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Jason
My scenario is that my 64 bit, P4 3.0ghz, 4 gig RAM is running Win 2003 as a
Terminal Server box for 15 users. Previosuly we ran Office 2003 and I can
only say that the speed of opening applications and files (documents and
files are on the same box to eliminate network traversing) was unbelievably
fast.
Enter Office 2007. We installed Office 2007 after removing Office 2003.
Since then the box has become very slow. Word, for example, will take
around 20 seconds to become available (after hour glass finally stops) and
then opening a local file takes around 5 seconds (compartive exercise under
2003 is that the file is presented almost instantly). Activity in Task
Manager shows the processor usage spiking a lot on the various Office
programmes even if a user is simply typing. Outlook similiary pauses
completely while accessing files or emails.
Microsoft Access is also greatly affeceted in terms of speed. Furthermore a
simple button in our database will work intermitingly. Click on it once and
it works as expected and yet click again and it will return a parameter
issue. On examining the buttons design its a simple "open form" button.
We have done a similiar isntalltion at two speparte sites and bot are
expeiencing degradation of speed as above.
At this point I am feeling like the Office product is not a stable product.
I use it at home stand alone and it functions okay but on a network there
are definitely problems.
I installed Office 2003 alongside 2007 this morning and tested similiar
functionality in both versions and still 2003 outperfoms 2007 by an
unacceptable amount especially on the type of hardwrae that we have. Am I
chasing my tail here? Has Office 2007 been receiving similiar issues. We
are backending onto Exchange 2003 and not 2007 at this point so is that a
possiblity? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Reagrds
Jason
Terminal Server box for 15 users. Previosuly we ran Office 2003 and I can
only say that the speed of opening applications and files (documents and
files are on the same box to eliminate network traversing) was unbelievably
fast.
Enter Office 2007. We installed Office 2007 after removing Office 2003.
Since then the box has become very slow. Word, for example, will take
around 20 seconds to become available (after hour glass finally stops) and
then opening a local file takes around 5 seconds (compartive exercise under
2003 is that the file is presented almost instantly). Activity in Task
Manager shows the processor usage spiking a lot on the various Office
programmes even if a user is simply typing. Outlook similiary pauses
completely while accessing files or emails.
Microsoft Access is also greatly affeceted in terms of speed. Furthermore a
simple button in our database will work intermitingly. Click on it once and
it works as expected and yet click again and it will return a parameter
issue. On examining the buttons design its a simple "open form" button.
We have done a similiar isntalltion at two speparte sites and bot are
expeiencing degradation of speed as above.
At this point I am feeling like the Office product is not a stable product.
I use it at home stand alone and it functions okay but on a network there
are definitely problems.
I installed Office 2003 alongside 2007 this morning and tested similiar
functionality in both versions and still 2003 outperfoms 2007 by an
unacceptable amount especially on the type of hardwrae that we have. Am I
chasing my tail here? Has Office 2007 been receiving similiar issues. We
are backending onto Exchange 2003 and not 2007 at this point so is that a
possiblity? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Reagrds
Jason