Slow response from font dialog box

[Ron]

I have Office 2003 running on Vista Home Premium with all service packs loaded.

Everyhting seems OK except the font dialog box. When I select the font
diaplog box from the menu (format > font), there is a good 10-20 second delay
before the box appears.On other machines, that box appears instantly.

On the problem machine, a lot of network activity starts when the font menu
item is selected and then stops when the font dialog appears.

I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the office package.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This could indicate a missing or damaged printer driver.

 

[Ron]

Thanks neighbor! (I am in Montgomery).

The printer appears to be working just fine. Is there still a possibility
that the printer driver might be a problem?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In general, problems with the Font, Paragraph, Style, Page Setup, Symbol,
and other dialogues that query the printer driver will indicate a problem
with the printer. If the printer is on a network, the driver should be
installed locally to prevent delay. And the fact that other apps don't
indicate any problem with the printer is not always a good indication, since
Word works more intimately with the printer driver than most other apps.

You can try switching to another driver to see if the problem persists, or
delete and reinstall the printer. A damaged font is another possibility, but
that's much rarer.