I had the same problem and found this work around. It worked!
"Gtel" wrote:
> Hi, thanks for your reply, i found another way to sort this issue out, which
> is better for me,anyway thanks again, here is the solution i found for anyone
> else who has the same problem.
> work around this problem by running Setup. Follow these steps....
> 1- Launch the Vista Control Panel
> 2- Click on 'Programs'
> 3- Under 'Programs and Features' click on 'Uninstall a program'
> 4- Select Microsoft Office from the list of installed applications, and then
> click on the 'Change' button
> 5- In Office 2003 Setup, choose 'Add or Remove Features' ( the UI will be
> slightly different for other Office versions)
> 6- In Office 2003 Setup, click the 'Choose advanced customization of
> applications' box, and then click on the 'Next' button
> 7- Locate 'Office Assistant' in the feature tree under 'Office Shared
> Features'
> 8- Set all of the assistant characters to 'Not Available'
> 9- Set the character that you would like to use to 'Run from my computer'
> Good luck.
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