Word should not connect to the network automatically

[josef___]

I updated Office for security patches, now my firewall reports that Microsoft
Word is trying to access the internet at random intervals. (MS Office & Word
2003 11.6502.6408 SP1). I suspect that it is trying to automatically check
for updates, but with all the goofy stuff going on out there, there is no way
I am going to let this program access the internet without my knowledge. I
have looked EVERYWHERE to see how I can turn something off to stop this
behaviour, no luck. I am not about to lower my firewall settings to allow
this program through automatically. I will search for a bit longer, then if
unsucessful, find another alternative.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Josef,

Check the settings in Help=>Customer Feedback Options
for online content checking.

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I updated Office for security patches, now my firewall reports that Microsoft
Word is trying to access the internet at random intervals. (MS Office & Word
2003 11.6502.6408 SP1). I suspect that it is trying to automatically check
for updates, but with all the goofy stuff going on out there, there is no way
I am going to let this program access the internet without my knowledge. I
have looked EVERYWHERE to see how I can turn something off to stop this
behaviour, no luck. I am not about to lower my firewall settings to allow
this program through automatically. I will search for a bit longer, then if
unsucessful, find another alternative. >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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