Cannot execute Word.Application.Documents.Open(), browser keeps waiting / loading for too long

hello guyz
im trying to execute the following piece of code, in order to open a word document located on the server and then to edit it
Dim strFile As String = Server.MapPath("~/TestFolder/Folder 1/contract1.doc") Dim wa As Word.Application Dim strFileinfo As New FileInfo(Server.MapPath("~/TestFolder/Folder 1/contract1.doc")) wa = CreateObject("Word.Application") If strFileinfo.Exists Then Label3.Text = strFile End If wa.Documents.Open(strFile) wa.Quit()but when it comes to
wa.Documents.Open(strFile)it won't be exe ...