Delay launching application when office data file is double-clicke

J

J_Schneider

This happens to this user each day. He is connected to a corporate LAN (NT4
DOMAIN). When he double-clicks a word doc or excel spreadsheet, he has about
a 45 sec delay before the parent app opens.

However, later in the day (perhaps as more machines are logged into the
network???) the delay doesn't happen. It doesn't seem to be a cache issue
because it is highly repeatable. Roughly speaking: In the morning hours,
there is delay. In the afternoon, it is very fast.

How can I possibly get to the bottom of this?

My thoughts are:
1) Maybe WINS or NETBIOS related.
2) Perhaps related to a path issue or the way the document file is
associated in the registry.
3) I need to understand the steps trying to be completed behind the seens
after the document file is launched and attempt to trace them.

Any assistance or guideance would be appreciated.

Thanks, John
 
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