Re: blocking another application from starting

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:59:20 -0400, Eric Sosman <Eric.Sosman@xxxxxxx>
wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

Why not simply uninstall Word? (Considering the name
you've posted under, why not simply uninstall Windows?)

or rename the exe. That way you can easily put it back.
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