An Office is slow or stop responding when you open a file from a network location

1. Click Start, and then click Run.


2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

3. Then click to select the following registry key:

4. Office 2003

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Open Find"

(In office 2007 ……….   “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Open Find”)

Create a DWORD Value.

Type EnableShellDataCaching, and then press ENTER.

Modify it

In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

Close Regedit Editing Tool and File Open Again