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   Mr Pounder to All   
   Re: Office 2007!   
   25 Sep 12 17:50:32   
   
   From: MrPounder@RationalThought.com   
      
   "Sjouke Burry"  wrote in message   
   news:XnsA0D86E6BBCDF0sjoukeburrysoesterbe@213.75.12.10...   
   > "Mr Pounder"  wrote in   
   > news:k3ktsm$9uq$1@dont-email.me:   
   >   
   >> Using XP Pro and OE.   
   >> I today deleted Office 2003 and installed Office 2007. Slight issue   
   >> with the spell checker in OE but I downloaded something and the   
   >> checker works. I had backups from Office 2003, but did not need them   
   >> as 2007 somehow got them. I did not deleted the stuff in "my   
   >> documents". If I send an attachment from Word to myself the attachment   
   >> arrives with the full Word page.   
   >> I can click on anything and it will open!   
   >> I sent this to a Yahoo account, same thing.   
   >> Ok, I sent the attachment using Outlook. Same thing.   
   >> I created a new document in Office 2007 and sent it to myself. Same   
   >> thing.   
   >>   
   >> Surely this can't be right?   
   >>   
   >> Steve   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > That is the standard stupidity in M$ programs, to allow a rich   
   > assortment of viri easy access to your system..........   
   > Like executable code inside wordfiles, automatic execution of things   
   > in mail and word files, etc. etc.   
   > Main reason why I use Openoffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, and stay   
   > away from powerpoint , word , excel, outlook, to name a few.   
      
   Thank you for those reassuring words.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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