I have never seen that thread. Lets assume you are working with similar files, and a similar PC setup. 400 pages + with heavy graphics is an absolutely huge Word file. I can't even fathom how many megs such a file would be. The resolution (size) of the jpegs also affects this behavior. I make training files with multiple screenshots, and it is fairly normal for the graphic to take a few seconds to appear. This is worse when scolling. Graphics appear faster if you use "Page Up" (or Down), or GoTo (page).
I would say it is a memory issue. 256mg on XP is not enough memory for working with these types of files. 512 to 1 Gb for sure. The graphics card/graphics memory looks OK.
The best resolution is to break up the files if they are 400 pages. Word is not necessarily intended for publishing books. If the files can't be broken into smaller pieces, perhaps some more specialized software is what you need. I use Adobe PageMaker alot, and it has alot of book publishing related tools. I haven't worked with files of that size with it, and I'm sure you would need more RAM to work with that too. But definitely increase the memory and give it a try.
I don't know if I'm generalizing your issue, but I hope this helps.
Ironically enough, I am also -
Marc
I would say it is a memory issue. 256mg on XP is not enough memory for working with these types of files. 512 to 1 Gb for sure. The graphics card/graphics memory looks OK.
The best resolution is to break up the files if they are 400 pages. Word is not necessarily intended for publishing books. If the files can't be broken into smaller pieces, perhaps some more specialized software is what you need. I use Adobe PageMaker alot, and it has alot of book publishing related tools. I haven't worked with files of that size with it, and I'm sure you would need more RAM to work with that too. But definitely increase the memory and give it a try.
I don't know if I'm generalizing your issue, but I hope this helps.
Ironically enough, I am also -
Marc
