confusing message

[chuck suritz]

When I open up a new document in word, I get the message
"This document could not be registered. It will not be
possible to create a links from other documents."


What has caused this, and how do I respond?

Thank you for your input.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is one symptom of the Blaster worm. See
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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