Problem selecting folder to save to

[gersteas]

When using Word, Excel or Outlook, there is a 20 - 40 second time lag when I
save a document in the file system. I click on File / Save As and when I
click on the Sve In drop-down the machine freezes for 20 - 40 seconds. Then
the drop-down opens and I can repeat the painful process if I need to
drill-down further. This is a recent occurance, and I constantly scan for
spy/addware and viruses...

 

[Bob I]

Open "My Computer", look for drives with "red X", r-click on and
disconnect them. Office will not wait for them to time out then.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Do you have any disconnected network drives, printers
or ftp locations? If so, Word may be waiting for them
to be available for a time or may be slower reading network
drives.

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When using Word, Excel or Outlook, there is a 20 - 40 second time lag when I
save a document in the file system. I click on File / Save As and when I
click on the Sve In drop-down the machine freezes for 20 - 40 seconds. Then
the drop-down opens and I can repeat the painful process if I need to
drill-down further. This is a recent occurance, and I constantly scan for
spy/addware and viruses... >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

 

[gersteas]

Bob,

I recently posted a problem I was having (time lag while saving a file with
an MS app) and you posted a reply. Although your reply did not fix the
problem, I wanted to let you know what the fix was...

I apparantly had a corrumpted identity on my PC and once deleted and a new
one created, I lost the problem. A (programmer) friend of mine told me he
was experiencing the same issue on one of his computers and that he thought
the issue was really a registry key that has something to do with the hive.

Thanks for your support,
Arthur