On the new PC, when using search, it tries to install something from M$Office, and won't take no for an answer. My first search for the problem was terribly worded, but produced these two hits, which hint that this problem occurs to millions of users and there is no solution:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t229783-office-install.html
http://forums.techarena.in/office-setup/736413-2.htm