After switching to Draft view, go to File|Options|Advanced>General, then uncheck 'Enable background repagination'.
PS: I assume you're using Word 2013, as per the first line in your first post, not Word 2003 (as shown in your profile) - which isn't compatible with Windows 8.
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Paul Edstein
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