To open some word files takes a whileeee....

[Guest]

Hello
I have Office 97 SR-2 running on a recently installed Windows XP. Before I had the same Office but in a Windos 98 SE
Now when I open some word files Word takes 1-5min to open it. I've seen that in Tools->Templates (translation, maybe is not the exactly menu) the template insered is the one I had in the old server (\\server\templates\template_name.dot); but now the template is in my PC
Doing some test, I tried to open that file disconnected from the networks, and It was openned instantaniely, so I think that word is looking for the template in the old server (that now doesn't exist)
How can I said to word not to find that template? I want to use my local template
There is any way to 'clean' the word file? I mean, to erase all extra-hystorical info that includes de word file? (becase I'd open it with an hexedit and I could see the old templates path: \\server\...
Or if you known another possible reason...?

Thanks in advance

 

[Stefan Blom]

Does changing the template path for the document, via
the Tools > Templates and Add-Ins dialog box, make a difference?

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Stefan Blom

Hello,
I have Office 97 SR-2 running on a recently installed Windows XP.

Before I had the same Office but in a Windos 98 SE.

Now when I open some word files Word takes 1-5min to open it. I've

seen that in Tools->Templates (translation, maybe is not the exactly
menu) the template insered is the one I had in the old server
(\\server\templates\template_name.dot); but now the template is in my
PC.

Doing some test, I tried to open that file disconnected from the

networks, and It was openned instantaniely, so I think that word is
looking for the template in the old server (that now doesn't exist).

How can I said to word not to find that template? I want to use my local template.
There is any way to 'clean' the word file? I mean, to erase all

extra-hystorical info that includes de word file? (becase I'd open it
with an hexedit and I could see the old templates path: \\server\...)

 

[Guest]

No, I've already changed to my local template but it still take 1 or 2 minutes to open some files. (and in .doc 'memory' I can still see //server/... references...)

----- Stefan Blom wrote: ----

Does changing the template path for the document, vi
the Tools > Templates and Add-Ins dialog box, make a difference

--
Stefan Blo

Hello
I have Office 97 SR-2 running on a recently installed Windows XP

Before I had the same Office but in a Windos 98 SE

Now when I open some word files Word takes 1-5min to open it. I'v

seen that in Tools->Templates (translation, maybe is not the exactl
menu) the template insered is the one I had in the old serve
(\\server\templates\template_name.dot); but now the template is in m
PC

Doing some test, I tried to open that file disconnected from th

networks, and It was openned instantaniely, so I think that word i
looking for the template in the old server (that now doesn't exist)

How can I said to word not to find that template? I want to use m local template
There is any way to 'clean' the word file? I mean, to erase al

extra-hystorical info that includes de word file? (becase I'd open i
with an hexedit and I could see the old templates path: \\server\...

 

[Stefan Blom]

I'm afraid I've run out of ideas...

For general troubleshooting, go to http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/index.htm
and click the Application errors tab.

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Stefan Blom

No, I've already changed to my local template but it still take 1 or

2 minutes to open some files. (and in .doc 'memory' I can still see
//server/... references...).

 

[Guest]

Thanks, I'll continue working on it... :S