Network printer slows opening of Word 2000 files

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I am running Word 2000 under XP and find that when the default printer in
Word 2000 is set to a network printer, it can take 2 or 3 miuntes to open a
file in Word 2000. If the default printer is a local printer, files open
immediately. Is there a solution to this problem?

I tried to post this before, but I think it did not work.

Thanks for any help.
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