> > Let us know if this works for you and/or if you find out the cause of the > problem. > > My system: > Gigabyte GA-7NNXP Motherboard > 1 gig RAM > AMD Athlon XP 3000+ > XP Pro with SP1 > > Jim Maki Jim, This worked for me after I rebooted. Unchecking the option button allowed Word and Excel to load promptly but still left me with slow file loading. Rebooting solved that problem. I'm back to "normal" operation. Thanks for you help, I never would have focused on NAV. Bob The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml