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Word 2002 (XP) attempt to contact DNS server at start-up
HI All..
My copy of Word 2002 (running on XP SP1) always tries to contact some DNS server when I start it up. My copy of Zone Alarm warns me every time. I block it, but Word then takes forever to open. Is there anyway to stop this behaviour? I've snorkeled thru the Options menu w/o finding anything on point. I've tried googling and the MS Knowledge Base but any query w/ "access" (as in "DNS Access") gets me loads of useless (to me) links to MS Access information. A clue would be vastly appreciated. adTHANKSvance Simeon |
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-----Original Message----- HI All.. My copy of Word 2002 (running on XP SP1) always tries to contact some DNS server when I start it up. My copy of Zone Alarm warns me every time. I block it, but Word then takes forever to open. Is there anyway to stop this behaviour? I've snorkeled thru the Options menu w/o finding anything on point. I've tried googling and the MS Knowledge Base but any query w/ "access" (as in "DNS Access") gets me loads of useless (to me) links to MS Access information. A clue would be vastly appreciated. adTHANKSvance Simeon . |
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-----Original Message----- HI All.. My copy of Word 2002 (running on XP SP1) always tries to contact some DNS server when I start it up. My copy of Zone Alarm warns me every time. I block it, but Word then takes forever to open. Is there anyway to stop this behaviour? I've snorkeled thru the Options menu w/o finding anything on point. I've tried googling and the MS Knowledge Base but any query w/ "access" (as in "DNS Access") gets me loads of useless (to me) links to MS Access information. A clue would be vastly appreciated. adTHANKSvance Simeon . Sorry about that previous blank post. First download McAfee's Stinger. It will scan for and remove any of 40 or more worms and viruses. http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ Follow with: download, update, and scan with Ad-aware SE: http://www.lavasoftusa.com Fo |
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What address is it trying for?
-- Regards; Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Simeon Nevel" wrote in message ... HI All.. My copy of Word 2002 (running on XP SP1) always tries to contact some DNS server when I start it up. My copy of Zone Alarm warns me every time. I block it, but Word then takes forever to open. Is there anyway to stop this behaviour? I've snorkeled thru the Options menu w/o finding anything on point. I've tried googling and the MS Knowledge Base but any query w/ "access" (as in "DNS Access") gets me loads of useless (to me) links to MS Access information. A clue would be vastly appreciated. adTHANKSvance Simeon |
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RWN wrote:
What address is it trying for? It turns out that Word is attempting to contact the primary DNS server for my ISP (Cox.Net). I have no idea *why* word insists on doing this and I'd love to be able to turn off the behaviour. Simeon |
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Many people have complained about Word trying to "phone home." I'm not sure
what the explanation would be in Word 2002, but in Word 2003, where much of the Help and almost all of the clip art are online, this is understandable if you have not disabled the online options. And if you have signed on for the CEIP (Customer Experience Improvement Program), which periodically sends use data to MS, then this is another reason Word might try to connect (though it should be doing this only when you are already connected). -- 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. "Simeon Nevel" wrote in message ... RWN wrote: What address is it trying for? It turns out that Word is attempting to contact the primary DNS server for my ISP (Cox.Net). I have no idea *why* word insists on doing this and I'd love to be able to turn off the behaviour. Simeon |
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