Kill the Office Assistant, please, I beseech thee, Microsoft

[Zeal]

The "Office Assistant" is incredibly annoying. It interferes with the use of
Office by repeatedly stealing focus away from the document, covering the
screen, making stupid sounds, etc. Although it can be disabled, it is most
annoying on public computers at schools and libraries, where it must be
temporarily disabled every time a user logs on. Please, O Mericful
Microsoft, slay the Office assistant. Think of the children.

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[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Oh the humanity! I can't stand them either.



| The "Office Assistant" is incredibly annoying. It interferes with the use
of
| Office by repeatedly stealing focus away from the document, covering the
| screen, making stupid sounds, etc. Although it can be disabled, it is
most
| annoying on public computers at schools and libraries, where it must be
| temporarily disabled every time a user logs on. Please, O Mericful
| Microsoft, slay the Office assistant. Think of the children.
|
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| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
| Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
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| link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
| click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Neither of you have tried the agents then, have you? THe one I am using
right now (Flix) look a lot like Towlie from South Park.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Rob Giordano (Crash) asked:

| Oh the humanity! I can't stand them either.
|
|
|
| || The "Office Assistant" is incredibly annoying. It interferes with
|| the use of Office by repeatedly stealing focus away from the
|| document, covering the screen, making stupid sounds, etc. Although
|| it can be disabled, it is most annoying on public computers at
|| schools and libraries, where it must be temporarily disabled every
|| time a user logs on. Please, O Mericful Microsoft, slay the Office
|| assistant. Think of the children.
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|| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
|| the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
|| click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see
|| the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
|| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

I dunno I got that stupid yappy dog right now, havent seen Flix.


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| Neither of you have tried the agents then, have you? THe one I am using
| right now (Flix) look a lot like Towlie from South Park.
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
| reading.
|
| After furious head scratching, Rob Giordano (Crash) asked:
|
|| Oh the humanity! I can't stand them either.
||
||
||
|| ||| The "Office Assistant" is incredibly annoying. It interferes with
||| the use of Office by repeatedly stealing focus away from the
||| document, covering the screen, making stupid sounds, etc. Although
||| it can be disabled, it is most annoying on public computers at
||| schools and libraries, where it must be temporarily disabled every
||| time a user logs on. Please, O Mericful Microsoft, slay the Office
||| assistant. Think of the children.
|||
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||| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
||| the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
||| click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see
||| the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
||| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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|
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|

 

[bxb7668]

Go to Add/Remove Programs in Control panel and scroll down to
Microsoft Office. Click on the Change button. Select Add or Remove
Features and click Next. (You don't say which version of Office you're
using. I'm using 2003.) Check the Choose Advanced Customization of
Applications box and click Next. Expand the Office Shared Features. A
little ways down you'll see Office Assistant. Left-click on it and
select Not Available. Click Update and the Office Assistant is gone.

Brian

 

[Zeal]

Thanks - I didn't know about the uninstallation - but it's not an option on
the public computers I am forced to use almost every day. Kinda dumb to
gripe about something so trivial, but it *is* annoying

 

[bxb7668]

OK. Alternately you can right-click on the Assistant and select
Options. Remove the check next to Use The Office Assistant.

Brian

 

[Bob I]

You are "FORCED" to use "PUBLIC COMPUTERS"?!?!?!? I recommend you
contact the ACLU folks IMMEDIATELY to correct this civil rights
infringement!!