Speed of Powerpoint 2007

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Yo-yo

Any gurus know how to solve the very slow response of Powerpoint 2007 on a
Vista laptop? Migrated settings and files from Outlook 2003 running on my
previous XP based machine.
 
Yes, I do.

Echo S said:
Do you have a printer driver installed and set as the default printer?

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Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Any gurus know how to solve the very slow response of Powerpoint 2007 on
a Vista laptop? Migrated settings and files from Outlook 2003 running on
my previous XP based machine.
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I can't think of anything else offhand that would make PPT slow to respond.
Is there anything in particular it seems sluggish doing?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Yes, I do.

Echo S said:
Do you have a printer driver installed and set as the default printer?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Any gurus know how to solve the very slow response of Powerpoint 2007 on
a Vista laptop? Migrated settings and files from Outlook 2003 running
on my previous XP based machine.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Load speed is OK. Opening preview thumbnails is very very slow. Attempting
to input text has a noticeable lag as well - may take 15-20 seconds to
reflect what I type.
Odd thing is - if I work on the slides via outline - it's fast enough.

BTW - transferred settings (& Office 2007) via usb cable to new laptop using
Laplinks' PCMover. I wonder if this might be an issue too?

Echo S said:
I can't think of anything else offhand that would make PPT slow to respond.
Is there anything in particular it seems sluggish doing?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Yes, I do.

Echo S said:
Do you have a printer driver installed and set as the default printer?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Any gurus know how to solve the very slow response of Powerpoint 2007
on a Vista laptop? Migrated settings and files from Outlook 2003
running on my previous XP based machine.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Usually slow text is a printer driver issue, but it sounds as if it may be
an issue with your install. Moving installations of Office the way you
describe rarely works well.

Have you tried running diagnostics? Click Office File Button | PPT Options |
Resources to get to them.

You might try updating your video driver and changing hardware acceleration
also.

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

Here's the thing about printer drivers and PPT 2007.

PowerPoint 2007 text editing slow, text cut off, print, crash problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00850.htm

You might change to the driver listed here and see what happens. You never
know...

How to install a local printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Load speed is OK. Opening preview thumbnails is very very slow. Attempting
to input text has a noticeable lag as well - may take 15-20 seconds to
reflect what I type.
Odd thing is - if I work on the slides via outline - it's fast enough.

BTW - transferred settings (& Office 2007) via usb cable to new laptop
using Laplinks' PCMover. I wonder if this might be an issue too?

Echo S said:
I can't think of anything else offhand that would make PPT slow to
respond. Is there anything in particular it seems sluggish doing?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Yes, I do.

Do you have a printer driver installed and set as the default printer?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Any gurus know how to solve the very slow response of Powerpoint 2007
on a Vista laptop? Migrated settings and files from Outlook 2003
running on my previous XP based machine.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks. Will give it a go. Else it's re-install time.

Echo S said:
Usually slow text is a printer driver issue, but it sounds as if it may be
an issue with your install. Moving installations of Office the way you
describe rarely works well.

Have you tried running diagnostics? Click Office File Button | PPT Options
| Resources to get to them.

You might try updating your video driver and changing hardware
acceleration also.

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

Here's the thing about printer drivers and PPT 2007.

PowerPoint 2007 text editing slow, text cut off, print, crash problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00850.htm

You might change to the driver listed here and see what happens. You never
know...

How to install a local printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yo-yo said:
Load speed is OK. Opening preview thumbnails is very very slow.
Attempting to input text has a noticeable lag as well - may take 15-20
seconds to reflect what I type.
Odd thing is - if I work on the slides via outline - it's fast enough.

BTW - transferred settings (& Office 2007) via usb cable to new laptop
using Laplinks' PCMover. I wonder if this might be an issue too?

Echo S said:
I can't think of anything else offhand that would make PPT slow to
respond. Is there anything in particular it seems sluggish doing?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Yes, I do.

Do you have a printer driver installed and set as the default printer?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

Any gurus know how to solve the very slow response of Powerpoint 2007
on a Vista laptop? Migrated settings and files from Outlook 2003
running on my previous XP based machine.
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