Do other programs also run slow or is it just word?
- Check the space available on the Hard Drive to make sure it is not full.
- You could try creating another Windows user Logon account and then logon with that new account and see if Word runs any better.
- Try rebooting into 'Safe Mode' by repeatedly pressing the F8 key during the power-on sequence. Then select Safe Mode and test if Word runs any better or not.
- Another option if the problem persists is to attempt a repair of Word / Office. Goto 'Windows Start>Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall a Program'.
Then locate and Highlight 'Microsoft Office' in the list and from the options menu above select the option 'Change' . This will then invoke the Office Installation where you can further select 'Repair'. Note that you may require the original Microsoft Office Installation Disk in order to carry out the rpair operation.