[muglo] Re: Even more questions and answers
- From: "Eric D" <hideme666@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: k.j.hazel@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:17:38 -0500
Re: Microsoft Office X and locking up on exit (spinning beachball).
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html
The SBBOD appears when quitting Microsoft® Applications
Cause
Certain Microsoft applications, such as those in Office, employ an
anti-piracy approach whereby, before quitting, the application uses the
Internet to "phone home" and validate its software registration. If you are
connected to the Internet and have the Mac OS X firewall enabled, the
default firewall settings block this outbound transmission. In such cases,
the SBBOD will go on for up to two minutes before the application abandons
its attempt to "phone home."
Solutions
Disable the Mac OS X firewall before quitting Microsoft Office applications.
Wait for the two minutes or so it will take before the application abandons
its registration verification process.
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