Dalla Knowledge Base MS ecco aluni articoli che riguardano il problema dell'utilizzo eccessivo della CPU da parte di Word:
WD2000: Word Uses 100 Percent of the CPU
(211443) - While you work in Microsoft Word 2000, a Central Processing Unit (CPU) usage monitor may show the CPU is running at or near 100 percent on some computers. This symptom occurs even while you are performing operations that are not perceived as CPU...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;211443 WD97: Word Uses 100 percent of the CPU During Typing
(171068) - While you are working in Microsoft Word 97, a central processing unit (CPU) usage monitor may show the CPU running at near 100 percent on some computers. This symptom occurs even while you are performing operations that are not perceived as CPU...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;171068 WD2000: CPU Usage Increases to 100 Percent When Customize Dialog Box Is Open
(289500) - When the Customize dialog box is open in Word, the CPU usage increases to 100 percent. NOTE : To locate the Customize dialog box, click Customize on the Tools menu. Microsoft Office 2000276367OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289500 CPU usage is 100 percent when you open documents with large quote fields
(318036) - Explains that CPU may remain at 100 percent utilization if the document contains Quote fields that have 5000 characters or more because Word 2002 stops responding and is put in an infinite loop.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318036 WD2000: Processor Utilization Increases to 100 Percent When You Hold Down Mouse Button
(282893) - If you hold down the left mouse button for more than a few seconds in Microsoft Word 2000 on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, the CPU utilization increases to 100 percent. Microsoft Office 2000276367OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282893 Closed, embedded Word object that contains a VBA macro in an Office program consumes 100 precent of CPU time after you quit Word 2002
(841886) - Describes an issue after you deactivate an embedded Word object that contains a VBA macro in PowerPoint 2002, and then quit Word 2002. Word is still loaded in memory and is consuming 100% of the CPU time. Contains a resolution.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;841886 WD2000: CPU Usage Increases When You Use "Track Changes While Editing" Option
(209729) - When you work with the Track changes while editing feature turned on, or you work in a document that already contains tracked changes (revisions), the central processing unit (CPU) usage of your computer system may increase to 100 percent on some...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;209729 WD2000: CPU Usage Increases When You Use Word as Your E-Mail Editor
(241425) - Sometimes when you use Word as your e-mail editor in Microsoft Outlook 2000, the central processing unit (CPU) usage of your computer system may increase to almost 100 percent, and there may be a lot of disk activity. This problem is most likely...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241425 WD2000: CPU Usage Increases When You Use Language AutoDetect (LAD)
(220439) - When you are working in Microsoft Word, if you have the Detect language automatically (LAD) option selected and several languages selected in Microsoft Office Language Settings , the central processing unit (CPU) usage of your computer system may...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;220439