Slow folder navigation Office 2003 only

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I have two laptops and two desktops with MS Office 2003 S &
T edition installed. Also installed on these systems is
various configurations of Office XP, Office 2000 and Office
97 (I use all four Office suites in a teaching environment
and they do peacefully co-exist on one laptop.) The only
version of the Office suite I am having a problem with is
Office 2003. All other Office products show the file
structure very fast on all systems after the initial access
to the structure.

On the laptops and the desktops I have mapped network drives
that are only connected when the appropriate computer/s are
within wireless range of the various servers I use and I use
the computers in a real life work environment (classroom and
office settings.)

In viewing the suggestions for stopping the hang of the file
structure search when opening and saving documents is to
remove all non-connected mapped drives. An example is "If
you have disconnected network drives, either connect them or
unmap them. Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" posted on the
15th of January. This will work however, it defeats the
purpose of having mapped drives on a laptop, i.e.,
convenience in connecting to servers at more than one
location.

Does anyone have any real-life suggestions on how to
overcome the 15-45 second "lockup" of the computer while
attempting to drill down through a file structure to locate
a particular folder or file other than unmapping drives.


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