Microsoft word 2003 issue in windows 7

[Windows7Sucks]

I've been using word 2003 in windows 7 for a couple years now and it always worked fine. Recently, I have been experiencing this issue where if I click on "save as" to save the file and then double click the C drive it just sits there and freezes for a couple minutes (and I get the "not responding" box with everything whited out). I tried to uninstall and reinstall microsoft office 2003 and the problem is still there. I don't know why it's doing that when I click on the C drive because I can save the file to the desktop or under documents right away without any freezing and then move the file -- but this is a hassle. How can I fix this problem?

Please help!

 

[pip22]

Your C: drive/partition may need defragmenting:

Windows Button >> All Programs >> Accessories >> System Tools >> Disk Defragmenter