I found many questions like this in the newsgroups, but no specific
answers which applied to my situation, so I thought I'd post this
*with* the answer.

I have been having this problem in Windows 2000. Apps open quickly
enough, but when I attempt to change the folder in "file open" or "save
as" the system hangs for 20 or 30 seconds. It turns out that I had two
network resources mapped as letter drives which were no longer
available (machines had been decommissioned). Widnows was looking for
these resources any time I opened a "save as" or "open" dialog in any
application. Disconnecting the drives fixed that up right quick.

So if anyone else runs across this problem, then check all of your
network drives to see if any have gone missing, and if so, disconnect
them and see if this helps.

-CB

Thank you Chris for the information. Unfortunately that isn't the only
cause. (I've been meaning to ask this for awhile.)

I'm using Win XP Pro with Office 2003. After I reboot, the first time
that I open Word or Excel and do a save-as, it takes nearly a minute
to open the dialog box. I do have logs of mapped drives (11) but even
if I go through all of them in Windows Explorer opening sub-folders to
make sure the mapped drive is active before using Word, it still takes
nearly a minute to open the save-as dialog. Once I have opened the
save-as dialog once, any subsequent time that I use save-as opens in
1-2 seconds, even if I've closed Word since the last time I did a
save-as. Once I reboot, the time goes back to a minute. Any other
suggestions?

Brian

<chris_boylan@ibi.com> wrote in message
news:1162412253.252154.64670@h48g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>I found many questions like this in the newsgroups, but no specific
> answers which applied to my situation, so I thought I'd post this
> *with* the answer.
>
> I have been having this problem in Windows 2000. Apps open quickly
> enough, but when I attempt to change the folder in "file open" or
> "save
> as" the system hangs for 20 or 30 seconds. It turns out that I had
> two
> network resources mapped as letter drives which were no longer
> available (machines had been decommissioned). Widnows was looking
> for
> these resources any time I opened a "save as" or "open" dialog in
> any
> application. Disconnecting the drives fixed that up right quick.
>
> So if anyone else runs across this problem, then check all of your
> network drives to see if any have gone missing, and if so,
> disconnect
> them and see if this helps.
>
> -CB
>

Yes, "Disconnect unavailable drives" is a FSA or Frequently Supplied
Answer. 2-3 times a week, seems many people don't search before asking.

chris_boylan@ibi.com wrote:

> I found many questions like this in the newsgroups, but no specific
> answers which applied to my situation, so I thought I'd post this
> *with* the answer.
>
> I have been having this problem in Windows 2000. Apps open quickly
> enough, but when I attempt to change the folder in "file open" or "save
> as" the system hangs for 20 or 30 seconds. It turns out that I had two
> network resources mapped as letter drives which were no longer
> available (machines had been decommissioned). Widnows was looking for
> these resources any time I opened a "save as" or "open" dialog in any
> application. Disconnecting the drives fixed that up right quick.
>
> So if anyone else runs across this problem, then check all of your
> network drives to see if any have gone missing, and if so, disconnect
> them and see if this helps.
>
> -CB
>

It's checking each connection. After a reboot, it has no idea what's out
there.

bxb7668 wrote:

> Thank you Chris for the information. Unfortunately that isn't the only
> cause. (I've been meaning to ask this for awhile.)
>
> I'm using Win XP Pro with Office 2003. After I reboot, the first time
> that I open Word or Excel and do a save-as, it takes nearly a minute
> to open the dialog box. I do have logs of mapped drives (11) but even
> if I go through all of them in Windows Explorer opening sub-folders to
> make sure the mapped drive is active before using Word, it still takes
> nearly a minute to open the save-as dialog. Once I have opened the
> save-as dialog once, any subsequent time that I use save-as opens in
> 1-2 seconds, even if I've closed Word since the last time I did a
> save-as. Once I reboot, the time goes back to a minute. Any other
> suggestions?
>
> Brian
>
> <chris_boylan@ibi.com> wrote in message
> news:1162412253.252154.64670@h48g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>
>>I found many questions like this in the newsgroups, but no specific
>>answers which applied to my situation, so I thought I'd post this
>>*with* the answer.
>>
>>I have been having this problem in Windows 2000. Apps open quickly
>>enough, but when I attempt to change the folder in "file open" or
>>"save
>>as" the system hangs for 20 or 30 seconds. It turns out that I had
>>two
>>network resources mapped as letter drives which were no longer
>>available (machines had been decommissioned). Widnows was looking
>>for
>>these resources any time I opened a "save as" or "open" dialog in
>>any
>>application. Disconnecting the drives fixed that up right quick.
>>
>>So if anyone else runs across this problem, then check all of your
>>network drives to see if any have gone missing, and if so,
>>disconnect
>>them and see if this helps.
>>
>>-CB
>>
>
>
>

Thanks Chris, I owe you one.

Steve O'R