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The next time I tried to use Word, it would not work. I got a pop up saying that some file was outdated. My computer was just a couple of months old at the time. A brand new Dell. I checked around, and was told to go to the Microsoft website and install some file. But, when I tried to install the file, it said that I could not install that file unless I had IE installed on my system.

At this point, I remembered about having removed the IE browser, and figured that was why Word would not work. So, I reinstalled IE and sure enough, Word worked just fine, without the file from Microsoft.

I have windows 98. Microsoft FORCES you to keep their browser on your system, taking up space whether you want to or not!!

I did web work for an archaeologist. He would sometimes send me the latest updates in Word. Once in awhile it would open the IE browser, which I don't use. I removed the IE browser to prevent it from trying to take over. I use Netscape. The next time I tried to use Word, it would not work. I got a pop up saying that some file was outdated. My computer was just a couple of months old at the time. A brand new Dell. I checked around, and was told to go to the Microsoft website and install some file. But, when I tried to install the file, it said that I could not install that file unless I had IE installed on my system. At this point, I remembered about having removed the IE browser, and figured that was why Word would not work. So, I reinstalled IE and sure enough, Word worked just fine, without the file from Microsoft. I have windows 98. Microsoft FORCES you to keep their browser on your system, taking up space whether you want to or not!!

This is not true I DO NOT have Office OR IE on my computer, I use either Wordpad or WordPerfect to view .doc files.