word takes 5 minutes to start up how do i speed it up

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how can i make my word start up faster. it takes about 5 minutes. all other
office programs open immediately. also when i try to open a document i get
the message "scanning for virus" that takes another 6 or 7 minutes. how do i
turn virus scan off? i have nortons so i'm not worried about viruses.
 
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Dawn Crosier, Word MVP

This article may help:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=109

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in message how can i make my word start up faster. it takes about 5 minutes. all other
office programs open immediately. also when i try to open a document i get
the message "scanning for virus" that takes another 6 or 7 minutes. how do i
turn virus scan off? i have nortons so i'm not worried about viruses.
 

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