Re: Office OSA war: Office2000, bei F1 bleibt der Rechner stehen.

[Thomas.Boerrigter_bEi_t-online.de (Thomas Boerrigter)]

Hi Bert,

hier ein Text und URL zur OSA, zwar vom Office 97, aber grundsaetzliches
duerfte gleich sein:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ARTICLES/Q165/0/71.asp

OFF97: Q&A: What Is the OSA and What Does It Do?
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article answers some of the frequently asked questions regarding the
Office Startup Application (OSA). This article is divided into the following
sections:
What is the OSA?

What does the OSA do?

What are the advantages of running the OSA?

Can I remove the OSA?

Additional Information

MORE INFORMATION

What Is the OSA?
The OSA is a program that improves the performance of Microsoft Office 97
programs. The Microsoft Office 97 Setup program places a shortcut to the OSA
in
the Windows StartUp folder.

What Does the OSA Do?
OSA is responsible for doing the following:
Initialize Automation

Initialize some of the common fonts installed by Microsoft Office 97

Handle certain commands (New Office Document, Open Office Document, Help,
and Screen Saver) on the Start Menu and on the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar

Display Microsoft Outlook notifications when the Microsoft Office Assistant
is available

What Are the Advantages of Running the OSA?
The OSA initializes the shared code that is used by the Microsoft Office 97
programs. The benefit of using the OSA to initialize shared code is that the
Microsoft Office 97 programs start faster. If the Microsoft Office 97
programs initialize shared code (instead of the OSA), the time it takes for
the program
to start increases.

Can I remove the OSA?
You can safely remove the OSA without causing the Microsoft Office 97
programs to fail. However, if you remove the OSA, you no longer benefit from
the performance
advantages that are provided by running the OSA.

Additional Information
You can use several command line switches with Osa.exe. These switches are
listed in the following

Switch
Description

-b
This switch is used for fast starting. It initializes Automation and fonts.
Note that this is the default switch.

-f
This switch opens the Open Office Document dialog box at startup.

-n
This switch opens the New Office Document dialog box at startup.

-s
This switch starts the specified screen saver at startup. Note that if there
is no screen saver selected in the Display control panel item, you receive
a message stating this.