Terry
Sun Dec 17 03:42:28 CST 2006
FWIW, my Word 2007 opens in less than 1 second under Vista. This is not a
blisteringly fast new computer either: it is a modestly specified P4 3.0/2,
with a Radeon 1600XT, though it does have a generous 2GB PC533 dual channel
memory. (I have requested Santa brings me a Core 2 DUO e6600 - or better,
for Christmas.) Outlook take around 3 seconds but that takes longer because
I have quite a generous PST file.
Terry
"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
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> Mine's slow too - Outlook is even slower and my PC while not the fastest
> available is certainly up there - but like you I have a weighty ovehead
> for Word to carry. I rarely shut Word or Outlook down and turn the PC off
> using its hibernate feature so the problem, if it is a problem, doesn't
> often arise.
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> Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
>> My machine is fairly old, but I don't think processor speed is really
>> an issue. I have several add-ins (including Adobe Acrobat, which adds
>> a toolbar) and hundreds of fonts, and I'm running under Windows 2000.
>> I timed it this morning, and it was in fact just about 20 seconds.
>>
>>
>> "aalaan" <aalaan@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:45848831$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>>> As a matter of interest my Word 2000 takes about 4 seconds on a
>>> Celeron M machine with 512K RAM. I have several quite complex macros
>>> (if that is relevant)
>>>
>>> "Randy Davis" <rnews@ranbec.com> wrote in message
>>> news:A8%gh.272533$FQ1.98242@attbi_s71...
>>>> Well, I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with it opening
>>>> slowly. I have seen already where another person claims it taks
>>>> twenty seconds to open, and mine will do it in about seventeen, so
>>>> I guess I'm in good shape.
>>>>
>>>> It's probably a good time to start playing around with Open Office.
>>>>
>>>> Randy Davis
>>>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uaZCPiSIHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I'm not sure where to go from here. All I can state absolutely is
>>>>> that if it works with the /a switch - where Word runs in its
>>>>> default install mode bypassing all macros, templates, add-ins, COM
>>>>> addins, etc. - it proves that there is nothing wrong with Word but
>>>>> that there is something else on your computer that is messing it
>>>>> up. The most common causes are third party add-ins - usually
>>>>> templates installed in Word Startup folder - or the printer driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> Terry
>>>>>
>>>>> "Randy Davis" <rnews@ranbec.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:QnTgh.1098841$084.29110@attbi_s22...
>>>>>> Terry,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've uninstalled the printer and reinstalled it, to no avail. It
>>>>>> also works fine with other programs. When I check the add-ins the
>>>>>> only thing showing is under the XML Schema tag. There I have six
>>>>>> entries for Microsoft Small Business Acounting, but none of them
>>>>>> are checked. I've also unchecked all third-party smart tags. So,
>>>>>> as far as I know nothing should be running from the start of Word.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Randy Davis
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uQPSoFPIHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> If starting with the /a switch is OK and creating a new
>>>>>>> normal.dot does not help, then this is symptomatic of a third
>>>>>>> party add-in or corrupt/unobtainable printer driver screwing up
>>>>>>> Word. Have you checked to see what add-ins may be present and
>>>>>>> tried moving or disabling them? Is the printer OK and can Word
>>>>>>> se it correctly?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Terry
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Randy Davis" <rnews@ranbec.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:NbHgh.271556$FQ1.98666@attbi_s71...
>>>>>>>> No, I'm tyring to open Word as one would normally, using the
>>>>>>>> normal.dot template, and I am not on a network. Once it is
>>>>>>>> started I can then open a second instance of Word on my
>>>>>>>> computer and it is instanteously opened. Also, if I start it
>>>>>>>> from the command line using the /a switch it starts instantly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Randy Davis
>>>>>>>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:u7KGXkJIHHA.4112@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Does this scenario fit the the problem? You are trying to open
>>>>>>>>> a document based on a template that has either moved or no
>>>>>>>>> longer exists?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Terry
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Randy Davis" <rnews@ranbec.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:nJEgh.316338$1i1.276479@attbi_s72...
>>>>>>>>>> I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data
>>>>>>>>>> folder from registry, no entries in startup folder) and I
>>>>>>>>>> still have slowness when opening. It appears that it is
>>>>>>>>>> searching for a document, as in the default document, but I
>>>>>>>>>> don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a second
>>>>>>>>>> occurrence it loads instantly.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Randy Davis
>>>>>>>>>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:Oc$YQbIIHHA.2236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>> See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Randy Davis" <rnews@ranbec.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:3uCgh.1098033$084.861968@attbi_s22...
>>>>>>>>>>>> For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It
>>>>>>>>>>>> gives me the splash screen and from there it opens very
>>>>>>>>>>>> slowly. I've deleted and reinstalled my printer, checked my
>>>>>>>>>>>> fonts, and can find no reason for it to be opening slowly.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Randy Davis
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