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Old 12-17-2008, 10:00 PM
bottles52
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Opening Word & Excel files

When I open word & excel files via shortcuts saved to the desktop it takes 10
- 30 secs. If I open the application first then select the file they open
immediatley. Any ideas??
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Old 12-18-2008, 01:40 AM
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Re: Opening Word & Excel files


"bottles52" <bottles52@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I open word & excel files via shortcuts saved to the desktop it takes

10
> - 30 secs. If I open the application first then select the file they open
> immediatley. Any ideas??



That's normal behavior,
however you may want to put "Office" in your startup folder


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Old 12-18-2008, 10:50 AM
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Re: Opening Word & Excel files

bottles52 wrote:
> When I open word & excel files via shortcuts saved to the desktop it takes 10
> - 30 secs. If I open the application first then select the file they open
> immediatley. Any ideas??


and how long does it take to open the application first?

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