On 5/5/2008 5:16 PM, "Diane Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> revDAVE wrote: > >> Applications from office 2008 seem to take quite a long time to load - ... >> Including entourage 2008 - (right about 59 sec.) which is quite a bit longer >> than entourage 2004 (18 seconds). Not fun... > > Test in a new User with a blank Entourage Identity and see what the times > are there. This will give you a comparison. Thanks for your help Diane, The good news: in a new user word and Entourage open MUCH quicker - around 15 seconds... Yea! The Bad News: in my main user - I dumped ALL user > Lib > prefs for microsoft & microsoft folder - then reset all and re-launched several times - still VERY LONG load times... > > Do you use Suitcase or another Font application? I think I've used fontbook some - how can I mod it? >Did you restart and clear > your caches after installing? This is a basic after any install. Using > Repair Permissions is also suggested. Even though it does not repair any > Microsoft permissions, it does on the system permissions that are used by > Office. Many users have installed Leopard and Office 2008 at the same time. > Leopard needs more RAM. Each individual computer is different. Each user > will see different results. Repair Permissions = done Q: What caches do I clear - and how? > > These articles might help: > > How To Speed up Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac > > <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=53E2FB6A-F8B0-4D08 > -80EA-3C5C326E807A&displaylang=en> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=53E2FB6A-F8B0-4D08 -80EA-3C5C326E807A&displaylang=en> Hmmm you link doesn't seem to help - Entourage Signatures and Backgrounds ??? - did you mean another link or? I found these - but no help either... (uncheck WYSIWYG Font and Style Menus² etc....) - - - - - From: bBold! Blog » Blog Archive » How To Speed up Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac Location: http://bbold.com/blog/apple/speed-up-microsoft-office-2008-for-mac/ - - - - - How To Speed up Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac - - - - - From: Macworld | From the Lab: Measuring Office 2008's performance Location: http://www.macworld.com/article/131943/2008/02/office_benchmarks.html - - - - - > > In case the above link does not work: > > <http://tinyurl.com/6ywdsw> > > Office 2008 Benchmarks Preview > > <http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.03/Office2008Benchmark/> > > -- > Diane > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > -- Thanks - RevDave Cool @ hosting4days . com [db-lists] -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
