MS office 2003

chocomom · 01-06-2009, 02:55 PM

When I'm in excel and/or word, there seems to be "black out periods," lets say 15-30 seconds where the computer is not responding. This does this frequently and slows down my pace. What do you think?

**simpswr** · 01-06-2009, 03:34 PM

and welcome to the Forum

What are the details of your system?

chocomom · 01-07-2009, 07:53 AM

My operating system is Vista.

**simpswr** · 01-07-2009, 08:08 AM

What Brand/Model . . How much Memory?

chocomom · 01-07-2009, 03:50 PM

Toshiba Vista, 2.0GB RAM, 231 GB Storage, Processor AMD Turion 62 x 2 Mobile Tech TL 56, 1.80 GHz, System Type 32 bit Operating System. Hope this helps with my problem.

**simpswr** · 01-07-2009, 03:58 PM

That looks like enough hardware . . must be a software issue. Look in msconfig to see what is running at startup . . what antivirus are you using?

Do you have all Windows and Office updates installed?

Imanuel4u · 01-09-2009, 02:15 AM

I agree withe the above post.

chocomom · 01-12-2009, 06:07 PM

Antivirus?? avast, but I think it has expired. What do you suggest for an antivirus? Windows and office updates, I believe they are current. How do I know?

**simpswr** · 01-12-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chocomom

Antivirus?? avast, but I think it has expired. What do you suggest for an antivirus?

AVG . .but first uninstall Avast

Windows and office updates, I believe they are current. How do I know?

Do a Windows update . .

**gistek** · 01-13-2009, 05:28 PM

Also check the autosave settings in Word and Excel.

And Defrag your hard drive.

Frequent saves to a fragmented hard drive can slow these applications in the manner you described.

The other thing I recommend is SpyBot-Search and Destroy (make sure it's the search and destroy application. there's one with a copycat name that's not as good.)

SpyBot-S&D finds and enables you to remove some things Avast and AVG can miss.

01-06-2009, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
chocomom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vist	MS office 2003 When I'm in excel and/or word, there seems to be "black out periods," lets say 15-30 seconds where the computer is not responding. This does this frequently and slows down my pace. What do you think?

01-06-2009, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,269 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: MS office 2003 and welcome to the Forum What are the details of your system? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

01-07-2009, 07:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
chocomom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vist	Re: MS office 2003 My operating system is Vista.

01-07-2009, 08:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,269 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: MS office 2003 What Brand/Model . . How much Memory? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

01-07-2009, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
chocomom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vist	Re: MS office 2003 Toshiba Vista, 2.0GB RAM, 231 GB Storage, Processor AMD Turion 62 x 2 Mobile Tech TL 56, 1.80 GHz, System Type 32 bit Operating System. Hope this helps with my problem.

01-07-2009, 03:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,269 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: MS office 2003 That looks like enough hardware . . must be a software issue. Look in msconfig to see what is running at startup . . what antivirus are you using? Do you have all Windows and Office updates installed? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

01-09-2009, 02:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Imanuel4u Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13 OS: Windows 98	Re: MS office 2003 I agree withe the above post. __________________ Imanuel4u

01-12-2009, 06:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
chocomom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vist	Re: MS office 2003 Antivirus?? avast, but I think it has expired. What do you suggest for an antivirus? Windows and office updates, I believe they are current. How do I know?

01-13-2009, 05:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
gistek Folding Along Join Date: May 2007 Location: PA, USA Posts: 1,912 OS: Bobbi=xp, sp3 Muse=Vista Home Premium	Re: MS office 2003 Also check the autosave settings in Word and Excel. And Defrag your hard drive. Frequent saves to a fragmented hard drive can slow these applications in the manner you described. The other thing I recommend is SpyBot-Search and Destroy (make sure it's the search and destroy application. there's one with a copycat name that's not as good.) SpyBot-S&D finds and enables you to remove some things Avast and AVG can miss. __________________ I am not a computer professional, My advice comes from personal experience and/or friends who are computer professionals. Learn By Doing Un-versity Interested in Search and Rescue? Check out the Civil Air Patrol. Come Fold with us. TSF Folding@Home Team