There is no virus checking capability built-in to Word. More likely that
you have the Norton AV plug-in. Disable it if you don't want to use it.

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"Marcel" wrote in message
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When I double click a Word200 document, Word opens and requests a virus
check. This annoyingly slows up the access to the document that I want,
which
I have created and has no viruses.
How can I prevent Word from requesting a virus check each time it opens a
document?
Thanks.