Direct USB, james, no network drives on the system.
Acrobat/Acr Reader, graphics programmes, Open Office, etc etc - all work normally. Word 2010 does not. This is an XP/2010 issue since W2010 works 'normally' on my W7 setup.
This am I moved down through My Computer to another drive and folder. When I selected a .doc file to open it hung there this time. Next time in it hung on 'My Computer' access. When I go to T manager to close it down I have two instances of Word both 'not responding'.