Re: Why is eveything so slow after upgrading from Excel 2000 to 20

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Hi Again Dave,

....and thanks for the feedback. You will be pleased to hear the system is
now running faster than it did prior to the upgrade (which is what I
originally hoped for given more RAM, Faster Disk and the "Latest and
Greatest" from MS). So thanks again for your help. (BTW I would like to mark
the thread as "Answered". But I cannot figure out how to do this. Can you
tell me how this is done?)

As I said earlier I was previously aware of many of the other issues in your
article and these were a given for the upgrade. What I'd like to say to your
other readers is "what a great one-stop guide for Excel performance issues
this is".

Of note (for me) is that the Printer issue is still outstanding. Though, per
your article, I believe this is alleviated by taking out the Zooming features.

Some other inputs:
As performance is key to most of the systems I support, it is also a given
for me on Windows XP to "Tune for Performance" (i.e. My Computer >>
Properties >> Advanced >> [Performance] Settings >> Adjust for Best
Performance. Funnily enough, after this change, the system "Looks Like"
Window 98 but still "Runs" like XP (i.e. Faster and Smarter). For reference:
For some users, (i.e. non-power, low production, users), I leave the Windows
Visuals and Fast links on (i.e. ... Adjust for Best Appearance).

Regardless of user-level though, I would always recommend an approach of "if
isn't essential, don't install it" (applies to both Windows and
Applications). In "essential" I prioritise as:

A. Required for Production;
B. Will increase productivity, without significant training; and
C. Meets B. without bringing undue performance drain.
(this last always a trade-off for non-power users).

Sorry if the above is stating the obvious... but Not following this
philosophy on this install was what brought me unstuck (LOL)...

Take care,
Spinner

"David McRitchie" wrote:

> Hi Spinner,
> I've added a summary of your comments as to what really was important, and
> point back to this thread in
> http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/slowresp.htm#excel2003
> so if you continue to add to this thread that would be appreciated as the thread is referenced.
>
> You might also take a look at Charles Williams pages
> http://www.decisionmodels.com they're back if you couldn't get to them earlier.
> though i would mention that his pages are best viewed in Firefox (Mozilla or
> Netscape) instead of IE, if you have a choice. Anyway he has more to say
> of optimization performance.
> ---
> HTH,
> David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
> My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
> Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm
>
> "Spinner" <Spinner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote ...
> > The main things I took out of Excel was the Text to Voice feature and out of
> > Office were the "alternative inputs" (Voice and Hand writing Recognition).
>
>
>
.

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