What did I do? Office 2000 apps take 20 seconds to open

[Father Guido]

Hi, I'm using Windows Xp and Office 2000.

I don't remember doing anything stupid, but I guess I did. For the last
several weeks whenever I double click an office file (XLS, doc, ppt
etc.) it takes about 20 seconds for the file to open. If I click on the
app first, it opens instantly, if I then open the file from the open
window it opens instantly. I have un/re-installed Office with no change.
I have individually associates the file extentions as well, but nothing
works. These types of files used to open almost instantly previously.

Anyone ever have this happen to them, or have any suggestions.

Thanks in advance



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[Edward]

Double clicking a file launches the programme that opens it. Hence it will
take much longer to load. However, 20 seconds is a long time... How full is
your hard-drive? How are you off for RAM? When did you last run defrag? How
much have you got going on in the background (Right click the taskbar and
check Task Manager). Look in Start/Run type msconfig and under the 'Startup'
tab uncheck anything you don't want.

These are all areas where efficiency can suffer.

Good luck,

Ed

 

[CJ Rhoads]

Did you install any spam or antivirus or firewall software recently? Sometimes those programs will scan every file that you open "automatically" by double clicking on the associated file (but doesn't scan files you open normally.

Check that
CJ

 

[Father Guido]

Double clicking a file launches the programme that opens it. Hence it will
take much longer to load. However, 20 seconds is a long time... How full is
your hard-drive?

About 30 Gb out of 120 Gb

How are you off for RAM?

512 Mb 333 DDR memory

When did you last run defrag?

Reran it, but it didn't make any difference

How much have you got going on in the background (Right click the taskbar and
check Task Manager).

No more now, than before.

Look in Start/Run type msconfig and under the 'Startup' tab uncheck anything you don't want.

I'm running Windows XP Home, with Office 2000 Pro.

These are all areas where efficiency can suffer.

It's really strange that IE will fire up instantly, and even the
individual Office programs, but double-clicking, or right clicking a
file takes 20 seconds. Even double-clicking/right clicking of gif/jpeg
take 20 seconds, although the thumbprint shows instantly. They are
opened with Windows Picture & Fax Viewer. However, if I open any Office
program first, then search/select the file to open, it pops up
instantly.

How would I check to make sure that Office is being loaded whenever I
startup my computer? I may have removed it accidently trying to remove
unwanted startup programs, but can't seem to figure out where I may have
done this, if in fact I actually did delete it.

Good luck,
Thanks!

Ed

Father Guido
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