word 2003 in vista

[nycman]

Before opening a document, Word goes through a complicated and VERY
time-consuming proccess of re-installing itself, looking for configuiration
data, etc., etc. The program is properly installed and eventually the
re-installation pocess just peters out and the document opens. But not until
a long, long time has elapsed. This now happens with every single document
(not just each time the program is launched).

Does anyone know how to make this stop?

 

[CyberTaz]

I'm sure "someone" knows, but you're more likely to find that someone in a
PC Word group - this one's for Mac Word Not your fault, you just had the
misfortune of coming though a very awkward web interface, Try one of the
Word for Windows groups you'll find here:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

Good Luck |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

Log in as the Administrator and fire it up.

You have had a different version of Word on that computer Each new version
of Word needs to write its entries into the registry (same as writing its
prefs on the Mac).

You are running as a least-privileged user that cannot write to the
"Software Installation" part of the registry. Word is writing to the
"temporary" section of the registry, which enables it to run, but these
entries will be discarded when you log out.

Elevate your user privilege, then allow it to do its thing, and it will save
the result.

Cheers

Before opening a document, Word goes through a complicated and VERY
time-consuming proccess of re-installing itself, looking for configuiration
data, etc., etc. The program is properly installed and eventually the
re-installation pocess just peters out and the document opens. But not until
a long, long time has elapsed. This now happens with every single document
(not just each time the program is launched).

Does anyone know how to make this stop?

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John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:[email protected]

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi John -

Could it also be a matter of an application server as opposed to a local
installation? I honestly don't know as I've not worked in a served
environment in many years, but that was an issue at one time... Users could
modify preferences (options) & customize during any given session but each
session was a fresh load from the server.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Bob:

Well, it "could" be. In which case they need to sack their system
administrator

The program files should be local, the registry and user files should be on
the server, if they have roaming profiles enabled.

The server should copy the remote files local, then run off the local
copies. Doing it any other way results in a terrifying boot storm at 09:00
a.m. Monday, guaranteed to crash the hardiest server

But what this lad is seeing is Office 2003 doing a "First Run". That would
only be triggered if his profile had a different version of Office in the
registry, and was unable to save the registry on shut-down.

Cheers

Hi John -

Could it also be a matter of an application server as opposed to a local
installation? I honestly don't know as I've not worked in a served
environment in many years, but that was an issue at one time... Users could
modify preferences (options) & customize during any given session but each
session was a fresh load from the server.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

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Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:[email protected]