garfield-n-odie wrote:
What version of Word? What version of Windows? Networked or
standalone
computer? Antivirus? In general, see:

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

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830561
Documents that have attached templates take a long time to open in
Word
2002 and in Word 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329820
How to use Office programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in


SandyG1009 wrote:

It takes my MSWord documents 40 seconds to open, plus it takes 5-6
additional
seconds for the hourglass to disappear. I empty my temp file three
times a
week, and defrag whenever it is required. This is driving me nuts.
Please
help. Thanks.

If on a network, Word is probably searching for the attached template. Are
you on a network?

garfield-n-odie asked a number of questions which are the key to addressing
your problem. I would suggest answering them.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"SandyG1009" wrote in message
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It takes my MSWord documents 40 seconds to open, plus it takes 5-6
additional
seconds for the hourglass to disappear. I empty my temp file three times
a
week, and defrag whenever it is required. This is driving me nuts.
Please
help. Thanks.