When I double-click a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, they take
forever to get the application to initialize, and the file displayed.
However, I can open Word/Excel from the Start menu, and each initializes
nearly instantaneously. I can also manually open those same files by use
File->Open in the appropriate application, nearly instantly.

Anyone have any ideas why double-clicking the file from a windows explorer
window/desktop is taking so long?

I'm running Windows XP (Media Center) and Office 2003.

It's probably a Windows Explorer problem... go to kelly's korner website and
download the file from the right panel of line 157, then right click on it
and select "combine" to correct the probable error in the Windows Explorer
registry key.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wia.reg

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"skuipho" <(E-Mail Removed)> escribió en el mensaje
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> When I double-click a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, they take
> forever to get the application to initialize, and the file displayed.
> However, I can open Word/Excel from the Start menu, and each initializes
> nearly instantaneously. I can also manually open those same files by use
> File->Open in the appropriate application, nearly instantly.
>
> Anyone have any ideas why double-clicking the file from a windows explorer
> window/desktop is taking so long?
>
> I'm running Windows XP (Media Center) and Office 2003.

Ronaldo, thanks for the assist.

Turns out that I only used one of the Registry edits in the registry file
you referenced:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001

I only changed the value of this key, rebooted, and like magic, the problem
has disappeared.

"Ronaldo" wrote:

> It's probably a Windows Explorer problem... go to kelly's korner website and
> download the file from the right panel of line 157, then right click on it
> and select "combine" to correct the probable error in the Windows Explorer
> registry key.
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wia.reg
>
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> "skuipho" <(E-Mail Removed)> escribió en el mensaje
> news:F8821D8D-D9B0-4E55-B533-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I double-click a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, they take
> > forever to get the application to initialize, and the file displayed.
> > However, I can open Word/Excel from the Start menu, and each initializes
> > nearly instantaneously. I can also manually open those same files by use
> > File->Open in the appropriate application, nearly instantly.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas why double-clicking the file from a windows explorer
> > window/desktop is taking so long?
> >
> > I'm running Windows XP (Media Center) and Office 2003.
>
>
>
>
>

You're welcome... Glad to help.

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"skuipho" <(E-Mail Removed)> escribió en el mensaje
news:C97CD9C2-5883-4F3A-826A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ronaldo, thanks for the assist.
>
> Turns out that I only used one of the Registry edits in the registry file
> you referenced:
>
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanc
ed]
> "NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001
>
> I only changed the value of this key, rebooted, and like magic, the
problem
> has disappeared.
>
> "Ronaldo" wrote:
>
> > It's probably a Windows Explorer problem... go to kelly's korner website
and
> > download the file from the right panel of line 157, then right click on
it
> > and select "combine" to correct the probable error in the Windows
Explorer
> > registry key.
> >
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wia.reg
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > "skuipho" <(E-Mail Removed)> escribió en el mensaje
> > news:F8821D8D-D9B0-4E55-B533-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > When I double-click a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, they take
> > > forever to get the application to initialize, and the file displayed.
> > > However, I can open Word/Excel from the Start menu, and each
initializes
> > > nearly instantaneously. I can also manually open those same files by
use
> > > File->Open in the appropriate application, nearly instantly.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any ideas why double-clicking the file from a windows
explorer
> > > window/desktop is taking so long?
> > >
> > > I'm running Windows XP (Media Center) and Office 2003.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >