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Sounds to me like you've just solved your own problem. Connect the printer
after loading Word, it is taking up your system memory or having trouble
finding the drivers. Maybe a reinstall of the printer may solve this.
"mrpierce@optusnet.net.au.nospam" wrote:
> Using XP Pro and Office 2000.
> SP2 installed.
>
> It is taking Word approximately 3 minutes to load.
> If I remove the network printer. It loads in less than 15 seconds.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
>
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