Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?

No it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have a virus. The wonderful world
of Windows has many shades of grey. Check the usual suspects first: check
your registry for instances of winword.exe -- is there an entry under
Windows\Run?; check the start menu; check the services list.





"Baza24" wrote in message
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Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?

In the registry where do I find Windows\Run ?

"Jezebel" wrote:

No it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have a virus. The wonderful world
of Windows has many shades of grey. Check the usual suspects first: check
your registry for instances of winword.exe -- is there an entry under
Windows\Run?; check the start menu; check the services list.





"Baza24" wrote in message
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Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?

Or whether there's a shortcut to winword.exe in Windows' Startup folder.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jezebel" wrote in message
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No it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have a virus. The wonderful
world
of Windows has many shades of grey. Check the usual suspects first: check
your registry for instances of winword.exe -- is there an entry under
Windows\Run?; check the start menu; check the services list.





"Baza24" wrote in message
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Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion


"Baza24" wrote in message
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In the registry where do I find Windows\Run ?

"Jezebel" wrote:

No it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have a virus. The wonderful
world
of Windows has many shades of grey. Check the usual suspects first:
check
your registry for instances of winword.exe -- is there an entry under
Windows\Run?; check the start menu; check the services list.





"Baza24" wrote in message
...
Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?

winword.exe is not in the startup folder nor is it in the Windows/Run folder.
Any other ideas?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Or whether there's a shortcut to winword.exe in Windows' Startup folder.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
No it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have a virus. The wonderful
world
of Windows has many shades of grey. Check the usual suspects first: check
your registry for instances of winword.exe -- is there an entry under
Windows\Run?; check the start menu; check the services list.





"Baza24" wrote in message
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Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?

It's not starting itself. Keep looking. It's your computer.




"Baza24" wrote in message
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winword.exe is not in the startup folder nor is it in the Windows/Run
folder.
Any other ideas?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Or whether there's a shortcut to winword.exe in Windows' Startup folder.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
No it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have a virus. The wonderful
world
of Windows has many shades of grey. Check the usual suspects first:
check
your registry for instances of winword.exe -- is there an entry under
Windows\Run?; check the start menu; check the services list.





"Baza24" wrote in message
...
Should WINWORD.EXE start at bootup or is this due to a virus?