Flashing title bar with spell check

[RS]

When I try and run the spell check with Word (Office 2000 Premium Edition)
the title bar starts flashing and Word becomes unresponsive. I then have to
Ctrl+Alt+Delete several times before I can eventually End Task and get out of
it. What's with that 'n' how can I fix it?

 

[TF]

A flashing title bar usually indicates that there is a message box open
waiting for a response. My guess is that you have Norton Anti Virus and the
dialog is being hidden by NAV. Open NAV and disable the Office Plug-in under
users Preferences or Advanced options.



: When I try and run the spell check with Word (Office 2000 Premium Edition)
: the title bar starts flashing and Word becomes unresponsive. I then have
to
: Ctrl+Alt+Delete several times before I can eventually End Task and get out
of
: it. What's with that 'n' how can I fix it?
: --
: Thanks,
: RS

 

[RS]

That's it. Thanks Terry? Do you think Norton has a fix for this or is this
something one just has to put up with?
RS

 

[TF]

It's been like it for over a year, so I don't suppose there is a fix for it.
It doesn't really do anything anyway.

Terry

: That's it. Thanks Terry? Do you think Norton has a fix for this or is
this
: something one just has to put up with?
: RS
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > A flashing title bar usually indicates that there is a message box open
: > waiting for a response. My guess is that you have Norton Anti Virus and
the
: > dialog is being hidden by NAV. Open NAV and disable the Office Plug-in
under
: > users Preferences or Advanced options.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
:
: >
: > : > : When I try and run the spell check with Word (Office 2000 Premium
Edition)
: > : the title bar starts flashing and Word becomes unresponsive. I then
have
: > to
: > : Ctrl+Alt+Delete several times before I can eventually End Task and get
out
: > of
: > : it. What's with that 'n' how can I fix it?
: > : --
: > : Thanks,
: > : RS
: >
: >
: >

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The fix is to disable the Office Plug-in, which is recommended for many
other reasons, anyway. This doesn't compromise your virus protection
provided you leave Auto-Protect enabled.