To see if the problem is in Word: go into Explorer, search for files called normal.dot and delete all of them.
To see if the problem is other programs running go into Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del in Windows XP)and see if any other program (except 'idle') is using a significant percentage of the CPU-time.
Hope this helps.
Kees
While I am typing letters in Word, I find the letters hesitate before they appear on the screen. It takes about 1 to 2 seconds before the word will appear. Also as I scroll it also hesitates.
I don't know how to correct this.
Your help is appreciated.
Thanks
Ted

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