Very Slow Copy-Paste (Word 2000 and Vista)
Bernardo
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Hello everyone.
For the past few weeks, all the copy-pasting I do in Word 2000 (on Vista) takes an eternity (from 2 seconds to ten, this time doesn't seem related to the size of the text being copied).
This problem also exists in Excel, and the other day, it prevented me from using a macro that usually takes 5 or 6 minutes (it would have taken an hour, as each copy-paste took 4 or 5 seconds).
This trouble reminds me of when my old hard drive started to fail (but here the computer is new!).
Does anyone have an idea of the origin of this problem? It seems (but it's not certain) that the "copy" is being done in read-only memory (on the disk), as if the computer were suffering from issues with RAM (but according to a check available in Vista, that's not the case).
Thank you,
Bernardo
For the past few weeks, all the copy-pasting I do in Word 2000 (on Vista) takes an eternity (from 2 seconds to ten, this time doesn't seem related to the size of the text being copied).
This problem also exists in Excel, and the other day, it prevented me from using a macro that usually takes 5 or 6 minutes (it would have taken an hour, as each copy-paste took 4 or 5 seconds).
This trouble reminds me of when my old hard drive started to fail (but here the computer is new!).
Does anyone have an idea of the origin of this problem? It seems (but it's not certain) that the "copy" is being done in read-only memory (on the disk), as if the computer were suffering from issues with RAM (but according to a check available in Vista, that's not the case).
Thank you,
Bernardo
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It's completely normal, it's coming from your memory. When it's full, it slows down the computer more and more. So you need to defragment the memory, it happens automatically. Reply to me if you want more information or if you have any problems at ptitpompier@live.fr. Thank you and have a good afternoon.
Well, I have the same problem, except it's with Word 2007... I don't understand...
Actually, it's not exactly the same issue: it's when I copy and also when I delete pasted text in Word that it takes longer than usual.
Memory (including RAM) is in good shape.
My laptop has gone through 2 intense moments in its life recently: Conficker (which seems to be gone... at least I think so, if my antivirus did its job... anyway, I had a hard time getting rid of Conficker from my USB drive...) and major updates.
I don't know if the issues come from that? I'm not sure.
It might be due to Normal.dotm being too loaded?
But it's impossible to get my hands on it -_-"
If you know anything about computers... well, I'd gladly take your opinion!
There you go!
Actually, it's not exactly the same issue: it's when I copy and also when I delete pasted text in Word that it takes longer than usual.
Memory (including RAM) is in good shape.
My laptop has gone through 2 intense moments in its life recently: Conficker (which seems to be gone... at least I think so, if my antivirus did its job... anyway, I had a hard time getting rid of Conficker from my USB drive...) and major updates.
I don't know if the issues come from that? I'm not sure.
It might be due to Normal.dotm being too loaded?
But it's impossible to get my hands on it -_-"
If you know anything about computers... well, I'd gladly take your opinion!
There you go!
Yes: I would also say that it's "when I copy and also when I delete pasted text in Word that it takes more time than usual."
I had already encountered this problem, then it stopped and now it's back.
But to say that it's a virus or something else, a worm or another, that's difficult.
I was pointed out that the copy-paste function is a Windows function (Vista, in my case). It applies to all programs on the computer. For me, it works slowly in Word (2002) and Excel, but not in Windows Mail, for example...
>>>>>>>Could it be due to Normal.dotm being too loaded? <<<<
I don’t know this "Normal.dotm." But if you want to talk about .dot template files, I doubt they are too loaded: it's just text, it weighs nothing. Normal.dot is the default template that contains very little...
I researched Conficker: it seems I downloaded the MS update that addressed it: KB958644. But of course, if the update was done late by MS, I could be infected with Conficker without knowing it.
But I read on https://www.generation-nt.com/microsoft-ver-vulnerabilite-windows-conficker-actualite-194191.html:
"This is why Microsoft published its fix urgently, and those who applied it can remain calm, at least concerning the threat posed by Conficker."
That's what I know...
Best regards,
Bernardo
I had already encountered this problem, then it stopped and now it's back.
But to say that it's a virus or something else, a worm or another, that's difficult.
I was pointed out that the copy-paste function is a Windows function (Vista, in my case). It applies to all programs on the computer. For me, it works slowly in Word (2002) and Excel, but not in Windows Mail, for example...
>>>>>>>Could it be due to Normal.dotm being too loaded? <<<<
I don’t know this "Normal.dotm." But if you want to talk about .dot template files, I doubt they are too loaded: it's just text, it weighs nothing. Normal.dot is the default template that contains very little...
I researched Conficker: it seems I downloaded the MS update that addressed it: KB958644. But of course, if the update was done late by MS, I could be infected with Conficker without knowing it.
But I read on https://www.generation-nt.com/microsoft-ver-vulnerabilite-windows-conficker-actualite-194191.html:
"This is why Microsoft published its fix urgently, and those who applied it can remain calm, at least concerning the threat posed by Conficker."
That's what I know...
Best regards,
Bernardo
Thank you, Agaga.
Indeed, it could be a good idea, as all our programs are so intertwined that anything could happen (besides, I am using older versions of Word and Excel, versions whose proper functioning doesn't matter much to the engineers at Bill's)...
I just uninstalled Google Desktop.
Unfortunately, it seems that it doesn't change anything (but I haven't restarted).
At the moment, the issue no longer exists in Excel (which is doing great), but persists in Word...
Thank you,
Bernardo
Indeed, it could be a good idea, as all our programs are so intertwined that anything could happen (besides, I am using older versions of Word and Excel, versions whose proper functioning doesn't matter much to the engineers at Bill's)...
I just uninstalled Google Desktop.
Unfortunately, it seems that it doesn't change anything (but I haven't restarted).
At the moment, the issue no longer exists in Excel (which is doing great), but persists in Word...
Thank you,
Bernardo
Hello gentlemen,
I have the same problem as you, except that the slowness comes from the page breaks and section breaks. I use a Word 2007 document template that I set up, and I copy and paste my text into it. Every time I add a page break or a section break, the saves become very slow. Do you know what might be causing this?
Thank you for your help.
I have the same problem as you, except that the slowness comes from the page breaks and section breaks. I use a Word 2007 document template that I set up, and I copy and paste my text into it. Every time I add a page break or a section break, the saves become very slow. Do you know what might be causing this?
Thank you for your help.
Hello Arno.
One day I resolved my problem by going into the task manager and deleting a process that was spying on all my copy-pastes (and everything else I was doing).
This process was related to some application I had downloaded, I don’t remember which one. I believe its name is RoxWatchTray9.exe.
In short, this process was quite nicely and legally recording everything I did to see if it corresponded to a service it could provide me...
But there must have been a connection problem, or a file it couldn't find, because every time I made a move, my computer would lag for a few seconds...
So every morning upon starting up, I would first disable the process of that *.exe and that would free me up for the day.
Then, I can't remember how, I dared to completely eradicate it (maybe by destroying it in my file tree)...
In the same genre of pesky hosts that invite themselves, there are lots of *Helper.exe that we downloaded without realizing it...
Best regards,
Bernardo
One day I resolved my problem by going into the task manager and deleting a process that was spying on all my copy-pastes (and everything else I was doing).
This process was related to some application I had downloaded, I don’t remember which one. I believe its name is RoxWatchTray9.exe.
In short, this process was quite nicely and legally recording everything I did to see if it corresponded to a service it could provide me...
But there must have been a connection problem, or a file it couldn't find, because every time I made a move, my computer would lag for a few seconds...
So every morning upon starting up, I would first disable the process of that *.exe and that would free me up for the day.
Then, I can't remember how, I dared to completely eradicate it (maybe by destroying it in my file tree)...
In the same genre of pesky hosts that invite themselves, there are lots of *Helper.exe that we downloaded without realizing it...
Best regards,
Bernardo
May this serve as a lesson to us all: there are always numerous processes that graciously invite themselves into our computers and end up hindering their normal functioning.
From this perspective, one must get an idea of what it is normal to find in the task manager and eliminate the rest...
Regards,
Bernardo
From this perspective, one must get an idea of what it is normal to find in the task manager and eliminate the rest...
Regards,
Bernardo
I thought I had already thanked you yesterday, but I must have made a mistake.
From what I read, you assume that my Word 2000 software works by writing instructions to the hard drive. However, I believed I understood (and heard, because fortunately, you can always hear the hard drive whirring on new computers) that software only uses RAM when it works (if there is enough of it).
Thus, if during the first copy-paste it makes sense for Word to look for the method in the read-only memory (the disk), as soon as it has this method, it implements it using only the RAM.
Am I saying nonsense?
As a side note, is there any way to configure copy-paste on Vista?
I also add that I am protected by Avast and that Norton has been eradicated (?) by the Norton removal tool...
Thank you,
Bernardo
I found the key to the story!
I'm revealing it here to help anyone who might face a similar situation:
I was working recently on an important Word document (2000) that was quite lengthy (65 pages) and included about twenty charts copied from Excel (charts often showing dozens of curves).
However, when you transfer a chart to Word via copy-paste (from Excel), you must never forget that this simple copy-paste is actually (by default) a link: thus, if you modify the Excel workbook, your chart will be modified too!
To break the link, simply select the chart and press Ctrl+Shift+F9...
Since I forgot to do it (just once, I believe), my Word and Excel files were linked, and before any modification, Word and Excel had to check if that modification was significant for them (if an Excel calculation was going to be changed, for example).
As a result, the Word file was also very heavy: it was 2.2 MB!
Anyway: I highlighted all my text and pressed Ctrl+Shift+F9.
Immediately, the Word file was reduced to 580 KB and the copy-paste became instantaneous again!
Thanking you nonetheless, (and without malice because you can't have all the answers!),
Bernardo
The trouble lasted for another week. On the advice of a salesperson, I ran a scan with Ad-Aware (a free anti-spyware software). This scan revealed nothing, but it may have scared off some hostile entity because suddenly the trouble disappeared.
Hopefully it lasts!!
Best regards,
Bernardo