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Old 08-01-2004, 22:10   #8
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Re: Word on XP
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Originally Posted by John C Huggins
I have word (MS Office 2000) installed on a PC running XP home. When I try to open "Word" or a .doc in "Word" in take ages to load, I notice in the status bar the message "Requesting virus scan" I assume this is why everything is so slow as all the other programmes Excel, publisher open vitually instantly.
See http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/0...tid=172&tid=95 for the explanation of why this has started happening. You are not alone.
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