Re: Symantec/Norton Publisher certificates expire causing your computer to slow down and MS Word & Excel will not start
From: Hairy One Kenobi (abuse_at_[127.0.0.1)
Date: 01/09/04
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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 16:02:42 -0000
"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> After updating to the January 7th or 8th virus definitions, your computer
slows down and
> Microsoft Word and Excel will not start
>
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2004010810205113
>
> Situation:
> This document describes this problem and how to fix it.
>
> Solution:
> Symantec is investigating the cause of the problem at this time.
>
> There is a workaround that will fix the problem until Symantec finds a
permanent solution.
>
> To use the workaround
>
> 1.. Close all programs.
> 2.. Start Internet Explorer.
> 3.. Click Tools > Internet Options.
> 4.. On the Advanced tab, scroll down through the list box to the
Security section.
> 5.. Deselect the "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" option
as shown here:
Ah. It all starts to make sense, now - a load of (Verisign?) certificates
expired, requiring updates to all sorts of software. Av didn't exactly
spring to mind, though!
Sun snuck out yet another version of (IIRC) 1.4.3 just before Christmas,
which was how I found out.
-- Hairy One Kenobi Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion in the first place. So there!
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