Slow opening of Word Docs

[Martin]

If I open a word doc the time to open the file is at
least 45 seconds. Is there any way to speed this up? I am
using Office 2003

Many thanks
Martin

 

[Charles Kenyon]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm. If you have
Norton AV, disable its Office Plug-In.

Otherwise, is this true of all documents or just some? Is there a difference
between recently saved and older documents? Is there a difference between
documents saved locally vs. over a network? Have you recently changed:
(1) network servers or connections?
(2) version of Word or Operating System?

 

[Wyatt]

Try changing your default printer to "Microsoft Document Image Writer" or one
of the other printers that is installed that writes a file rather than
communicating with an actual printer.

I believe that Word is trying to connect to your printer every time you open
a document. This process takes some time, and therefore you experience a lag
time when opening a word document.

Please let me know if this works as I have not tested this theory on any
additional machines. This problem seems to only exist with Office 2003.

Wyatt

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If this is the problem, a better solution is to install the printer driver
for the network printer locally.