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"Fred Wagner" Fred wrote in message
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Just installed MSOffice 2003. Running WIN XP-Home version. It takes
3.0
minutes for the main office programs (Word, Excel, etc,) to load,
then
another 3.0 minutes to load each .doc or .xls file. During the file
loading
process a "RUNNING VIRUS SCAN" msg appears at the bottom of the
screen.
I want to know how to turn off the automatic virus scan feature.

This problem was driving me nuts recently - same symptoms, with Word
2002 running Win 98SE and AVG7 Free. Searched the web and Usenet, and
got so confused in the end that I can't recall where the answer was,
but basically you need to find a file "normal.dot" and rename it to
"normal.old". If you run Windows Explorer - Tools - Find - Files or
Folders, and search for "*normal.dot" you may find several hits - one
should be something like: "Windows\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates\normal.dot". Rename it, and Word will create
a new, uncorrupted "normal.dot", and Word will run like a dream; at
least, it did for me - hope it does for you!

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Martin in Moray, Scotland