Slow Excel Saving

[marcr62]

I am using Excel 2000 (9.0.4402 SR-1)on a Windows 2000 OS. Recently, saving any Excel Document has gone from a second or less to a standard 12 seconds regardless of size or complexity when saving to my local C: drive. For example: I can save a file to my drive and it takes 12 seconds, save the same file to a network drive and it takes 1 second, copy that same file another computer and it takes 1 second. This only happens with Excel files, not Word or other applications. I have tried deleting .tmp files, logging in as a new user, uninstalling and reinstalling MS Office with Registry Cleaner, updating ActiveX Controls. I feel I have it narrowed down to a software setting on my computer but don't know what to try next, any ideas?

 

[onedtent]

the first save of the file should not take long, however, 12 seconds seems pretty normal for subsequent saves. XL first saves to a temp file, removes the old file and renames the temp file. that could take a little time.

 

[marcr62]

Do you know why subsequent saves of the same file takes 1 second on one computer and 12 seconds on another computer of exactly the same OS, Maker and system components? Also, way a blank excel sheet (1kb) takes 12 seconds as well as an extremely complicated type (1.7 Mb)?