Publisher Running very slow

[BUGGY]

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication that is 31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I try to add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the screen freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look around for an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

 

[BUGGY]

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my publication wron it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will this slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge point where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing. Do you know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

 

[Mary Sauer]

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a higher value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then click OK to
close the System Properties dialog box

 

[BUGGY]

I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running slow. I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you couldn't
find anything?

 

[BUGGY]

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

There could be drivers available elsewhere. Try Google

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you
couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running
slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

:

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a
graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a
higher
value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then
click
OK to
close the System Properties dialog box


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my publication
wron
it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will this
slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge point
where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing. Do
you
know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

:

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look
around for
an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication that
is
31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I try
to
add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the
screen
freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Do you have the Media Center OS? Do you have the Catalyst 6.1?
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

:

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a
graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a higher
value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then click
OK to
close the System Properties dialog box


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my publication wron
it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will this
slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge point
where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing. Do you
know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

:

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look
around for
an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication that is
31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I try to
add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the screen
freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[BUGGY]

W hat is the media centre OS?

What is a Catalyst 6.1?

Do you have the Media Center OS? Do you have the Catalyst 6.1?
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

:

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a
graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a higher
value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then click
OK to
close the System Properties dialog box


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my publication wron
it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will this
slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge point
where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing. Do you
know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

:

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look
around for
an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication that is
31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I try to
add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the screen
freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Dear Buggy,
Catalyst 6.1 is the latest driver available for your ATI graphics card.
Media Center Operating System
OS=Operating System

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

W hat is the media centre OS?

What is a Catalyst 6.1?

Do you have the Media Center OS? Do you have the Catalyst 6.1?
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site


:

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you
couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running
slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

:

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a
graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a higher
value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then click
OK to
close the System Properties dialog box


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my publication
wron
it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will this
slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge point
where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing. Do
you
know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

:

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look
around for
an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication that is
31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I try
to
add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the screen
freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Windows Media Center operating system.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

W hat is the media centre OS?

What is a Catalyst 6.1?

Do you have the Media Center OS? Do you have the Catalyst 6.1?
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site


:

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you
couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running
slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

:

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a
graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a
higher
value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then
click
OK to
close the System Properties dialog box


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my
publication wron
it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will
this
slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge
point
where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing.
Do you
know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

:

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look
around for
an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication
that is
31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I
try to
add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the
screen
freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[BUGGY]

I have tried everything you suddested and i cant fin catalyst 6.1 for windows
xp that driver is for windows 2000. I still have the problem. do you think
this could be caused by any other peoblems as when i work on this publisher
file on other pcs they work fine and it is the same program as i transfer via
a usb data carrier. would uninstalling xp and rebooting my pc help.I'm now
getting to the point where I will be in serious trouble with the printers if
I cant make the deadline.

Windows Media Center operating system.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

W hat is the media centre OS?

What is a Catalyst 6.1?

Do you have the Media Center OS? Do you have the Catalyst 6.1?
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I have deleted the driver and re installed it today. I have a ATI Radeon
xpress 200 and could not find an updated driver on their web site


:

Does that mean you are running the most current driver or that you
couldn't
find anything?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have tried everything you suggested and publisher is still running
slow.
I
cant find an updated graphic driver for my paricular graphic card

:

A Publisher file can be 2 GB. I do believe you are experiencing a
graphics
driver problem. It isn't too difficult installing a new driver.

Do a disk cleanup. Keep your Office setup files

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312/

Might check the virtual memory

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Performance pane, click Settings.
4. In the Performance Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
5. In the Virtual memory pane, click Change.
6. Change the Initial size value and the Maximum size value to a
higher
value,
click Set, and then click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Performance Options dialog box, and then
click
OK to
close the System Properties dialog box


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your reply however I got the size of my
publication wron
it is
27.6 mb long and only includes clip art and some pictures will
this
slow it
down or should i try what you suggested. it is getting to thge
point
where I
cnat do anything in the publication without the screen freezing.
Do you
know
if there is a limitation to how big a publisher file can be.

:

Video/graphics driver?
Go to the manufacturer's web site of your graphics card and look
around for
an
updated driver.

Read the third FAQ here about the adapter acceleration.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Can anyone help me. I,m currently working on a publication
that is
31000kb
long. Up until 3 days ago it was running ok. Now everytime I
try to
add
anything or edit the program takes agaes to respond and the
screen
freezes
for up to a minute.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have tried everything you suddested and i cant fin catalyst 6.1 for windows
xp that driver is for windows 2000.

That's odd, because I went to the link and it linked me through to
downloads for Windows XP, including the latest version of CATALYST.

 

[BUGGY]

I have now successfully downloaded catalyst 6.1. However my computer would
not allow me to run this driver and has reverted to using the original driver
please advise on how i can run this or any other option that may be available
to me.

is catalyst 6.6 a valid driver for my graphic card.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Read the support documents on the ATI web site.
Do a disk clean-up...
Open My Computer, right-click your hard drive, properties, click disk clean up.
Keep your Office setup files.
Empty your temporary cache, in Internet Explorer, tools, Internet Options,
delete files.

 

[BUGGY]

I have now re booted my computer and i would be graeful if you can send me
the link fopr the latest driver for my graphic card thank you

 

[Mary Sauer]

Buggy, I suspect your ATI is integrated on your motherboard.
http://www.ati.com/buy/promotions/radeonxpressmobo/index.html

If the above is correct then Catalyst 6.6 is your driver.
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

I have now re booted my computer and i would be graeful if you can send me
the link fopr the latest driver for my graphic card thank you

 

[BUGGY]

Yes you are correct I'm in the process of doenloading catalyst 6.6. I hope
this helps with my problem. Sorry to be such a pain in the ass!!!!

 

[Mary Sauer]

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