slow office word - winword is very slow when open and close

Office XP Word Slow opening & closing
Word is unbelievably slow to open and close. Other Microsoft product are just fine. Can anyone help please. Have already uninstalled and reinstalled.
Can anyone help please. ..........
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delete these files and it will be ok
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.doc and related corrupted files.