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First question: is this just on that document or any Word document that
you get slow screen display response?
hi terry
after testing this some more, i get the following results:
- editing a blank/smaller file is no problem
- editing the same file, while the thesis file is open, leads to the same
annoying delays, like when the actual problem-file is being edited.
i've never noticed this behavior before, however, it's been forever since i
edited files of this size.
Slow screen response is usually caused by the graphics or printer drivers
being either partially corrupted or out of date. Check that you have the
latest printer driver, then delete and reinstall the printer. Also, the
printer should be a local printer, so even if you don't have the printer
connected (because you are mobile) install one as though it is a local
printer and set as the default. If that does resolve the problem, do
similar for the graphics driver.
just deinstalled the graphics driver and installed the latest one. no
change.
i have fineprint and acrobat as the only printers installed - the seem
alright.
If it still doesn't resolve the problem, what happens if you start Word in
Safe Mode. Click on the Word icon whilst holding down the Control Key to
open Word in Safe Mode. Is the screen response still slow?
unfortunately yes...
I noticed that, while usually it's idling at 20-30%, the cpu usage
immideately peaks up to 90-100% as soon as the big word file is the active
window.
can any of the following have an effect on this behavior?
- number of styles
- number of bookmarks
- number of fields
- number of graphics/objects
- macros? (i have one macro, that allows me to update all fields at once)
- multiple languages (2 pages are set to German, the rest is English)
thanks again - ill be happy about any more ideas!
sid
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"sid derra" wrote in message
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I am writing a thesis at the moment, which is a word file (Word 2002,
winXP home) with 116 pages at the moment. The file size is about 10.5mb,
it contains plenty of Excel objects and bookmarks. So far so good - now,
here comes my problem:
So far i worked on this file at my desktop (2.6ghz dual core, 2gb ram)
without major problems. Now I just had to go to Europe for a couple of
months and thus have to finish the paper on my notebook. It's a 1.4ghz
Celeron with 512mb ram on winXP home as well (same Word version).
I still have about 30 pages to go, but it's almost impossible to add new
text to that file, as the typed content will not appear on the screen
until several seconds after the text was typed. This is super annoying
and I just wondered if there was anyone out there who has any ideas on
how to speed up word on my current system again, while editing this file.
I mean, the notebook is not the newest on the block, but not AS outdated
yet either. I just wonder if there are any options that are known to slow
down Word considerably and can be turned off for the time i work on this
file. (Something like real time spell check maybe? I tried to turn this
option off already, without any noticeable effect.).
Thanks a whole bunch in advance!
sid