If this is the problem, a better solution is to install the printer driver
for the network printer locally.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Wyatt" wrote in message
...
Try changing your default printer to "Microsoft Document Image Writer" or
one
of the other printers that is installed that writes a file rather than
communicating with an actual printer.

I believe that Word is trying to connect to your printer every time you
open
a document. This process takes some time, and therefore you experience a
lag
time when opening a word document.

Please let me know if this works as I have not tested this theory on any
additional machines. This problem seems to only exist with Office 2003.

Wyatt

"Martin" wrote:

If I open a word doc the time to open the file is at
least 45 seconds. Is there any way to speed this up? I am
using Office 2003

Many thanks
Martin