Re: Could this be due to a virus?

I have posted this in different places because the different groupings are
quite vague and also because I'm not sure of what is causing this so I'm
trying to look at it from different perspectives.

I have done the virus scan before and it didn't pick anything up on one
computer but found some bad files on the other - however both computers
continue to have the same problem. Also, because this problem occurred after
a few years of using the product/computer with no problems, it makes me
wonder if it is a "bug/malware" that has got in an done damage somehow. Thus
also posting in this grouping as well as the "general" grouping.

"Malke" wrote:

Bewildered wrote:

I have posted this question on the Office discussion group and after some
discussion, I was advised that it's probably a Windows problem...

(snip multipost)

You have quite an active thread about this issue going in the other
newsgroup to which you posted. Please don't multipost; it makes more work
for everyone and will get you *less* help, not more. See this for why:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

As for whether this could be caused by a virus, that is easily determined by
doing thorough scanning. Don't skip the prep work.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Further questions about this issue should be posted in your other active
thread, not this one.

Malke
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MS-MVP
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