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Subject:Re: Problem With Microsoft Word97? From:Scott McClare <smcclare -at- DY4 -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 28 May 1999 09:31:45 -0400
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> Oddly, this [the Big Red X Bug] seems to happen most often when the file
> is shipped between
> computers--like between home and the office. Or maybe that's just me.
>
You may be right. OTOH, the one time this has hit me seriously was a short
document (~40-50pp) with 20+ screen shots, which was done start-to-finish on
the same PC, to which I made no configuration changes whatever. As far as I
can tell, it was a completely random occurrence. <sigh>
Take care,
Scott
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Scott McClare - Technical Writer
DY 4 Systems Inc., Kanata, Ontario, Canada
(613) 599-9199 x502 smcclare -at- dy4 -dot- com
Opinions are my own
