Constant hard disk activities after you install Office XP on your Windows 98-based computer

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SYMPTOMS

After you install Office XP on your Windows 98-based computer, constant hard disk activity may occur, and your computer may run slowly.

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This behavior may occur if you install the Office Alternative User Input feature, and your computer does not meet the minimum requirements for processor speed and memory.

For more information about system requirements for Office XP, see the Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/welcome/depf02.htm (http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/welcome/depf02.htm)

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, remove the Alternative User Input feature from Office. For additional information about how to do so, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

282599 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599/EN-US/ ) OFFXP: What Is CTFMON and What Does It Do?

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