macropod,

I've checked the addins and there's nothing related to the program installer that's running.

I'm wondering if I should try and remove that program and see if that might cure it...

I'd be suspicous of any program that tries to run when you try to run something else that's not related - unless of course it's from a reputable supplier and their doco says that's what it's supposed to do.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]