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Default Word 2003 opens slow

For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the splash
screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and reinstalled my
printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for it to be opening
slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis


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Default Word 2003 opens slow

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

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"Randy Davis" wrote in message
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For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the splash
screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and reinstalled
my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for it to be opening
slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis


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Default Word 2003 opens slow

I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data folder from
registry, no entries in startup folder) and I still have slowness when
opening. It appears that it is searching for a document, as in the default
document, but I don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a second
occurrence it loads instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

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"Randy Davis" wrote in message
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For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the
splash screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and
reinstalled my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for it
to be opening slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis




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Default Word 2003 opens slow

Does this scenario fit the the problem? You are trying to open a document
based on a template that has either moved or no longer exists?

Terry

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
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I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data folder from
registry, no entries in startup folder) and I still have slowness when
opening. It appears that it is searching for a document, as in the default
document, but I don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a second
occurrence it loads instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

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"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:3uCgh.1098033$084.861968@attbi_s22...
For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the
splash screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and
reinstalled my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for it
to be opening slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis





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Default Word 2003 opens slow

Or is on a network you're not connected to?

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"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Does this scenario fit the the problem? You are trying to open a document
based on a template that has either moved or no longer exists?

Terry

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:nJEgh.316338$1i1.276479@attbi_s72...
I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data folder from
registry, no entries in startup folder) and I still have slowness when
opening. It appears that it is searching for a document, as in the

default
document, but I don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a second
occurrence it loads instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:3uCgh.1098033$084.861968@attbi_s22...
For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the
splash screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and
reinstalled my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for

it
to be opening slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis








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Default Word 2003 opens slow

No, I'm tyring to open Word as one would normally, using the normal.dot
template, and I am not on a network. Once it is started I can then open a
second instance of Word on my computer and it is instanteously opened. Also,
if I start it from the command line using the /a switch it starts instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Does this scenario fit the the problem? You are trying to open a document
based on a template that has either moved or no longer exists?

Terry

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:nJEgh.316338$1i1.276479@attbi_s72...
I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data folder from
registry, no entries in startup folder) and I still have slowness when
opening. It appears that it is searching for a document, as in the
default document, but I don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a
second occurrence it loads instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:3uCgh.1098033$084.861968@attbi_s22...
For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the
splash screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and
reinstalled my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for it
to be opening slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis







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Default Word 2003 opens slow

FWIW, it takes an age for Word 2003 to open on my machine. Since I leave it
open all day, I don't know whether it would open more quickly a second time
or not, but it takes 20-30 seconds the first time. There used to be
something called the Office Startup Assistant (OSA) that preloaded some
common components to make Office apps load more quickly. I don't know
whether there's some current equivalent of that or not, but there needs to
be.

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"Randy Davis" wrote in message
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No, I'm tyring to open Word as one would normally, using the normal.dot
template, and I am not on a network. Once it is started I can then open a
second instance of Word on my computer and it is instanteously opened.

Also,
if I start it from the command line using the /a switch it starts

instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Does this scenario fit the the problem? You are trying to open a

document
based on a template that has either moved or no longer exists?

Terry

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:nJEgh.316338$1i1.276479@attbi_s72...
I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data folder from
registry, no entries in startup folder) and I still have slowness when
opening. It appears that it is searching for a document, as in the
default document, but I don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a
second occurrence it loads instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:3uCgh.1098033$084.861968@attbi_s22...
For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the
splash screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and
reinstalled my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for

it
to be opening slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght try?

Randy Davis








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Default Word 2003 opens slow

If starting with the /a switch is OK and creating a new normal.dot does not
help, then this is symptomatic of a third party add-in or
corrupt/unobtainable printer driver screwing up Word. Have you checked to
see what add-ins may be present and tried moving or disabling them? Is the
printer OK and can Word se it correctly?

Terry


"Randy Davis" wrote in message
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No, I'm tyring to open Word as one would normally, using the normal.dot
template, and I am not on a network. Once it is started I can then open a
second instance of Word on my computer and it is instanteously opened.
Also, if I start it from the command line using the /a switch it starts
instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Does this scenario fit the the problem? You are trying to open a document
based on a template that has either moved or no longer exists?

Terry

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:nJEgh.316338$1i1.276479@attbi_s72...
I've done all of that (renamded normal.dot, deleted data folder from
registry, no entries in startup folder) and I still have slowness when
opening. It appears that it is searching for a document, as in the
default document, but I don't know for sure. I do know that if I open a
second occurrence it loads instantly.

Randy Davis
"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Randy Davis" wrote in message
news:3uCgh.1098033$084.861968@attbi_s22...
For some reason, Word 2003 has slowed upon opening. It gives me the
splash screen and from there it opens very slowly. I've deleted and
reinstalled my printer, checked my fonts, and can find no reason for
it to be opening slowly. Can someone advise me of what else I mght
try?

Randy Davis








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