This bulletin may be applicable if you have Norton installed:
After updating to the January 7th or 8th virus definitions, your computer slows
down and Microsoft Word and Excel will not start
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...04010810205113
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"Stephan Pomper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
news:2F6991A0-259A-4FBD-8D3B-(E-Mail Removed)...
| Since the last automatic windows update (done on our computers 01/07/04), two of our computers are very slow
to start programs especially Word and Excel. Once the programs start, opening files is agonizingly slow.
| I have prevented a third XP computer from installing the Windows updates and it still runs fine. Is there a
way to uninstall updates? I'd rather go back to pre-update performance.