If it doesn't happen with other users, but does still happen when using /a
or starting Word in safe mode, then my next guess would be that you have a
corrupted Windows user profile. Unfortunately, if that's the case, the only
resolution I've discovered is to create a new user profile, and scrap the
old one. Inconvenient, yes... but, if the problem is annoying enough, it
might be worth the inconvenience.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Hurricane Andrew" <HurricaneAndrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:95637162-A99A-43F2-93B0-890716D01952@microsoft.com...
>I had done that, but never noticed anything strange, but this time I did
> notice that the print spooler service was quite active (spoolsv.exe). I
> suspended the service, and the problem went away, resumed and it came
> back!
> Of course, that's not a solution since printing is kind of important, but
> at
> least we know where to look now.
>
> What could Word be doing constantly, even on a fresh start or blank
> document
> that is trying to use the spooler service? I doubt it's the service
> itself
> since this only impacts Word, and I did verify that by launching other
> Office
> apps (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and spoolsv.exe was it's usual quiet
> self.
>
>
> --
> "Hurricane" Andrew
> Milford, DE
>
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
>> Run the Task Manager and then open Word and see if it is Word that is the
>> only app eating the processor or if there is something else pulling power
>> at
>> the same time. That may give a clue to whatever is causing this.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> "Hurricane Andrew" <HurricaneAndrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:E0DF2D5C-C488-4F0B-878D-4F85065B858D@microsoft.com...
>> > Sorry. Yes, it also still occurs in Safe Mode, whether with the /a
>> > switch,
>> > or the /safe switch (not sure if there's a difference or not).
>> >
>> > --
>> > "Hurricane" Andrew
>> > Milford, DE
>> >
>> >
>> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Does it happen when your start Word in Safe Mode? From Start, Run,
>> >> type
>> >> in
>> >>
>> >> winword /a
>> >>
>> >> and press enter. Word opens in Safe Mode. How is it now?
>> >>
>> >> Terry
>> >>
>> >> "Hurricane Andrew" <HurricaneAndrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> message news:32C7A131-3C8B-4764-816A-10850ACC3C34@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks for the responses!
>> >> >
>> >> > Unfortunately, none of those solutions have helped. I renamed the
>> >> > normal.dotm template in my user/appdata/roaming/microsoft/templates
>> >> > folder
>> >> > and deleted the
>> >> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\W ord\Data
>> >> > key. Still the same problem. I also disabled all add-ins
>> >> > (actually, I
>> >> > had
>> >> > done that before). I even attempted to copy the normal.dotm
>> >> > template
>> >> > from
>> >> > another profile to no avail.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any other thoughts?
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > "Hurricane" Andrew
>> >> > Milford, DE
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> If it's user-specific, then it's probably a settings corruption
>> >> >> issue,
>> >> >> either a problem with normal.dotm or with the Data key in the
>> >> >> registry.
>> >> >> It
>> >> >> can also be a problem with an installed add-in, but it's usually
>> >> >> quicker
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> try renaming normal.dotm and/or the Data key in the registry--since
>> >> >> those
>> >> >> are the more frequent culprits--and to resort to trying to disable
>> >> >> add-ins
>> >> >> if neither of the other two bring relief.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> More on troubleshooting this and related problems here (the name of
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> article notwithstanding):
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...artingWord.htm
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> >> >> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> >> >> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> >> >> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Hurricane Andrew" <HurricaneAndrew@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> >> wrote
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> message news:A556D621-411F-443B-9089-47336D53ADAE@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Very strange issue that just started occuring. I'm running Word
>> >> >> > 2007,
>> >> >> > SP1
>> >> >> > with all updates applied on 32-bit Vista Business SP1 machine on
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > Windows
>> >> >> > 2003 domain.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Whenever I am in the program, even a blank document, the mouse
>> >> >> > icon
>> >> >> > flashes
>> >> >> > rapidly between the "busy" icon, the regular mouse pointer, and
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > I-beam
>> >> >> > cursor. It never steals focus from the text of the document. By
>> >> >> > that,
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > mean tat I an still type and edit the document, though typing is
>> >> >> > certainly
>> >> >> > "jerky" and slow.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Also, the problem seems to be user specific. I does not occur
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > users logged into the PC. I even went to the trouble of
>> >> >> > uninstalling
>> >> >> > Office
>> >> >> > 2007 and reinstalling it, but the problem still occurs. It
>> >> >> > doesn't
>> >> >> > matter
>> >> >> > if
>> >> >> > the document is on remote machine or if it's on the local
>> >> >> > computer,
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > stated it occurs as soon as Word is launched, with a blank new
>> >> >> > document
>> >> >> > or
>> >> >> > even with no document window at all open. It's very annoying and
>> >> >> > inconvenient. It's rapidly approaching the point of making the
>> >> >> > application
>> >> >> > unusable.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any thoughts?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Hurricane" Andrew
>> >> >> > Milford, DE
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>