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    Launch Word Files as Seperate Processes

    Fumei, Thank you! I tried it and it works, AND I haven't noticed any instability or resource problems.
  2. mephano

    Launch Word Files as Seperate Processes

    Fumei, Thanks for the additional detail. In Sharepoint, you can view files in an Explorer window and click there to open. You can also open Word and then navigate to the network location of the Sharepoint file using the "open file" dialog, so the procedure would not really be balked by...
  3. mephano

    Launch Word Files as Seperate Processes

    Fumei, Thanks for your response. Unfortnuately, I have no idea how to do what you are saying to do. Where do I go and what do I do? I am, not a programmer or software engineer. Execute how and where?
  4. mephano

    Launch Word Files as Seperate Processes

    Hi Randy, I've tried that and it doesn't seem to work in 2010. I heard a "rumor" that it can be done, but that it makes the entire system unstable. But the rumor was lacking in substantive data and I have been unable to determine its veracity.
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    Launch Word Files as Seperate Processes

    The problem is more serious with table-heavy documents. Of course, Word has always had problems with that. It would increase my productivity if I could move to another document while the current one is locked up for whatever reason. But since they are all in the same process, when one is frozen...
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    Launch Word Files as Seperate Processes

    Since switching to 2010, I have been plagued with the poor performance issues. Now, Microsoft has seen fit to run all files in the same process. As a technical writer, I frequently have several documents open at one time. If one locks up, they all lock up. If one crashes, they all crash...
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