Word 2003 problems

[KC]

I often work on Word documents for several hours without closing them,
and I've found that when I go to close them, it takes 5-10 min.
Sometimes the task manager pops up to say the program isn't
responding, but usually, if I let it go long enough, the program will
close properly, saving my changes etc. I looked on Microsoft's
website for a solution and came up with
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;908003
I'm not sure this really fix applies to me, but regardless, my
computer says I can't uninstall the update that's suggested is
causing the problem.
I'm running office 2003 Pro; 512 MB RAM, Windows XP. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Make sure you don't have Fast Saves enabled and that you have been saving at
least four times an hour (our usual recommendation is to press Ctrl+S every
time your hands are idle on the keyboard). I don't guarantee that this will
make a difference in your situation, but it is two pieces of very good
advice in general.

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

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[KC]

Thanks! I'll try it.