I don't think it's your virus program. I'd suspect your keyboard spacebar being intermittent. Are you sure you're using Office 2002? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "bjones" <shawnee@xxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 17:56 Subject: Microsoft Essentials snag Hello I'm not sure if this is related to a setting in Jaws or the virus program settings. I'm running windows XP with MS office 2002 and when working in Word things sometimes slow down when I am typing as if the virus program is interfering. My words get pushed together without spaces in between or a letter will be dropped from the word altogether. I used to see this with my previous virus program when it was interfering most likely with a message on the screen but thought ME did not do this. Is there a setting somewhere I can change so it does not interfere or is there something to do with Jaws that needs changing? It does not happen all the time but is beginning to interfere with my job as a transcriber and I must correct it. Thanks for any help. Barbara -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx