Word Art operation drags in Publisher

M

Michele

I use Publisher 2003 on Windows XP with 2 GB RAM. I don't have much else
running. When I want to put say, a simple Word Art title on a single page
document, the performance time really drags. It is like it is loading a heavy
sized document. If I want to nudge it a little to left or right, man, it
takes 10 -15 seconds for one maneuver. Seems longer. Is there some graphic
setting I can change?
 
M

Mary Sauer

Check out your video/graphics driver. It may need upgrading.
To check to see if it is your driver, slide the acceleration down on your
adapter
Control panel, display folder, settings tab, advanced button, troubleshoot tab.

If sliding down the acceleration helps, go to the manufacturer's web site of
your graphics card and look around for an updated driver.
 
M

Michele

Hi Mary,

I went and slid my display.troubleshoot. It was full. I put it down two
notches. Still the 15-20 delay. So I am trying to find my driver info for
graphics card. Went to my computer, hardware and device manager. Nothing is
jumping out at me as a graphic card. Where would I find that exactly. This
computer is about 5 mos old. I am told high - performance.
 
M

Mary Sauer

In the Display folder, settings tab, advanced button, adapter tab. It will have
the name in this area.
 
M

Mike Williams

I went and slid my display.troubleshoot. It was full. I put it
down two notches. Still the 15-20 delay. So I am trying to
find my driver info for graphics card. Went to my computer,
hardware and device manager. Nothing is jumping out at me
as a graphic card. Where would I find that exactly. This
computer is about 5 mos old. I am told high - performance.
Click to expand...

As Mary has said, it is quite likely a problem with your graphics card or
driver, although with such a large delay as you have mentioned there are
other things that could be wrong. Click your Start button and select Run. In
the little box that appears type in "dxdiag" and click the OKbutton and a
diagnostic tool will load from which you can check your system. Click the
System tab in the dialog for details of your machine and click the Display
tab for details of your graphics card. Post back with the main details.

Mike
 
M

Michele

Okay here is the lowdown fromdxdiag:

-----------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 2/12/2007, 16:17:36
Machine name: MICHELE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack
2 (2600.xpsp.050622-1524)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: OptiPlex GX620
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A07
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 559MB used, 3379MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: 256MB ATI RADEON X600
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON X600 PRO (0x5B62)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B62&SUBSYS_0B021002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6542 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/31/2005 20:08:00, 228864 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 5/31/2005 20:08:00, 1198080 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-1822-11CF-3C6A-082BA1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x5B62
SubSys ID: 0x0B021002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B
ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}:
Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1)
Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}:
Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0)
Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}:
Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2)
Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}:
Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1)
Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}:
Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0)
Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run
 
E

Ed Bennett

JoAnn said:
I'd take her system in a New York second! (And then I'd update those
drivers.)
Click to expand...

Ditto on both counts! Parents could do with a new system (I might build
them one sometime soon); a desktop isn't so much use for me.
 
M

Michele

Ok, before I download a 34 MB driver...I went up on the Web site link your
provided. There are two options and also other links. I want to make sure I
download the right one. Also, this unit is 5 mos. old. How could I have
gotten a driver that is over 2 years old?

JoAnn Paules said:
I like the idea of portability but it's not really required for anything I
do. I'm hoping that this is the year for a new machine.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
Click to expand...
 
E

Ed Bennett

Michele said:
Ok, before I download a 34 MB driver...I went up on the Web site link your
provided. There are two options and also other links. I want to make sure I
download the right one. Also, this unit is 5 mos. old. How could I have
gotten a driver that is over 2 years old?
Click to expand...

The machine is 5 months old, the card used in it was first released
quite some time before that.

From the group archives:

The computer is mass-produced on a production line. The hard drive is
filled with data from a master disk, and that master disk does not
change often. Every time it changes, they have to go through a long
testing procedure to make sure it works - which they don't like to do
very often. They cannot afford the time or money to change it every time
a new driver comes out (each piece of hardware in the system has a
driver, and new ones are being developed all the time). Also, even if
they did this, if a new driver were released after the machine left the
factory but before you bought it, (which, given the amount of time the
machine will sit on a shelf before you buy it, is quite likely), you
would not have the latest drivers on your brand new machine.
 
J

JoAnn Paules [MVP]

34MB??? That's frickin' huge. Most aren't that big.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




Michele said:
Ok, before I download a 34 MB driver...I went up on the Web site link your
provided. There are two options and also other links. I want to make sure
I
download the right one. Also, this unit is 5 mos. old. How could I have
gotten a driver that is over 2 years old?

JoAnn Paules said:
I like the idea of portability but it's not really required for anything
I
do. I'm hoping that this is the year for a new machine.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




Ed Bennett said:
JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I'd take her system in a New York second! (And then I'd update those
drivers.)

Ditto on both counts! Parents could do with a new system (I might build
them one sometime soon); a desktop isn't so much use for me.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
M

Mary Sauer

That is a small adapter, mine is 256 MB, a modest size.
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,6994,00.asp

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


JoAnn Paules said:
34MB??? That's frickin' huge. Most aren't that big.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




Michele said:
Ok, before I download a 34 MB driver...I went up on the Web site link your
provided. There are two options and also other links. I want to make sure I
download the right one. Also, this unit is 5 mos. old. How could I have
gotten a driver that is over 2 years old?

JoAnn Paules said:
I like the idea of portability but it's not really required for anything I
do. I'm hoping that this is the year for a new machine.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I'd take her system in a New York second! (And then I'd update those
drivers.)

Ditto on both counts! Parents could do with a new system (I might build
them one sometime soon); a desktop isn't so much use for me.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
M

Mary Sauer

Oops, I guess you are speaking about the download size, not the size of the
card.

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


JoAnn Paules said:
34MB??? That's frickin' huge. Most aren't that big.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




Michele said:
Ok, before I download a 34 MB driver...I went up on the Web site link your
provided. There are two options and also other links. I want to make sure I
download the right one. Also, this unit is 5 mos. old. How could I have
gotten a driver that is over 2 years old?

JoAnn Paules said:
I like the idea of portability but it's not really required for anything I
do. I'm hoping that this is the year for a new machine.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I'd take her system in a New York second! (And then I'd update those
drivers.)

Ditto on both counts! Parents could do with a new system (I might build
them one sometime soon); a desktop isn't so much use for me.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
J

JoAnn Paules [MVP]

Yep :)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




Mary Sauer said:
Oops, I guess you are speaking about the download size, not the size of
the card.

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

JoAnn Paules said:
34MB??? That's frickin' huge. Most aren't that big.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




Michele said:
Ok, before I download a 34 MB driver...I went up on the Web site link
your
provided. There are two options and also other links. I want to make
sure I
download the right one. Also, this unit is 5 mos. old. How could I have
gotten a driver that is over 2 years old?

:

I like the idea of portability but it's not really required for
anything I
do. I'm hoping that this is the year for a new machine.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I'd take her system in a New York second! (And then I'd update those
drivers.)

Ditto on both counts! Parents could do with a new system (I might
build
them one sometime soon); a desktop isn't so much use for me.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 

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