Thread: computer freezing when opening office programs

try doing the same thing in safe mode and see if it works, if it does it will be software.

but as a general rule, if the 3 fingered salute gets you nowhere then you have a hardware problem.

there are exceptions, usually video driver related...

i have just done a complete re-install of office and no difference.

I will try the safe mode thing

When windows gets old it seems to loose it's speed
I have fixed these types of problems via
(based on Win XP)

1: Clean out all cookies

2: Also defrag your harddrive

3: Registry needs a tune up: (recommended)

Down load a copy of "Glarysoft registry repair"
It's a good safe registry program / free to use / but be aware that a lot of these type of programs can kill your computer so don't use anything you see. (I went through a dozen till i got this one)
I use this one all the time & it never gives me grief / and it really does make a difference

4: (Last resort) Reinstall windows / insert CD / chose repair
If all else fails, just reinstall the windows disc for a new install. as you start the CD one of the selections will be to "repair" / Chose this method / all data drivers & all programs should be kept.(make sure your data / files / internet Email is backed up for safety) It should just rewrite the windows operating system

Make sure you have the "Windows product key numbers" as you will have to type them to fire up the install

Windows seems to lose & corrupt it's files over time

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

When windows gets old it seems to loose it's speed
I have fixed these types of problems via

1: Clean out all cookies

2: Also defrag your harddrive

3: Registry needs a tune up: (recommended)

Down load a copy of "Glarysoft registry repair"
It's a good safe registry program / free to use / but be aware that a lot of these type of programs can kill your computer so don't use anything you see. (I went through a dozen till i got this one)
I use this one all the time & it never gives me grief / and it really does make a difference

4: (Last resort) Reinstall windows / insert CD / chose repair
If all else fails, just reinstall the windows disc for a new install. as you start the CD one of the selections will be to "repair" / Chose this method / all data drivers & all programs should be kept.(make sure your data / files / internet Email is backed up for safety) It should just rewrite the windows operating system

Make sure you have the "Windows product key numbers" as you will have to type them to fire up the install

Windows seems to lose & corrupt it's files over time

Especially the older versions. When i was running 98 and sometimes 2000, if things started playing up all I'd do would be to take time out and start from scratch and reinstall windows over newly formatted HD. I don't seem to have too many problems with xp or server 2003 though. depends on how many programs you need to reinstall though...

29 Dinosaur
Try the registry program, sorts out most of my dramas

It's because it's snowing up there, Matt.

Does it ONLY happen with office?

With out further info I would guess at either not enough ram or faulty ram.
Try opening several non-office programs at once to try and max out your ram.
Try increasing you swap file to a couple of gig.

Does it still crash with lots of programs running but without office?

If it does not crash with lots of progs running forget what I said about ram and try this:
uninstall Office, restart your computer !
download, install and run CCleaner
restart again
reinstall office

This is one of those elimination of the most likely to find the cause situations, keep us posted.

Ditch Windows.
MS Office is very demanding of resources, and apart from the above suggestions, it is possible that it is not frozen, but running a Word or Excel macro that is using all your resources, quite possibly one that was added to your computer as an unintended attachment to one of those Word documents someone sent you.

John