Word pausing about every 6 to 10 secs

[edy]

I am getting pauses about every 7 to 10 seconds whenever I open and use Word,
whether it is new document or one I have previosly saved.
It is not happening in any other application.
The pause lasts about a second, and the letters that I have typed during the
pause come up ok.
The egg-timer comes up on the screen during the second or so pause.

I have defragged the hard drive, turned off all the features that I thought
it could be, (highlighting, spell checking, autosave etc. etc.) and in fact
now anything that even might cause it, but it is still happening.
I have also changed the video card and dsplay settings to see it it was
that, but it made no difference.

I also did a "detect and repair" from the HELP menu, and that did not stop it.

Can anyone help?

Thanks - edy

 

[How to link or embed objects in Word]

Trying to remember if the fix is getting rid of the "Allow fast saves"
default setting under Tools, Options, Save. Look through all the Tools,
Options tabs; I believe your answer is there. While you're at it, this is a
good time to look at the default 10 minute autosave? How much are you
willing to lose in a crash - 10 minutes?

 

[edy]

I have toggled the "Allow fast saves" on and off, but it was the same in
either mode - it does not stop the pauses.
As far as the 10 mins of work lost, I am not that fast a typist, but you are
right - 10 mins could be a lot of words, so will reduce that.
Thanks for the suggestion