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MS #Word takes forever to close
I have XP with service pack 2, 2GB ram. My MS word program has been giving
me fits both in startup and in cl;osing. When I first click the word icon it takes about 45 seconds to open (not the end of the world but generally it use to open in like 10 seconds). But what is really annoying is after it is open, even if I have not typed anything and just try to close it -- it takes well over a minute to close down. The document1 page take about 30 seconds before it disappears and then the program window itsel takes another 30 seconds. I also notice that CPU usage for winword.exe is up at 100% during all this time. I went to two neighbors with similar system as mine and both of theirs open in just a few seconds and close almost instantenously. Both systems used less than 1% of cpu. We all have the same 2GB of Ram on our systems. The beginning lag seems like it might be due to a virus scan from microsoft security essentials. But the long lag on closing is baffling. Any suggestions? |
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MS #Word takes forever to close
Maybe there is a fault in the file "normal.dot".
You can try to rename this file e.g. to "normalold.dot". Try to find the "normal.dot" on your computer and then rename it. If it doesn't work you can always rename it again into the original "normal.dot". Word should make a new "normal.dot" if you start it up again. Maybe that helps. "carl43m" wrote: I have XP with service pack 2, 2GB ram. My MS word program has been giving me fits both in startup and in cl;osing. When I first click the word icon it takes about 45 seconds to open (not the end of the world but generally it use to open in like 10 seconds). But what is really annoying is after it is open, even if I have not typed anything and just try to close it -- it takes well over a minute to close down. The document1 page take about 30 seconds before it disappears and then the program window itsel takes another 30 seconds. I also notice that CPU usage for winword.exe is up at 100% during all this time. I went to two neighbors with similar system as mine and both of theirs open in just a few seconds and close almost instantenously. Both systems used less than 1% of cpu. We all have the same 2GB of Ram on our systems. The beginning lag seems like it might be due to a virus scan from microsoft security essentials. But the long lag on closing is baffling. Any suggestions? |
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