[John]

XP Pro SP2
Office 2003 SP2

Problem: Clicking on first link takes 30 seconds to display in browser.

I turn off firewall, virus checker, etc..
I open a Word DOC.
I click on any link.
Status says "Word is preparing to load this document."
It takes 30 seconds to load and display in browser (the browser is already
open).
I click on a second link in the DOC.
It instantly comes up in browser.

This behavior occurs in all DOCs.
Since I turned off firewall, virus checker, etc., why does it take so long
to load the first link into the browser?

I appreciate any feedback.