Windows 7 word 2007 slowing everything down, but only recently

[barnaby]

Been using windows 7 for months, no prob. Been using trial version of office 2007 for weeks, no prob.

Everything slowed to a crawl yesterday, and I've isolated it as being only when word 2007 is open. It slows everything down, even when there is no document. When there is a large document, it slows drastically. Just being open slows it. Ppoint, excel etc, all have no effect. Like I say this has only just started.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[JessicaD]

Have you considered uninstalling Microsoft Word 2007 and reinstalling only that application? Also, what other processes are running in the background when Word 2007 is running?