MS Word 2002 Startup

[cranheim]

I could not find a "MS Word" newsgroup, so I am placing my question here. A
while ago, when I opened my MS Word right after booting my machine, it was
immediately available to open or search for the record I wanted. Since then,
I have installed several suggested updates over time. It is now at Word
2002, SP3. Somewhere along the line, it is no longer ready to open or search
for a record when I first open it. It may take at least 30 seconds before I
can actually use it, like it is loading something before actually being
ready for use. Once this time has gone by, it stays available immediately
for any other searches. I am running Windows XP home edition with all the
latest updates. I have tried to find some option that would make my Word
program ready right after windows comes up like it used to do, but have had
no luck. I have not tried reloading the program from my original CD's I got
from Dell with my machine over 4 years ago, because it would be very
down-level, and I may not be able to get back to the level I am now using.
I can still use the Word program, but I have to go through this delay the
first time I try using it after starting up my XP system. When I did not
have this delay in the past, I don't think windows was starting and running
automatically. I would always have to start it from my home page. What
changed is the delay it now takes before I can do a search. However, I can
still start creating a new file immediately after starting the program. I
just can't open any existing files until after this delay. I would
appreciate any suggestions you may have. Thanks, Charles Ranheim

 

[Peter Foldes]

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.newusers

 

[cranheim]

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.newusers

Peter,
Thanks for informing me of the Newsgroup for "Word". However, I do not
understand your statement "Requests for assistance by email can not and will
not be acknowledged". I thought these forums were used to describe problems
and request assistance from anyone who has information that might shed some
light on resolving them. I see this happening all the time. Please let me
know what I am doing wrong. Thanks, Charles Ranheim

 

[Unknown]

You are doing nothing wrong. You post your question or problem here and get
your answers or solutions here. You cannot send an email to Peter or most
anyone else.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.newusers

Peter,
Thanks for informing me of the Newsgroup for "Word". However, I do not
understand your statement "Requests for assistance by email can not and will
not be acknowledged". I thought these forums were used to describe problems
and request assistance from anyone who has information that might shed some
light on resolving them. I see this happening all the time. Please let me
know what I am doing wrong. Thanks, Charles Ranheim

You're not doing anything wrong, except that you are mixing up
messages posted to the newsgroup (like this one) with E-mail. An
E-mail message is a private message, sent to one person or a few
people. A message posted here to the newsgroup is a public one,
available to anybody who comes here to the newsgroup to read it.

Peter is saying that he will ignore any private E-mail message that
you might send him. Many of us feel the same way and do the same
thing. In fact many of us (me, for example) do not even include our
real E-mail address in our messages here, because we don't want to
receive such private mail.

 

[cranheim]

Thanks for your replies, but I have always used "Reply to Group". I have
never tried to send personal mail to one person. This is why I didn't
understand the original comment. Sorry for any misunderstanding. I was just
wondering what I might have done wrong. Charles Ranheim

 

[Unknown]

Peter has that comment about email in every one of his posts. It was meant
specifically for you.

Thanks for your replies, but I have always used "Reply to Group". I have
never tried to send personal mail to one person. This is why I didn't
understand the original comment. Sorry for any misunderstanding. I was
just wondering what I might have done wrong. Charles Ranheim

 

[Unknown]

It was NOT specifically for you.

Peter has that comment about email in every one of his posts. It was meant
specifically for you.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks for your replies, but I have always used "Reply to Group". I have
never tried to send personal mail to one person. This is why I didn't
understand the original comment.

It wasn't really a comment Peter made, and it wasn't directed at you
in particular. It's just part of his signature. It means something
very similar to the line "Please Reply to the Newsgroup" which is part
of my signature, below.

Sorry for any misunderstanding. I was just
wondering what I might have done wrong. Charles Ranheim