office 2010 beta programs very slow to startup

[Peter Buckland]

Office 2010 beta Word and Excel spend ages saying they are downloading before
they will start up. Office 2003 loads in about a quarter the time.

 

[Beth Melton]

The Office 2007 apps load almost instantly for me.

The Splash screen should indicate what is slowing the process. As they
start, do you see something such as "Loading <some file name> add-in" in the
Splash screen? If so, that's what's causing the delay.

Also, for future Office 2010 questions you may want to post in the
applicable newsgroup found here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/office2010

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP