Normal.dot question

[Turbineguy]

I suspect that my Normal.dot file has been compromised. It is 1.2MB in size. That seems a bit large. I am using MS Office 2003. I've run the usual malware/spyware/virus scans but nothing yet. I dropped it in the recycle bin and my computer seems to be running faster since.

Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

1. Once you delete your Normal.dot file

I believe that Word rebuilds it the next time you open it up. Have you checked the size of the new Normal.dot file?

I checked on my Normal.dot file size, and it's almost 900 Kb. But, I have a bunch of specialized macros and vba code that are part of the Normal.dot file.

[Turbineguy]

2. Thanks

the new normal.dot file is 31kb.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

3. That sounds about right

It will probably grow slowly as some settings are changed. For example, if you create customized keyboard shortcut setups, I think that those are stored in the Normal.dot file.