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From: UBfoolin on 15 Nov 2005 15:35 All of a sudden, opening ANY Microsoft program takes 25 seconds. This includes Excel, Word, Notepad, etc. It also takes about 25 seconds if I right click on a .txt file for the context menu to appear. Non-Microsoft programs open without delay - Adobe pdfs, Eudora, Firefox, etc. I have scanned with Panda, Trend Micro, Microsoft's spyware scanner, AdAware and find nothing. If I keep Excel running, then double click on an .xls it opens immediately. I am running XP Home SP1 and Office 2000 with Excel 2003. Outlook was uninstalled long ago so it is not the Outlook journaling problem. Has anyone seen this? ANY assistance or tips would be appreciated. I write software for a living (23 years) so I'm not a rookie and can handle registry editing, etc. if I need to get that deep to resolve this. Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions. Dan
From: Mary Sauer on 15 Nov 2005 17:25 Maybe time for a disk clean up? -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "UBfoolin" <UBfoolin(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4D1D775-43D9-43F2-9A80-390ACF59524F(a)microsoft.com... > All of a sudden, opening ANY Microsoft program takes 25 seconds. This > includes Excel, Word, Notepad, etc. It also takes about 25 seconds if I right > click on a .txt file for the context menu to appear. Non-Microsoft programs > open without delay - Adobe pdfs, Eudora, Firefox, etc. I have scanned with > Panda, Trend Micro, Microsoft's spyware scanner, AdAware and find nothing. If > I keep Excel running, then double click on an .xls it opens immediately. > > I am running XP Home SP1 and Office 2000 with Excel 2003. Outlook was > uninstalled long ago so it is not the Outlook journaling problem. > > Has anyone seen this? > > ANY assistance or tips would be appreciated. I write software for a living > (23 years) so I'm not a rookie and can handle registry editing, etc. if I > need to get that deep to resolve this. > > Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions. > Dan
From: UBfoolin on 15 Nov 2005 17:39 I thought the same thing. I've done a total defrag and removed all Windows tmp files too. Then I thought, why would this happen to only the Microsoft programs and explorer.exe functions (such as right click context menus). I have run tests disconnected from the LAN (and therefore internet) and the problem doesn't change. Another interesting note, when shutting down I am now getting a dialog box to shut down Windows explorer. I never had that before and should not now since there are no open windows. It eventually goes away without clicking the End Now button, but maybe it is a clue or another symptom. Thanks for the suggestion and your response. "Mary Sauer" wrote: > Maybe time for a disk clean up? > > > -- > Mary Sauer MSFT MVP > http://office.microsoft.com/ > http://msauer.mvps.org/ > news://msnews.microsoft.com > "UBfoolin" <UBfoolin(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F4D1D775-43D9-43F2-9A80-390ACF59524F(a)microsoft.com... > > All of a sudden, opening ANY Microsoft program takes 25 seconds. This > > includes Excel, Word, Notepad, etc. It also takes about 25 seconds if I right > > click on a .txt file for the context menu to appear. Non-Microsoft programs > > open without delay - Adobe pdfs, Eudora, Firefox, etc. I have scanned with > > Panda, Trend Micro, Microsoft's spyware scanner, AdAware and find nothing. If > > I keep Excel running, then double click on an .xls it opens immediately. > > > > I am running XP Home SP1 and Office 2000 with Excel 2003. Outlook was > > uninstalled long ago so it is not the Outlook journaling problem. > > > > Has anyone seen this? > > > > ANY assistance or tips would be appreciated. I write software for a living > > (23 years) so I'm not a rookie and can handle registry editing, etc. if I > > need to get that deep to resolve this. > > > > Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions. > > Dan > > >
From: Mary Sauer on 16 Nov 2005 06:38 Do you have Norton? How to use Office programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329820 Have you tried a "detect and repair?" -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "UBfoolin" <UBfoolin(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F1A1035E-A7A3-4819-804F-34377070910B(a)microsoft.com... >I thought the same thing. I've done a total defrag and removed all Windows > tmp files too. > > Then I thought, why would this happen to only the Microsoft programs and > explorer.exe functions (such as right click context menus). > > I have run tests disconnected from the LAN (and therefore internet) and the > problem doesn't change. > > Another interesting note, when shutting down I am now getting a dialog box > to shut down Windows explorer. I never had that before and should not now > since there are no open windows. It eventually goes away without clicking the > End Now button, but maybe it is a clue or another symptom. > > Thanks for the suggestion and your response. > > > "Mary Sauer" wrote: > >> Maybe time for a disk clean up? >> >> >> -- >> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP >> http://office.microsoft.com/ >> http://msauer.mvps.org/ >> news://msnews.microsoft.com >> "UBfoolin" <UBfoolin(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F4D1D775-43D9-43F2-9A80-390ACF59524F(a)microsoft.com... >> > All of a sudden, opening ANY Microsoft program takes 25 seconds. This >> > includes Excel, Word, Notepad, etc. It also takes about 25 seconds if I right >> > click on a .txt file for the context menu to appear. Non-Microsoft programs >> > open without delay - Adobe pdfs, Eudora, Firefox, etc. I have scanned with >> > Panda, Trend Micro, Microsoft's spyware scanner, AdAware and find nothing. If >> > I keep Excel running, then double click on an .xls it opens immediately. >> > >> > I am running XP Home SP1 and Office 2000 with Excel 2003. Outlook was >> > uninstalled long ago so it is not the Outlook journaling problem. >> > >> > Has anyone seen this? >> > >> > ANY assistance or tips would be appreciated. I write software for a living >> > (23 years) so I'm not a rookie and can handle registry editing, etc. if I >> > need to get that deep to resolve this. >> > >> > Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions. >> > Dan >> >> >>
From: UBfoolin on 16 Nov 2005 08:00
I do not have Norton. Thanks for considering my problem. It is killing me!!! Really strange how the non-MS programs remain uneffected. Can it be an Explorer.exe issue? That would help explain the slow context menu with the right-click. Dan "Mary Sauer" wrote: > Do you have Norton? > How to use Office programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329820 > > Have you tried a "detect and repair?" > > -- > Mary Sauer MSFT MVP > http://office.microsoft.com/ > http://msauer.mvps.org/ > news://msnews.microsoft.com |