc.

 

[rdy4trvll]

The Skype app that ID's phone numbers seems to be the problem. I updated the app and no problem.