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computer freezing
I am having problems with Word 2003 freezing up my computer. I can get into
word ok, but soon as I start to do something the hour glass comes up.. after a few miniutes the task manager comes on stating word is not responding. any suggestions |
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I'm going to presume that you've already tried
uninstalling and reinstalling Word. If so, then based on experience, I'd say you've likely got virus and/or spyware infections, and/or your OS is otherwise corrupted. -----Original Message----- I am having problems with Word 2003 freezing up my computer. I can get into word ok, but soon as I start to do something the hour glass comes up.. after a few miniutes the task manager comes on stating word is not responding. any suggestions . |
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Rob wrote:
I am having problems with Word 2003 freezing up my computer. I can get into word ok, but soon as I start to do something the hour glass comes up.. after a few miniutes the task manager comes on stating word is not responding. any suggestions "Not Responding" isn't really an accurate description. What that actually means is, the program hasn't come back to the are of memory I'm watching in the last, usually, 20 seconds (it's adjustable). The reason I say that: What happens if you wait, say, five minutes? You might get an error message that will explain what's gone wrong. Worth a try. Don't bother with more than about ten minutes - it's pretty surely locked if nothing's hapened in about 5 minutes or a c/c break. Are you getting any macro virus warnings? Unless you turned them off, that would be indicative. Another possibility is malware or spyware - have you tried anything like adaware or spybot? You do have up to date antivirus protection, right? FWIW, Pop |
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Rob
Possibly this is a corrupt printer driver, an out-of-date graphics driver or a problem with the Spelling/Grammar checker. First open Word and go to Tools, Language, Set Language and check the box 'do not check spelling or grammar'. Then go to Tools, Options Spelling and Grammar tab and clear the check boxes for the While you Type options. Close Word. Go to your temp folder (usually Documents and Settings, Username, Local Settings, Temp): with all applications closed, this folder should be empty. Delete everything that has been abandoned in there (you may need to reboot to do this). Now open Word and test again. -- Terry Farrell - Word MVP http://word.mvps.org/ "Rob" wrote in message ... :I am having problems with Word 2003 freezing up my computer. I can get into : word ok, but soon as I start to do something the hour glass comes up.. after : a few miniutes the task manager comes on stating word is not responding. any : suggestions |
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