Opening a Word document- Slow when clicking on a Word file..

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When I click on a Word document (on my Desktop, for example), it seems to
take a long time for the document to open. Yet if I have Word open and click
on the document it opens instantaneously.

Similarly, when I right click on a document, photo, spreadsheet file, it
takes what seems a long time for the menu (Open, Run as, Send to, Delete,
etc..) to open.

Any ideas why this is happening?

I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Pentium 4 - 3.4 MHz with 1 GB or DDR
RAM. I have run AdAware, Webroot's SpySweeper, and have Defragged my Hard
Drive (160 GB) which is largely unused!

Thanks!

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Thanks for the tip-- Can't say I found an answer there. Also, does not
explain why right clicking results in a long time to open with the menu
choices, so I'm not sure it's a Word issue as opposed to an XP issue. By the
way, I have SP2 installed-- it came with my system as a clean install.

Thanks, again

"Kelly" wrote:

> Hi Howard,
>
> Try the Word Solution Center and Newsgroups. Good luck!
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] EN-US;FAQS
>
> --
>
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
>
> "Howard B" <Howard B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:81658230-971A-4FDC-A799-7B943293D19F@microsoft.com...
> > When I click on a Word document (on my Desktop, for example), it seems to
> > take a long time for the document to open. Yet if I have Word open and
> > click
> > on the document it opens instantaneously.
> >
> > Similarly, when I right click on a document, photo, spreadsheet file, it
> > takes what seems a long time for the menu (Open, Run as, Send to, Delete,
> > etc..) to open.
> >
> > Any ideas why this is happening?
> >
> > I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Pentium 4 - 3.4 MHz with 1 GB or DDR
> > RAM. I have run AdAware, Webroot's SpySweeper, and have Defragged my Hard
> > Drive (160 GB) which is largely unused!
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
>

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If XP related, try line 157:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com



"Howard B" <HowardB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F25E91BD-4858-44EE-B1E4-E22510874BAD@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the tip-- Can't say I found an answer there. Also, does not
> explain why right clicking results in a long time to open with the menu
> choices, so I'm not sure it's a Word issue as opposed to an XP issue. By
> the
> way, I have SP2 installed-- it came with my system as a clean install.
>
> Thanks, again
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> Hi Howard,
>>
>> Try the Word Solution Center and Newsgroups. Good luck!
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] EN-US;FAQS
>>
>> --
>>
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Howard B" <Howard B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:81658230-971A-4FDC-A799-7B943293D19F@microsoft.com...
>> > When I click on a Word document (on my Desktop, for example), it seems
>> > to
>> > take a long time for the document to open. Yet if I have Word open and
>> > click
>> > on the document it opens instantaneously.
>> >
>> > Similarly, when I right click on a document, photo, spreadsheet file,
>> > it
>> > takes what seems a long time for the menu (Open, Run as, Send to,
>> > Delete,
>> > etc..) to open.
>> >
>> > Any ideas why this is happening?
>> >
>> > I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Pentium 4 - 3.4 MHz with 1 GB or
>> > DDR
>> > RAM. I have run AdAware, Webroot's SpySweeper, and have Defragged my
>> > Hard
>> > Drive (160 GB) which is largely unused!
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>
>>
>>