Michael,

Best news I've heard all year :)

I was beginning to wonder if I should reinstall my os after wiping off my harddisk. Haven't done the fix yet since I'm at work and its my home pc thats been acting up.


Thanks.

Mike


>In case you've just recently noticed a major slowdown in opening Word, or obtaining Explorer's right-click menu, see the following refs:
>
>Slashdot - Verisign Certificate Expiration Causes Multiple Problems
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>VeriSign Bulletin: Expiration of VeriSign Global Server ID Intermediate Root CA on 1/7/2004
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>Symantec - After January 7th your computer slows down and Microsoft Word and Excel will not start
>
>Here's the quick fix, from Symantec:
>
>Solution: To temporarily resolve this issue until a permanent solution can be found
>1. Close all programs.
>2. Start Internet Explorer.
>3. Click Tools > Internet Options.
>4. On the Advanced tab, scroll down through the list box to the Security section.
>5. Deselect the "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" option as shown here:
>6. Click OK and restart the computer.
>This document will be updated when new information becomes available or a solution is found.
>
>I just tried this, and it fixed the problem nicely. HTH.
>
>Mike