Word Docs slow to open

[Guest]

I'm not sure if this is a Windows problem or an Office problem...
Starting just a few days ago, all of a sudden it's started taking 1 to 2
minutes for MS-Word to open a document when I double click on the document
itself. It makes no difference if Word is already open or not. If I
open a document from within Word using the Open menu, the document opens
quickly.

Also, if I click on a link from with in an e-mail in Outlook, it also takes
1 to 2 minutes for that page to open in IE.

I never had this problem before and I can't figure out what changed to cause
this. Any ideas and possible solutions?

I appreciate any help in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Thanks. I checked out the link you gave me and tried all of the suggestions
listed there, but they didn't solve my problem.

When I open Word from the Start Menu, it opens instantly. And if I open a
doc file from the Open menu within Word, the file opens instantly. It's only
when I click on a doc file outside of Word (either from Outlook, or a doc
file anywhere else) that it takes up to 2 minutes to open. It makes no
difference whether another instance of Word is already open or not. I have
exactly the same problem with Excel worksheets and web links.

Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated.

 

[Guest]

This problem can also be caused by ACT!8. The preload setting needs to be
changed from -stayrunning to -preload in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run