This is just so bizarre. I have a Lenovo laptop. Just 2 years old and pretty powerful. I do high-end CAD work so it's a powerful laptop. 32G RAM, etc. Using Office 2013 on Windows 7.
When I am plugged in via an Ethernet cable to the Internet, Word and all of office works beautifully. As soon as I am either offline or using a WiFi connection, Word freezes up when using the Find/Replace command. This doesn't seem to happen with any other dialog box.
I have tried with an existing file and with a new document. I have tried with the laptop on a power source and off.
Similarly, I find that when I try to open Outlook when on WiFi, it also freezes. In both cases if I run Word or Outlook in safe mode, they work just fine. I can find and replace.
This seems to have started when I created a new family mail account at outlook.com so I could have a family calendar. I have had a personal live.com account for a long time and never saw a problem there. Can there be an issue with Exchange ActiveSync? Does Word continually try to connect to my account?
While safe mode is work around, it isn't great if I want to be productive. I work from home so I can plug in in my studio. But if I want to work outside on a nice sunny day, everything becomes problematic.
Is this because my Ethernet connection is super fast but my WiFi is not (like when I am out of town and using a Verizon Jetpack for a connection)? My wireless adapter's driver is up-to-date.
Anyone have a clue?
Chris