>Thierry, don't worry I get it! We use Openoffice apart from Test machines that have to match the customer. Which is the issue: some customers specify Word and others have huge antique VBA/macros assembling documents out of large entry forms. If the requirement is to use Word- we haven't been able to escape using ActiveX via IE.

Frankly i would at least try to use Word on the server; using IIS and/or WWWC, a server is recycled if hanged more than a timeout you decide.