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Bad Bullets and Numbering Delay
Hi, I am using Word 2002 SP3, XP, both with all latest updates. I posted this question before but the answer didn't solve my problem. I get an unexpected long delay in Bullets and Numbering. I get it when Word applies default numbering patterns. I know I can define my own style and apply that to avoid the delay, but I did not get this delay before and I want to understand why I get it now. I get the delay: 1. When I create a new document after rebooting, type a few lines, then select them and do [Format]-[Bullets and Numbering]. I get an hourglass and wait for about a minute before I can do anything else. 2. If I am typing an Outlook message and start manually numbering lines so that word's automatic Bullets and Numbering kicks in, the same thing happens - I get an hour glass and wait for a minute. I have tried deleting my Normal.dot file and letting Word create a new one (please note I am aware of all the possible problems with editing Normal.dot files the wrong way). No effect - I still get the delay. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. John |
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G'day "JohnThePresenter" ,
Have you tried a hard disk defrag? To use a list template, Word has to access specific code from several libraries - this code needs to be loaded into RAM to execute. You may also want to check your paging file is contiguous and large enough. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Without prejudice JohnThePresenter reckoned: Hi, I am using Word 2002 SP3, XP, both with all latest updates. I posted this question before but the answer didn't solve my problem. I get an unexpected long delay in Bullets and Numbering. I get it when Word applies default numbering patterns. I know I can define my own style and apply that to avoid the delay, but I did not get this delay before and I want to understand why I get it now. I get the delay: 1. When I create a new document after rebooting, type a few lines, then select them and do [Format]-[Bullets and Numbering]. I get an hourglass and wait for about a minute before I can do anything else. 2. If I am typing an Outlook message and start manually numbering lines so that word's automatic Bullets and Numbering kicks in, the same thing happens - I get an hour glass and wait for a minute. I have tried deleting my Normal.dot file and letting Word create a new one (please note I am aware of all the possible problems with editing Normal.dot files the wrong way). No effect - I still get the delay. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. John |
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Hi,
My disk is already well defragged with 20 GBytes of free space. RAM is 512MB with 768MB page file size. Any other ideas please? "Word Heretic" wrote: G'day "JohnThePresenter" , Have you tried a hard disk defrag? To use a list template, Word has to access specific code from several libraries - this code needs to be loaded into RAM to execute. You may also want to check your paging file is contiguous and large enough. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Without prejudice JohnThePresenter reckoned: Hi, I am using Word 2002 SP3, XP, both with all latest updates. I posted this question before but the answer didn't solve my problem. I get an unexpected long delay in Bullets and Numbering. I get it when Word applies default numbering patterns. I know I can define my own style and apply that to avoid the delay, but I did not get this delay before and I want to understand why I get it now. I get the delay: 1. When I create a new document after rebooting, type a few lines, then select them and do [Format]-[Bullets and Numbering]. I get an hourglass and wait for about a minute before I can do anything else. 2. If I am typing an Outlook message and start manually numbering lines so that word's automatic Bullets and Numbering kicks in, the same thing happens - I get an hour glass and wait for a minute. I have tried deleting my Normal.dot file and letting Word create a new one (please note I am aware of all the possible problems with editing Normal.dot files the wrong way). No effect - I still get the delay. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. John |
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G'day "JohnThePresenter" ,
If you started vanilla and then applied the SPs as they came, by now your disk's MFT etc is clogged up, badly linked and essentially useless. I am not sure, but quite possibly Symantic's defragger or some other good third party defragger MAY fix the problem - check their technical specifications for MFT rebuilds. However, when planning a fast office system for massive and regular updates (eg, an MS system): Get a tech to make you an updated installable version of both Windows and Office or contact MS for same. Backup your data, reformat your disk, create some partitions: Sys: Windows only. This will get ruined a lot slower with just windows on there. (Turn off fast indexing) Office: MS Office products only. (Turn off fast indexing) Apps: All other applications, utilities, tweaks, hacks etc (Turn off fast indexing) Data: Formalised storage area. Saves a lot of backing up when you have to reformat a partition after several years of update abuse. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Without prejudice JohnThePresenter reckoned: Hi, My disk is already well defragged with 20 GBytes of free space. RAM is 512MB with 768MB page file size. Any other ideas please? "Word Heretic" wrote: G'day "JohnThePresenter" , Have you tried a hard disk defrag? To use a list template, Word has to access specific code from several libraries - this code needs to be loaded into RAM to execute. You may also want to check your paging file is contiguous and large enough. Steve Hudson - Word Heretic steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Without prejudice JohnThePresenter reckoned: Hi, I am using Word 2002 SP3, XP, both with all latest updates. I posted this question before but the answer didn't solve my problem. I get an unexpected long delay in Bullets and Numbering. I get it when Word applies default numbering patterns. I know I can define my own style and apply that to avoid the delay, but I did not get this delay before and I want to understand why I get it now. I get the delay: 1. When I create a new document after rebooting, type a few lines, then select them and do [Format]-[Bullets and Numbering]. I get an hourglass and wait for about a minute before I can do anything else. 2. If I am typing an Outlook message and start manually numbering lines so that word's automatic Bullets and Numbering kicks in, the same thing happens - I get an hour glass and wait for a minute. I have tried deleting my Normal.dot file and letting Word create a new one (please note I am aware of all the possible problems with editing Normal.dot files the wrong way). No effect - I still get the delay. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. John |
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