Word Office 2003 Slow to Appear

[W. Watson]

What can be done to speed up the appearance of Word 2003 when I first start
it? It's easily the most sluggish start of any app that I have.

 

[Kate G.]

Are you using Norton Antivirus? If so -- that is probably your problem.

another thought.... have you defragged lately?

 

[Bernard W Joseph]

Are you using Norton Antivirus? If so -- that is probably your problem.

another thought.... have you defragged lately?

I hope that there's another answer. I have no antivirus applications.
Word 2003 is, by far, the slowest application to load. Oh for the days
of Word 97.

Bernard

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm .

 

[W. Watson]

I just opened your post, and immediately started chuckling. It looks like
you hit the nail on the head. I happened to see the window shell opening,
and noticed NAV was virus scanning the doc file. Good grief! This was not a
doc from an e-mail. I fired up NAV, and it failed. I got a msg that I should
remove it and re-install it. I decided to just remove it. Word comes up
faster now, but it's still a little sluggish.

Yep, I attempted a defrag about 5 weeks ago, and was told I didn't need it
by the s/w. I had done it maybe 4 months ago.

I'm headed for the next posts, and will undoubtedly be back.

 

[W. Watson]

Thanks. I'll take a look.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm .

 

[W. Watson]

I can sympathize with that view. Despite my recent problem, it's not the
speediest opening app by far. I'm using XP Pro, BTW.

 

[Terry Farrell]

As well as NAV - specifically the Office Plug-in option - being a problem,
you must also install a local printer driver for Word to see even when you
are not connected to a network or printer.

 

[W. Watson]

Are you saying that if Word knows there's a printer available that it might
slow down the loading of Word?

 

[Terry Farrell]

Completely the opposite: Word needs to see a printer driver. If the printer
isn't local, then Word may be slowed down as it tries looking for a Network
printer (For example, over a VPN link, this could be very slow). If it
cannot find either a networked printer or a locally installed printer
driver, it may fail to start completely.

Terry

 

[W. Watson]

I think I'm safe. My printer is plugged directly into the PC via a parallel
port, and is always on.

Completely the opposite: Word needs to see a printer driver. If the
printer isn't local, then Word may be slowed down as it tries looking
for a Network printer (For example, over a VPN link, this could be very
slow). If it cannot find either a networked printer or a locally
installed printer driver, it may fail to start completely.

Terry

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Actually, Word doesn't need to see the printer itself, just the driver. The
printer need not be on; in fact, there need not be a printer physically
connected to the computer. But Word needs to see a driver. This means that,
even if you're printing to a network printer, you need to install the driver
locally.

I think I'm safe. My printer is plugged directly into the PC via a parallel
port, and is always on.