Time since last full install of Office 2000............:    93 days
Number of times Clippy launched .......................:  1000 appx
Number of times failed to launch.......................:  1000 appx
Rough percentage of the time annoyed me enough to close: 60%

I'd say the magic number lies between 600 and 1200... lol

>I agree with David, umpteenth seems to be the magic number.  Just so I clear I'm up to about 20 closures.  How many more do you think I have to go?
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>Pf
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>>Just now I chose to Hide the stupid Office 2000 Assistant for the umpteenth time......and I got  the following dialog:
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>>"You have chosen to hide the Assistant several times ... would you like to permanently turn it off?"
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>>Yes!  Yes!  Whoo-hoo!!!!!

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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam.  Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05