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Tom
Does anyone have any ideas on this?
I have long observed that MS Office (and another graphics program I use)
are somehow dependent upon the condition of the network, particularly when
*opening* files.
Can anyone explain why or how such relationships exist, and if there are
ways to sever or minimize the relationship? None of these files have
any data associated with network resources.
Today, my broadband was down for a bit, and during that time, MS Word (2000)
took 15-20 seconds to open a file (after Word is already running). When the
network is working, the same file might require 5 seconds or so to open.
And it seems to me that if the app didn't depend on the network, the file
should open almost instantly. There is *always* network activity (indicated
by the LAN icon in the toolbar) when opening such files. Why?
Thanks,
- Tom
I have long observed that MS Office (and another graphics program I use)
are somehow dependent upon the condition of the network, particularly when
*opening* files.
Can anyone explain why or how such relationships exist, and if there are
ways to sever or minimize the relationship? None of these files have
any data associated with network resources.
Today, my broadband was down for a bit, and during that time, MS Word (2000)
took 15-20 seconds to open a file (after Word is already running). When the
network is working, the same file might require 5 seconds or so to open.
And it seems to me that if the app didn't depend on the network, the file
should open almost instantly. There is *always* network activity (indicated
by the LAN icon in the toolbar) when opening such files. Why?
Thanks,
- Tom