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Anti-Virus - AVG stopped MS Word working posted in the Security & Safety forums; I installed AVG free and MS word stopped working... I uninstalled AVG and it worked again. Any ideas - just try another anti-virus? - Recommendetions, priorities would be something that ...


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Old 10-21-2008   #1
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I installed AVG free and MS word stopped working... I uninstalled AVG and it worked again. Any ideas - just try another anti-virus? - Recommendetions, priorities would be something that doesn't slow my PC booting up (much) and perhaps could do a scan whan I ask it and shutdown afterwards i.e. I can ask it to scan when I am finished using the PC...
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Hello Men8ifr,

i use this one when avg gives my end users fits. ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com
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I recommend avast! from here

if this causes problems then maybe look at an alternative to office, like OpenOffice?
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Re-install AVG - choose Custom - deselect the Word plug-in
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