very slow

There are two things you can do.

The first thing:

Open Outlook (Yes, it's related)

Go to Tools

Go to Options

Go to the Journal Tab

In the "Also Record files From" box, uncheck all of the entries (There should be five).

I know that this doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but this is a bug in Office 97 that Microsoft confirms. They have an article on the subject, but I've misplaced the article number. I'll post it as a comment if I find it.

Microsoft has, however, addressed that problem with Service Release 1. So installing SR1 is your second option.

Good luck,

Maxwell

You most likely have a virus scanner running like Norton Antivirus which is most likely by default to scan your documents and files. This "scan" will occur when you open, save, move or copy a file. This is a good thing, although your machine may not be powerful enough to handle the extra processes.

Try playing with your antivirus program - do some isolated experiments with "known" virus-safe documents.