EGA wrote:
> Thanks for all the responses. Whilst some of you might think that
> telling me to uninstall NIS and use alternative is good advice it
> actually does not address my problem. However, the problem has now
> been solved.
>
>> EGA
>>
>> This is caused by NIS. This same issue has been posted and answered
>> in the MS Office newsgroups many times.
>>
>> Uninstall Norton as per their uninstall tool available from the
>> Symantec site. Then install either AVG or Avast which will do just
>> as a good job if not better.
>>
>> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be
>> acknowledged.
>>
>> "EGA" <EGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:72034064-61BE-498F-8BFA-4784CE9AD0AB@microsoft.com...
>>> I am posting this here as I am not sure whether it is a Windows XP
>>> problem,
>>> or a problem with NIS 2007 or Word 2002.
>>>
>>> I am currently using Norton Internet Security 2007 and have
>>> Microsoft Word 2002 and Works 7.
>>>
>>> I occasionally check the Log Viewer of Norton Internet Security and
>>> have noticed that I regularly get the following entires under the
>>> heading Symantec Resourse Protector>Alerts
>>>
>>> The entires are always the same, apart from the PID number and are
>>> as follows:
>>>
>>> <Date> <Time> Unauthorise Access Logged
>>>
>>> Event Details
>>> Actor: C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE 10\WINWORD.EXE
>>> (PID=168 (different number on each occasion)
>>> Target: \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Common
>>> Client\ccService\Channels\ Action: Unauthorised access
>>> Reaction: Unauthorised access stopped
>>>
>>> Can anyone throw any light on this apparent problem. Is there some
>>> thing I can or should do in either NIS2007 or Word 2002 to prevent
>>> this apparent security problem.
>>>
>>> Needless to say all my products are always fully updated.
>>> --
>>> EricG

Appreciate your posting that; I was about to go back and respond to your
original post with a couple of questions for more background. Thanks.

Regards,

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