virus scanning
 

My computer used to run Norton Anti-virus which has been removed. Everytime i
try to open even the simplest Excel sheet it says "requesting virus scan" on
the status bar. this takes about 5 minutes to open even the simplest sheet.
In my Macros security it designates that virus scanning software is
installed. i need to somehow tell it that there is no such software, so it
will just open up the sheet. Any suggestions?