I m calling the SharePoint API (SPFile.Convert - MOSS 2007) to convert a docx to html with the out-of-the-box Word to HTML converter.
According to the SharePoint logs, the Launcher Service tries to start the DocXPageConverter.exe process immediately. Then, around 7 minutes later the logs report that the process has been successfully created.
I see DocXPageConverter.exe briefly appear in task manager right at the end of this time. So, the conversion appears to run quickly once the process has started.
What s causing this long delay?