Why are my Office programs stalling?

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When I use Word, Office and Excel, every few minutes my cursor turns into the
hourglass and just hangs there for about 10 seconds. I think this started
after I installed Acrobat Professional 8, so I uninstalled it to download
some Office updates, etc.

The hang ups didn't occur while Acrobat wasn't running, and started again
when I reinstalled it (I think). However, uninstalling Acrobat a second time
didn't fix the stalling, so I've reinstalled it and am trying not to get too
annoyed at the constant stalling. Doesn't happen when I'm using Explorer or
Acrobat.

Any brilliant solutions out there?
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Re: Why are my Office programs stalling? by Echo

Echo
Wed May 07 15:15:41 PDT 2008

Have you applied the latest patches to Acrobat?

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"ubcbog" <ubcbog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C2A86C8A-022A-42A1-AE22-6A259EB3E6B5@microsoft.com...
> When I use Word, Office and Excel, every few minutes my cursor turns into
> the
> hourglass and just hangs there for about 10 seconds. I think this started
> after I installed Acrobat Professional 8, so I uninstalled it to download
> some Office updates, etc.
>
> The hang ups didn't occur while Acrobat wasn't running, and started again
> when I reinstalled it (I think). However, uninstalling Acrobat a second
> time
> didn't fix the stalling, so I've reinstalled it and am trying not to get
> too
> annoyed at the constant stalling. Doesn't happen when I'm using Explorer
> or
> Acrobat.
>
> Any brilliant solutions out there?
>

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Re: Why are my Office programs stalling? by Joseph

Joseph
Wed May 07 17:25:01 PDT 2008

I am sorry I don't have any ideas, but it might be helpful if you
indicated what version of Office you are using.

"ubcbog" <ubcbog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C2A86C8A-022A-42A1-AE22-6A259EB3E6B5@microsoft.com...
> When I use Word, Office and Excel, every few minutes my cursor turns into
> the
> hourglass and just hangs there for about 10 seconds. I think this started
> after I installed Acrobat Professional 8, so I uninstalled it to download
> some Office updates, etc.
>
> The hang ups didn't occur while Acrobat wasn't running, and started again
> when I reinstalled it (I think). However, uninstalling Acrobat a second
> time
> didn't fix the stalling, so I've reinstalled it and am trying not to get
> too
> annoyed at the constant stalling. Doesn't happen when I'm using Explorer
> or
> Acrobat.
>
> Any brilliant solutions out there?
>


--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit



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Re: Why are my Office programs stalling? by ubcbog

ubcbog
Thu May 08 10:50:03 PDT 2008

As echo suggested, I applied an Acrobat patch. Still stalling.

In answer to Joseph, it's Office 2007, XP operating system.

"Joseph Meehan" wrote:

> I am sorry I don't have any ideas, but it might be helpful if you
> indicated what version of Office you are using.
>
> "ubcbog" <ubcbog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C2A86C8A-022A-42A1-AE22-6A259EB3E6B5@microsoft.com...
> > When I use Word, Office and Excel, every few minutes my cursor turns into
> > the
> > hourglass and just hangs there for about 10 seconds. I think this started
> > after I installed Acrobat Professional 8, so I uninstalled it to download
> > some Office updates, etc.
> >
> > The hang ups didn't occur while Acrobat wasn't running, and started again
> > when I reinstalled it (I think). However, uninstalling Acrobat a second
> > time
> > didn't fix the stalling, so I've reinstalled it and am trying not to get
> > too
> > annoyed at the constant stalling. Doesn't happen when I'm using Explorer
> > or
> > Acrobat.
> >
> > Any brilliant solutions out there?
> >
>
>
> --
> Joseph Meehan
>
> Dia 's Muire duit
>
>
>
>
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Re: Why are my Office programs stalling? by Echo

Echo
Thu May 08 14:27:48 PDT 2008

One thing PowerPoint 2007 relies on heavily is printer drivers. I suspect
Word and Excel do, too, but I don't know for sure.

Anyway, trying this isn't difficult:

How to install a local printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

The driver needs to be local -- not on a network, and try setting it as your
default printer.

Otherwise, what other add-ins do you see listed in the Options for Word and
Excel?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


"ubcbog" <ubcbog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:38498881-4F03-4C5D-AE7B-EC76D3C76CA2@microsoft.com...
> As echo suggested, I applied an Acrobat patch. Still stalling.
>
> In answer to Joseph, it's Office 2007, XP operating system.
>
> "Joseph Meehan" wrote:
>
>> I am sorry I don't have any ideas, but it might be helpful if you
>> indicated what version of Office you are using.
>>
>> "ubcbog" <ubcbog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C2A86C8A-022A-42A1-AE22-6A259EB3E6B5@microsoft.com...
>> > When I use Word, Office and Excel, every few minutes my cursor turns
>> > into
>> > the
>> > hourglass and just hangs there for about 10 seconds. I think this
>> > started
>> > after I installed Acrobat Professional 8, so I uninstalled it to
>> > download
>> > some Office updates, etc.
>> >
>> > The hang ups didn't occur while Acrobat wasn't running, and started
>> > again
>> > when I reinstalled it (I think). However, uninstalling Acrobat a
>> > second
>> > time
>> > didn't fix the stalling, so I've reinstalled it and am trying not to
>> > get
>> > too
>> > annoyed at the constant stalling. Doesn't happen when I'm using
>> > Explorer
>> > or
>> > Acrobat.
>> >
>> > Any brilliant solutions out there?
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Meehan
>>
>> Dia 's Muire duit
>>
>>
>>
>>

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