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  • April 5, 2003 at 9:56 pm #2313815

    Is this a bug in WORD

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    by cumbria · about 21 years ago

    WORD in Office 2000 is in use for sometime now. Very recently, whilst typing a document, a string automatically appeared in the point where I was in the document. The string read the following:
    VIRUS! DANGER! HARD-DRIVE UPLOAD BEGINNING!

    Subsequent investigation revealed that whenever the word ‘detail’ is typed, it automatically replaced with the above string. So, now I am unable to use the word ‘detail’.

    Is this a bug? how do I remove this? Any help on this is much appreciated.

    Thanks.

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    • April 6, 2003 at 12:32 am #3538825

      Is this a bug in WORD

      by dklippert · about 21 years ago

      In reply to Is this a bug in WORD

      Probably a trick played by a dear friend.
      Go to Tools>AutoCorrect.
      Type the word detail in the Replace box and see if the phrase appears. If so, click the delete button to get rid of it.

      Run your anti-virus program to be sure. Also if you want to really clean things up, delete all files that start with a tilde (~). Rename/delete Normal.dot.

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