Norton Antivirus 2000 And Microsoft Office

Norton Antivirus 2000 protects your computer from being infected with viruses and malware. But sometime it may arise some problems such as inability to open files within Office or slow PC performance. Then you may feel the urgency of uninstalling the security software. Though you are not asked to uninstall Norton Antivirus as it may keep your computer open to virus and malware attacks you can do it at your own risk by following the steps mentioned below.

1. Exit all programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. Depending on how Norton AntiVirus 2000 is installed, type one of the following commands:
o If the Norton AntiVirus program is installed as a stand-alone product, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\norton antivirus\officeav.dll"
c is a placeholder for the drive where Norton AntiVirus is installed.

If the command is successful, you receive the following message:
DllUnregisterServer in C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\OfficeAV.dll succeeded.
o If the Norton AntiVirus program is installed as part of SystemWorks, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\norton systemworks\norton antivirus\officeav.dll"
c is a placeholder for the drive where SystemWorks is installed.

If the command is successful, you receive the following message:
DllUnregisterServer in C:\Program Files\Norton Systemworks\Norton AntiVirus\OfficeAV.dll succeeded.
o If Norton Internet Security is installed, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\norton internet security\norton antivirus\officeav.dll"
c is a placeholder for the drive where Norton Internet Security is installed.

If the command is successful, you receive the following message:
DllUnregisterServer in C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\OfficeAV.dll succeeded.
4. Click OK.
5. Restart the computer.