# Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it — retained record

> Retained news record from news:theregister.

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:theregister)  published 2026-08-28 13:34 ingested 2026-08-28 14:41

[original source ↗](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/28/word-97s-ghost-in-the-machine-the-crash-that-vanished-the-moment-anyone-looked-at-it/5293263)

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document fetched 2026-08-29 02:41 · canonical https://theregister.com/software/2026/08/28/word-97s-ghost-in-the-machine-the-crash-that-vanished-the-moment-anyone-looked-at-it/5293263