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342252 2005-04-06 20:45:00 When I try to open files in Word I often get a message in screen lower left "requesting virus search". Word is then totally locked, though I can continue using other programmes, and I can't even shut down the box except by manually switching off. This doesn't happen every time, but it can take place with files I have created myself used frequentlyas well as files I try to open from the net.

I'm on XP Pro, Word 2000 and I've got Norton AV, History Kill, and Zone Alarm.

Any ideas, please.
tylden (4262)
342253 2005-04-06 20:50:00 Its Nortons causing it. pctek (84)
342254 2005-04-06 21:26:00 Look here.

www.experts-exchange.com
hth
johnboy (217)
342255 2005-04-06 21:33:00 Try disabling the Norton Antivirus Office plug in as detailed here (support.microsoft.com). FoxyMX (5)
342256 2005-04-07 00:49:00 I have office 2000, and NAV 2002 pro - and I can't enable that option, maybe its a good thing.... :) Agent_24 (57)
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