Stop Finder from "calculating folder size" or just move along little doggie

My iMac OSX 10.6.7 has recently adopted some new behavior.
Frequently, but not always, when I go to either save a document or attach a document to an email, or otherwise access the Finder from somewhere other than in Finder itself, I get a folder icon and an indication that Finder is "Calculating folder size" before it will display into the next column to allow for saving or accessing.
I saw in the magazine Macworld that I should try unchecking the "Calculate All Sizes" options in FInder>View>Show View Options window, but that checkbox and option do not appear. When I go to FInder>View>Show View Options, all I have are: Always Open in Column View (checkbox), Text Size (dropdown), Show Icons (checkbox), Show Icon Preview (checkbox), Show Preview Column (checkbox) and Arrange By (dropdown).
The problem is particularly pernicious with Word/Office 2011. When I go to "Save As" I get a spinning beachball for a good 15 to 20 seconds before Finder even appears, and then when it does, I get another 5 to 15 seconds of "calculating folder size." I have read that Word 2011 has this problem, but I'm not sure if my circumstance is normal or worse.
So, why is this doing this now when it has never done it before, and if unchecking "calculate all sizes" is a possible fix, where is that option?
I did empty all caches, repaired all permissions, and did the other things that a good little mac owner is supposed to do to keep the machine squeaky clean.

This is about as minimal as Finder lets it get -
As far as I can tell that arrangement is displayed only when viewing the Desktop.
Finder uses a slightly longer one for a window whose view is set to Icon -
...and the one I posted previously for windows whose view is set to List.
In Finder, there is actually only one View Options display and it is live; what is shown in it will change as you change the view mode for a window, and also will change to reflect the choices/settings if you click on a different window.
Perhaps Path Finder has altered how that behaves. However, try some experimenting. Open the View Options display, and then try navigating into a nest of folders. Try highlighting different things in the Path Finder displays - the name of a folder in a list, the name of a column display, etc. At some point you may be able to access the long form for the particular folder's window.
On the other hand, Path Finder seems to act by changing how Finder's info is displayed. In doing so, it may also be interfereing with Finder's ability to present applicable choices in the View Options screen (perhaps because Finder is not coded to understand Path Finder). If you determine that is indeed the case, suggest you send a 'bug' report back to the publisher, explaining the problem and asking them to fix it in a future release of Path Finder.

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> --
> Jim
> NSC Sysop

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