Forced to use IE

[Joan Van Tassel <jvantass@pepperdine.edu>]

  The latest version of Office 97 forces me to use IE in the
  most inconvenient way. After installing the programs from the
  CD, I tracked down all the IE files and methodically deleted
  them.
  
  Problem:  There's something in Word 7.0 that demands IE.
  Everytime I launch Word, I get a notice that there is a
  problem with Word in the 'registry' file. I can get past
  the nag screen but Word is indeed somewhat unstable, freezing
  every once in awhile so that I lose my latest changes and have
  to reboot.
  
  Thus, even the loose coupling of IE with Word is problematic.
  I can hardly wait until they are tightly integrated.
  
  Joan VT