Double click on Word, Excel, etc. takes very long to open

[Nick Giordano]

Hi,

Double clicking on a Word, Excel, Access, etc. file takes over 30 seconds to
open. PC specs: P4, 3.2Gig, 3gig RAM, .5 Ter DASD.

HELP!

Thank you,

Nick

 

[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

Clear your TEMP folder, defrag your HD and check for addins causing
delays. See these articles for more info...

Maintaining Your Computer
http://www.mousetrax.com/maintain.html

Add-ins...One of Word's Most Common Problems
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=282

Good luck...

Dian D. Chapman
Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP
MOS Certified, Editor/TechTrax

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[Nick Giordano]

Hi,

After defrag all MS office applications open much faster.

Thank you,

Nick

 

[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

Great...glad to hear it.

Yeah, on NTFS, it can lag again soon...so you'll want to keep up with
that about once a month??? Depends on how much work you do. I only
defrag about every few months, but I do keep my TEMP folder cleared
nearly every day.

Cheers!
Dian ~

 

[James Silverton]

Dian wrote on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:50:19 -0600:

DDC> Yeah, on NTFS, it can lag again soon...so you'll want to
DDC> keep up with that about once a month??? Depends on how
DDC> much work you do. I only defrag about every few months,
DDC> but I do keep my TEMP folder cleared nearly every day.

DDC> Cheers!
DDC> Dian ~

DDC> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:56:21 -0500, "Nick Giordano"

??>> After defrag all MS office applications open much faster.

This is not meant to be sarcastic but do you mean using the XP
defragmenter even if a scan says defragmentation is unnecessary?
I do a scan every month or so but it is quite a while since
defragging was recommended.

James Silverton.

 

[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

I don't do it that often...but I have done it even when the app says
it's not needed...maybe I'm about to embark on a bunch of stuff that
needs full resources?

D ~