why is word 2007 so slow to start up?

Hi JoAnn,

Not sure what an AV option is, but I was able to fix the problem by
following instructions on disabling a Norton Antivirus 'feature'. This is
funny, since I never actually installed Norton Antivirus. I always said 'No'
when it prompted to install (it came with the pc)

Per the other post, I opened up a command prompt, typed regsvr32 /u
"C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\officeav.dll"
and that is all it took! I closed Word and re-opened it in one second,
compared to the two minutes it took prior!

Opening up files is also just as quick, and used to be just as slow. I wish
more people knew about this fix. Could not find this solution on Google,
though I did see many posters blaming MS for the slowness.

Thanks for your fast reply, regardless!

Rob








"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

> What about checking into your AV options?
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>
>
>
> "Rob" wrote in message
>
> >I am using Word 2007 on a decent pc with good ram and a local printer and
> >do
> > not understand why it takes from 1-2 minutes to start up Word. I have
> > googled this and disabled all add-ins, defragged my hard drive,
> > uninstalled
> > and re-installed my printer driver, all to no avail. Is there anything
> > else
> > I can try? Also pulled down the latest Office service pack.
>

Option, feature..........tomayto, tomahto.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Rob" wrote in message

> Hi JoAnn,
>
> Not sure what an AV option is, but I was able to fix the problem by
> following instructions on disabling a Norton Antivirus 'feature'. This is
> funny, since I never actually installed Norton Antivirus. I always said
> 'No'
> when it prompted to install (it came with the pc)
>
> Per the other post, I opened up a command prompt, typed regsvr32 /u
> "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\officeav.dll"
> and that is all it took! I closed Word and re-opened it in one second,
> compared to the two minutes it took prior!
>
> Opening up files is also just as quick, and used to be just as slow. I
> wish
> more people knew about this fix. Could not find this solution on Google,
> though I did see many posters blaming MS for the slowness.
>
> Thanks for your fast reply, regardless!
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> What about checking into your AV options?
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>>
>>
>>
>> "Rob" wrote in message
>>
>> >I am using Word 2007 on a decent pc with good ram and a local printer
>> >and
>> >do
>> > not understand why it takes from 1-2 minutes to start up Word. I have
>> > googled this and disabled all add-ins, defragged my hard drive,
>> > uninstalled
>> > and re-installed my printer driver, all to no avail. Is there anything
>> > else
>> > I can try? Also pulled down the latest Office service pack.
>>

This may or may not be related to your problem but thought I'd post just in case. I recently installed Office 2007 and have been trying to resolve slow startup issues with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The same fix worked for all three applications. For example... for Word do the following; Go to the Office Button in Word, (button located at top left) left click and go to Word Options. Now select Add-Ins and go to button of page and ensure COM Add-ins is selected. Click Go button then uncheck Microsoft Office Word 2007 Get Started Tab checkbox. Select OK and exit Word. Now try to restart and it should be much faster. Hope this helps...