Word documents open slowly from Explorer

Currently, the suspect culprit is DDE. To disable it use the following
steps:

- In an Exploring Window (such as My Computer), click Tools/Folder Options
- Select the File Types tab
- Find your file type, such as (.docx) Word Document or (.xlsx) Excel
Workbook and select it
- Click Advanced
- In the Actions list, select Open and then click Edit
- Deselect DDE
- In the Application Action text box, take a look at the end and if has
/DDE, delete it.
- At the end of the line, type "%1" (include the quotes and add a space
before it if necessary)

If this works then make the same change for the other file types you are
having difficult with.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

"Cindy" <Cindy.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5CAD86C7-DE4B-4DDE-ACF4-9919FA171A20@microsoft.com...
> I'm having a similar problem and just posted my question. Have yu been
> able
> to resolve the issue?
>
> "Michael Ruane" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have a problem with locally stored docs in MS Word 2007. My machine is
>> running XP Pro SP2. When opening documents from double-clicking in
>> Explorer,
>> it seems to take longer than usual to open a file. All other ways of
>> opening
>> a doc work fine. Sometimes the doc will in a timely fashion so its not
>> related to the docs themselves. The same issue occurs with Excel files.
>>
>> I've tried re-installing Word but this hasn't worked.
>> I've disabled any 3rd party add-ins but this hasn't worked.
>> I've tried re-associating .doc files but this hasn't worked.
>> I've service packed the office installation to the latest version this
>> hasn't worked.
>> I've checked that the .dot file being used for the documents is not
>> corrupted.
>>
>> Can anyone help?

Unless I made the chanes incorrectly, it made it worse. I then put it back to
original (or so I thought) and .doc files won't open from explorer or outlook
at all. I looked at the .xls extentions open command and duplicated them back
in the .doc extensions dialog box. Either I didn;t do it correctly or it's ot
the answer.

I appreciate your help,

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> Currently, the suspect culprit is DDE. To disable it use the following
> steps:
>
> - In an Exploring Window (such as My Computer), click Tools/Folder Options
> - Select the File Types tab
> - Find your file type, such as (.docx) Word Document or (.xlsx) Excel
> Workbook and select it
> - Click Advanced
> - In the Actions list, select Open and then click Edit
> - Deselect DDE
> - In the Application Action text box, take a look at the end and if has
> /DDE, delete it.
> - At the end of the line, type "%1" (include the quotes and add a space
> before it if necessary)
>
> If this works then make the same change for the other file types you are
> having difficult with.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
> What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs
>
> Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx
>
> "Cindy" <Cindy.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5CAD86C7-DE4B-4DDE-ACF4-9919FA171A20@microsoft.com...
> > I'm having a similar problem and just posted my question. Have yu been
> > able
> > to resolve the issue?
> >
> > "Michael Ruane" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I have a problem with locally stored docs in MS Word 2007. My machine is
> >> running XP Pro SP2. When opening documents from double-clicking in
> >> Explorer,
> >> it seems to take longer than usual to open a file. All other ways of
> >> opening
> >> a doc work fine. Sometimes the doc will in a timely fashion so its not
> >> related to the docs themselves. The same issue occurs with Excel files.
> >>
> >> I've tried re-installing Word but this hasn't worked.
> >> I've disabled any 3rd party add-ins but this hasn't worked.
> >> I've tried re-associating .doc files but this hasn't worked.
> >> I've service packed the office installation to the latest version this
> >> hasn't worked.
> >> I've checked that the .dot file being used for the documents is not
> >> corrupted.
> >>
> >> Can anyone help?
>
>
>

Hi Cindy,

Are the files on your local drive or on a network drive?

Are there any mapped network drives that are not available or listed as 'Disconnected' under my computer? Those can cause a delay
in some cases.

If those aren't a problem, delete the .doc file type association then use

Start=>Run
Winword.exe /r

to recreate it and see what it now says.

=============
<<"Cindy" <Cindy DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DA5D97D4-F646-4383-B0E3-B960D70700B7@microsoft.com...
Unless I made the chanes incorrectly, it made it worse. I then put it back to
original (or so I thought) and .doc files won't open from explorer or outlook
at all. I looked at the .xls extentions open command and duplicated them back
in the .doc extensions dialog box. Either I didn;t do it correctly or it's ot
the answer.

I appreciate your help, >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

The files are on my local c drive.
No mapped drives in this case

I'm not quite as computer savvy as to understand what you're suggesting
below. I don't know how to delete the .doc file type association and frankly
- that seems scary!

I apreciate your response, but am ont sure what to so with it.

"Bob Buckland ?" wrote:

> Hi Cindy,
>
> Are the files on your local drive or on a network drive?
>
> Are there any mapped network drives that are not available or listed as 'Disconnected' under my computer? Those can cause a delay
> in some cases.
>
> If those aren't a problem, delete the .doc file type association then use
>
> Start=>Run
> Winword.exe /r
>
> to recreate it and see what it now says.
>
> =============
> <<"Cindy" <Cindy.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DA5D97D4-F646-4383-B0E3-B960D70700B7@microsoft.com...
> Unless I made the chanes incorrectly, it made it worse. I then put it back to
> original (or so I thought) and .doc files won't open from explorer or outlook
> at all. I looked at the .xls extentions open command and duplicated them back
> in the .doc extensions dialog box. Either I didn;t do it correctly or it's ot
> the answer.
>
> I appreciate your help, >>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
>